The 3rd Leg of the Crown
Last Saturday was my first experience at a horse race. I had watched the bigger races; the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes; on TV over the last few years as I attempted to get into the sport that has captured so many different people. So as I went to Belmont Park with my friend Dillon last Saturday I really did not know what to expect. There was no triple crown at stake so I was not expecting too much excitement. As we walk in we see people to sets of very different people. Some people were tailgating within the park wearing very casual clothes such as shorts and no sleeve shirts as their young kids ran around them. The other set were people dressed just like you would expect at a horse race, full suit and tie, smoking cigars, and on some occasions wearing fedoras. I realized that this experience was a lot more than just the Belmont Stakes. For some people this park consumed their whole day, arriving at eight in the morning when the first race is run, until eight at night when horses of the final race cross the finish line.
