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Originally Posted by dean smith
I'm going to my first Derby this year. I've got some questions for some of you Churchill Downs veterans:
1) Is my Derby Trail t-shirt acceptable dress, or do I have to go Rain Man-style and bring the heat? On that subject, do I have to buy my wife a hat? If so, how much is a new Derby-worthy hat going to cost me? Keep in mind, we aren't sitting on Millionaire's Row next to Diddy (we're in Section 128 at the top of the stretch).
2) Eating arrangements. Any ideas on how to handle this, at or away from the track?
3) We decided to go rather late -- yesterday, actually -- how far from the track do I have to drive to find a reasonable place to stay this late in the game?
4) Anything at the track that I simply HAVE to see or be a part of?
5) Any other tips or advice?
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1) If you are rolling into my hood, you must be properly dressed (125 is my hood)...Joking aside, you should be fine with the DT shirt, wear it loud and proud..Buy your wife a hat, you will probably get lucky because all these other crazy woman will compliment her and then you just have to remind her who bought the hat for her
2) Eat whenever you can
3) Your screwed (Although Residence Inn had places last weekend still for Derby weekend for $500 a night, which is very reasonable from years past)
4) 1 mint julep and then be done with them
5) Get ready to be pissed all day because of the crowds, idiot tellers, idiot friends, idiot people, but then be ready to get an unbelievable rush when the Derby song comes on and then the actual race. ANYONE that follows horse racing needs to experience it