Pimlico Thoughts

[tanner12oz]

ive been going 13 years now..so ive got some experience. couple takeaways from this year.

the friendliness of staff was great this year. everyone greeted you, thanked you for coming etc etc..great in this area. the bathrooms remained functioning all day which has been a problem in years past. they did do some painting which made things look a little better.

negatives

people seemed WAAAAY drunker and more obnoxious then usual. lots of underage drinking..people being waaaaay overserved. no security whatsoever to prevent infielders from wandering into the front row of the apron, whipping out there weiner and publically urinating on the track (yes this happened). ran out of ALOT of food...MTA shuttle leaving was a mess...sat in traffic for 45 mins to simply circle the track. use to board the busses heading in the right direction and down the hill to the highway you went. now you gotta circle the track which is asinine. could have used some additional police and medical staff..saw a guy collapse having a seizure outside and you couldn't get any trained help into the area. guy luckily came around 15-20 mins later but I never saw any medical staff even though numerous 911 calls were made and police requested help. saw lots of people with various injuries being attended too throughout the day...not to be a party pooper but this all stems from excessive boozing..someone is going to get killed one of these years unless they cut down on some of the drinking. at this point I wouldn't recommend anyone taking a date, there mother or children to the Preakness.

all in all it was probably a little less fun then ive had in the past..tickets and parking continue to go up every year as well. will be in attendance next year of course but for sure theres room for improvement.