Smarty Jones Classic

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It was packed, no doubt about it, but I don't believe any of those attendance figures. And, I am including other TC venues as well.

While I'll go ahead and answer the question "no, I didn't count every person that came through the gate"....I was at Belmont that day and all I can say is it was mobbed. The next year when Afleet Alex won it looked like a ghost town compared to the '04 race. I'm not sure why you wouldn't believe the attendance figures though....everyone that pays is accounted for. If anything the reported figures are actually lower than actuals because of comps. And there are a lot of those at the TC races.