AP: Million; Bev D; Secretariat

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Just out of curiousity as the Million seems one of those events that every horseracing person should eventually attend...do they make a week long event out of it similiar to the Travers Festival and Oaklawn's Spring Festival of Racing for the Arkansas Derby?

I think they have in the past called it something like the "international festival of racing". i was never real sure where the festival was. in downtwon AP they have a little event tonight they now call "The Mane Event", its in conjunction with the Million but frankly it seems only loosely connected. they block off the streets, have food and music, raffles, gifts, stuff for kids, etc. sort of an outside party atmosphere that is literally right outside my building.
nothing like a weeklong event though.

I haven't been to those other festivals you mentioned but I'm guessing they're much bigger affairs than this.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I think they have in the past called it something like the "international festival of racing". i was never real sure where the festival was. in downtwon AP they have a little event tonight they now call "The Mane Event", its in conjunction with the Million but frankly it seems only loosely connected. they block off the streets, have food and music, raffles, gifts, stuff for kids, etc. sort of an outside party atmosphere that is literally right outside my building.
nothing like a weeklong event though.

I haven't been to those other festivals you mentioned but I'm guessing they're much bigger affairs than this.

Saratoga does stuff like that and more for both the Whitney & Travers, but than again, I'm pretty sure they are a racing atmosphere unlike any other.

It seems like the whole city of Hot Springs goes to the track the week of the Arkansas Derby. They promote that week really well.