Saratoga in August

[phystech]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Obie,


The reason you WANT A PICNIC TABLE, is because the grandkids, if young, will be miserable sitting in the grandstand all day with little room to play or move about. From the backyard, you can gravitate to the track to see the races physically just fine.

At 6'3", I gravitated from the backyard to see the races last year and all I typically saw was the top of some ears going by. Maybe I was standing in the wrong spot but with a flat apron, I couldn't see squat on the track. Now, had I been able to wedge my way through the crowd and gained a spot on the rail - and never moved again - maybe I would have had a better view.

On Sunday, the second day I was there, I bought some inexpensive grandstand seats and wandered about the place in between races. Then come race time, I returned to my seat and had a grand view. $8 per, if I remember correctly. Cost me more than that to scrape all the dust off of me from Saturday's foray in the back "woods" picnic area.