The Belmont: America's Best Sports Event

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Your first sentence is funny: I have posted here before that I do not know why I go back to the Preakness year after year, but I do, and I enjoy it a lot.

I'm partial to Belmont because it, too, is my home track -- I like it more than Saratoga, or anywhere else, to boot -- and I agree that it is pathetic that more people didn't make the trek. I left Belmont Park around 8:15 on Saturday night, after spending about 20 minutes soaking in the day with friends.

I love it when the stands shake at Belmont like it did during the stretch run.

It is funny, isn't it? Pimlico is a dump, but I love it for the Preakness weekend! I guess I'm into the whole "anything goes" attitude there as well. Other than the very unfortunate incident with Artax in '98 (which could happen anywhere, I guess), it hasn't caused a problem.

I like Saratoga better, but that's not a slight to Belmont Park.

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Baltimore embraces the Preakness because...well...what else is there to embrace down there?

LOL. C'mon, Balti's a good town. The O's are... well... mediocre?