I was there too! LOL I was near the Winners Circle up until about the 4th race then went into the paddock for the rest of the day. I went yesterday to see the steeplechase and got some pictures of Feeling So Pretty. She finished last. Oh well. She was vanned off the track because of some muscle cramping, but was ok afterwards. I will be there tomorrow hopefully with a friend that will help me get through the crowds.
I'm not close enough to go on a whim. I generally go for a weekend in the Spring and another in the Fall. I always have seats. In fact I had a couple of extra seats for each of the days I was there last week. Our seats this year were pretty close to the Winner's Circle in Section P. In fact there was only on box between us and the box the track gave to the owners of Momba. They had a pretty nice mini-celebration before heading down for the trophy presentation. Of course the weather was so dismal that the only time we were actually at the seats was around the time the races were run. And we were also denied our traditional 11 o'clock cigars on the porch out back. I think we're planning to attend again the first weekend in the fall, so if the weather is more cooperative, you might look for several geezer-guys out there smoking out cigars and pouring over our Racing Forms and say, "Hello."
ML/NJ