(05-07-2016 08:55 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote: It's the most exciting 2 minutes in sports!
So the deal is this: Once you go one time, it will probably blow you away. And you will go again and then maybe again. Incredible beauty and old-time pageantry and pomp. Most people aren't really excited about the horses themselves, but about seeing just about any noteworthy person on the planet (not quite, but close). There is nowhere else on any day in the entire world that so many MEN dress up like THIS to attend a Sporting/Sports Event. And the Women are INCREDIBLE!
More money is wagered on both Derby Day AND on Oaks Day than at any other horseracing day. It is an incredible time for professional bettors to make money, because there is so much stupid betting at Derby.
The Stakes are the second highest in America, behind the Breeders' Cup.
You see the best horses, best jockeys and best trainers.
You see the Sport of Kings at its glorious Best.
There's a LOT of booze. LOTS. LOTS. High End, Low End. And EVERYONE needs to drink ONE of the Sweetest Alcoholic Drinks made in the whole world, the Mint Julep.
The experience is one-of-a-kind.
For those who like Saratoga or Keeneland, they are both undeniably beautiful. Churchill Downs (or Santa Anita) is a whole 'nuther thing entirely.
The Call to the Post and then the Final Turn and Race Down the Stretch will send chills through your spine.