[Princess Doreen]

... and are you the type who yells at the jocks and calls all the horses by their numbers only or are you the quiet type (well what didja think I was talking about in the heading you pervs? )?

I'm pretty quiet until I see my horse/horses on the front end the final quarter.

At the track, do you always hang out in the same area? Do you stay in one place or go to the paddock and the finish line, anywhere and everywhere?

Pretty much all over the place but spend the most amount of time in our seats.

Do you drink? Drink too much? Eat? Get there early for workouts and stay all day? Leave after the big race?

We bring our own food and drink. We arrive about a half hour before the
1st race and leave after the BIG race.

Do you cap the night before or when you're there?

Sometimes night before; usually morning of but have changed our minds when we get to the track

Do you have superstitions... a good luck charm of any kind?

I don't bring too much money.

Are you the type who smacks the form during the races and who barks out orders to the jocks?

No, but I did tell Calvin not to let anyone push him around in The Woodward last year.

Do you bring your kids, your significant other or go with friends? Alone?

Go with my husband. It took years of cultivating, but he's now a really big fan and a pretty good handicapper

How much does it annoy you when you're in line and the race is about to go off and the person in front of you has no clue what they're doing? Do you feel like you're going to have a heart attack, going to kill them, or both?

Yes , yes, yes, and yes

When you make a great hit do you announce it to the people around you? Do you congratulate strangers if they're nearby and you know they nailed whatever race?

Only if they ask, and I never hesitate to congratulate anyone

Are you helpful to new-to-the-sport types or do you wish they would go the fuc* home?

I can deal with ignorance but not stupidity

Do you tip the tellers?

If I hit a good win and they sold me the ticket, I'll share a bit with them.

Do you get dressed up at all? Go to the turf club? Hang with the lowlifes? Have a table at a restaurant for the day kinda thing?

Pretty much get dressed up - love to wear hats. We reserve seats. We stop by Carolina Barbecue and chat with Steve a bit, we'll do a 7th race stretch, and visit the paddock when there's a horse/horses that we want ro see up close and in person.

Tell me what it's like when you go to the track and which track you usually go to!

It's heaven in Saratoga.