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Originally Posted by MisterB
Handle up, Attendence down is a good thing?
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Well, how many of the 35,000 drunks they were missing actually put more than $2 down on a bet?
I don't think anyone missed the "Running of the Porta Potties" this year.
The AP story speaks for itself:
To compensate for not allowing fans to bring in alcohol, Pimlico sold beer at modest prices. From 8-11 a.m., fans could get a cup for a buck. After that, it was $3.50.
"Kids my age won't pay that much," said Kendall Wadsworth, 21, who went to the race with her father.
"If you could pay $1 all day, that would be different. It wouldn't cost that much to get wasted."
Good riddance.