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The Preakness is also a total shit show. More so than the Kentucky Derby.

• QuarterReptile 3y ago
  That was certainly true of the infield party 10 years ago, the last time I was there. The corporate tents in the infield were a boozy time, but not out of control that I ever saw. I can't speak to the stands outside the track. The musical acts they got were what you would expect, but it's the only time I ever got to watch a concert from backstage.
  • op00to 3y ago
    I am not fancy enough for the corporate tents. :D
• ojbyrne 3y ago
  I also found the Preakness kind of crazy. Perhaps the most crazy part of it was that it's in a really sketch part of Baltimore (Pimlico), and there's a whole cordon of police from the light rail station to the track making sure that nobody drunkenly gets lost or worse on the way to and from.
• acomjean 3y ago
  I went to the Preakness once while passing through Baltimore many years ago. That race also has the center of the track full of people. There was talk you could just haul your own cooler to the infield. (And the famous video of people running across port-a-pottys). I was general admission on the grandstand side. Its an fun mix of people. Its sometimes kind of remarkable with a general admission ticket it can be hard to find a vantage point to watch the race.