I see what you are saying but it is like going to Yankee Stadium vs the newer stadiums. Yankee Stadium in nice but if you are going to spend that type of cash you have to get more. The newer stadiums are just nicer. Saratoga is ridiculously expensive to stay there, the weather is awful, and there is nothing to do there outside of racing. I usually go up on an Amtrak, spend 2 nights and the amtrak plus hotel costs about $600. We used to rent a house for a week but it wasn't worth it because while the racing is great the rain and 90 degree days just make it unbearable.

I don't know why, but I love Belmont on the weekends in the fall. Not too many people there and the weather is great.