Arkansas Derby

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Originally Posted by jman5581

I'm game for hanging out on the rail. I like to rub elbows, so it won't be an issue to be among the people! I'm looking forward to seeing their new big screen, is that in yet? I heard they were getting one...maybe it's not supposed to be installed until next year...??? I really like that at Churchill...you can watch the backstretch on the screen and pick up the race at the top of the stretch with binoculars or what have you.

Big screen is there. Track will have at least 65 and probably more like 70+ thousand there. People will be in every nook and cranny and stairwell and in the aisles. Good advice to go early. I personally will be getting reserve seats (reserve seating 1-800-Oaklawn). Not sure where the best seats are, but I usually get seats in section TD or TE of the Terrace which is on the third floor at the south end of the clubhouse on the 3rd floor overlooking the finish line. These seats are up high and no one can stand in front of you and block your view. If you get seats get them toward the bottom of these sections. If you get seats at the top, it's a long hike to the bathroom and to place your bets. Don't know the best eating places either, but passable ones like Outback and Red Lobster, etc. are further down Central Avenue than Oaklawn. Better eating places are Coy's Steakhouse and the Brickhouse Grill which are downtown and harder to find although you might spot Coy's on the way in on Grand Avenue (Little Rock highway). Hope all this proves to be helpful. Good luck.