Arkansas Derby

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Hot Springs is a very nice, quaint town. I went a couple of years ago and stayed at the Clarion on the Lake, although from what I hear the place to be is the Arlington Hotel. It was getting renovated at the time and was not available when I went.

I can imagine Oaklawn will be absolutely stuffed on Ark Derby day. You may still be able to get reserved seats somewhere. I will be honest with you though, i didn't really care for the seating at Oaklawn. The sight-lines were terrible from almost everywhere inside the place. On the second floor I felt like I was trying to watch the race from inside a jail cell because all of these black bars separate the panels of glass, making it very hard to see.

The weather should be nice then and I don't know what strikes your fancy, so maybe hanging out on the rail might be your best option.

Hope this helps a little.

NT

That place is really nice