Belmont Attendance

[ShadowRoll]

I went to the Belmont and saw Smarty lose, and then went the next year and saw Alex win. Quite a difference in attendance between those two years. Got to say that it was much more pleasant to be able to actually look around a little between races the year Alex ran. For Smarty's Belmont, you had to get into line immediately after watching a race just so you wouldn't get shut out for the next one.

[ateamstupid]

Seemed like more than 45,000.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Seemed like more than 45,000.

I figured it was down, because on tv there were a lot of empty seats minutes prior to the Belmont.....

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Samarta

I figured it was down, because on tv there were a lot of empty seats minutes prior to the Belmont.....

My section was empty all day but filled for the big race. . . The only time it felt crowded at all was between the Manhattan and the Stakes

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Samarta

I figured it was down, because on tv there were a lot of empty seats minutes prior to the Belmont.....

It was packed as hell in the grandstand, but pretty empty in the clubhouse. My feeling is that most of the older folks took the day off, because there were A LOT of college kids and smokin' femmes..