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Old 07-24-2007, 03:18 PM
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Pre/Post Race - Back Yard/paddock area

Out front/rail for the races

slightly off topic....

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Old 07-24-2007, 03:21 PM
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As close to the Miller Lite tap as possible...
"High Life"
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Old 07-24-2007, 03:26 PM
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"High Life"
I have since upgraded to the good stuff since my .10 an hour raise at work
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Old 07-24-2007, 03:32 PM
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I have since upgraded to the good stuff since my .10 an hour raise at work
Don't care for the "Lite", but still it's beer..................
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Old 07-24-2007, 03:42 PM
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There's a spot downstairs in the clubhouse area, maybe the Jim Dandy bar someone else mentioned, of about 15 tables that's a bar right next to the walk out to the track from the paddock. From there you can slip upstairs (when they are not guarded) to be at the top of the 2nd floor clubhouse and stand and watch the races. You can get everywhere you want which is what makes Saratoga great. I like to be all over the place...including my first visit to Carolina BBQ which is a great place to sit by the way.

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Old 07-24-2007, 04:28 PM
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Got your cooler filled and ready to go for ya!!!
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Old 07-24-2007, 04:46 PM
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Got your cooler filled and ready to go for ya!!!
Sounds great!
looking forward to the next six weeks

Hopefully a fun, profitable day tomorrow!
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Old 07-24-2007, 05:45 PM
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Don't care for the "Lite", but still it's beer..................
To some.
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Old 07-24-2007, 05:48 PM
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There's a spot downstairs in the clubhouse area, maybe the Jim Dandy bar someone else mentioned, of about 15 tables that's a bar right next to the walk out to the track from the paddock. From there you can slip upstairs (when they are not guarded) to be at the top of the 2nd floor clubhouse and stand and watch the races. You can get everywhere you want which is what makes Saratoga great.

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Old 07-24-2007, 05:52 PM
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Back Yard....Sitting by the fence so I can watch the horses pass on the way to the paddock.
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Old 07-24-2007, 06:01 PM
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To some.
It was the first beer I drank many, many years ago (Fall of 1980).....it's kinda grown on me!
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Old 07-24-2007, 07:51 PM
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:09 PM
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Can't possibly imagine being at the track and not watching them run live. Tried watching from the BBQ patio last year and thought it was kind of silly to watch a race on TV when the actual horses were less than a 1 minute walk from where I was standing.

So, my answer is, backyard until post parade and rail or seats for the race.
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:10 PM
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I'm a bar fly and a rail bird.

I like to be as close to the horses as I can get. I don't need a clubhouse seat.

...did someone say bar fly?
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:13 PM
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This is gonna be a "fun" first weekend!
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:13 PM
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Can't possibly imagine being at the track and not watching them run live. Tried watching from the BBQ patio last year and thought it was kind of silly to watch a race on TV when the actual horses were less than a 1 minute walk from where I was standing.
Feel the same...I can sit at home/OTB and watch horses race on TV. I'm not driving 4 hours to watch TV!...
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:51 PM
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Backyard Party...I've had horrible luck at the Top O'the Stretch...even though it is a great vantage point.

Backyard...near the path to watch to horsies go by...visit Phonsey for a Vodka /Tonic at the JD...hit the rail for a race...hit some BBQ...back to the beer in the backyard...repeat as often as necessary...finish the day at Filiberto's!!!
That sounds right!! Looking forward to Tomorrow! Good Luck!
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:52 PM
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That sounds right!! Looking forward to Tomorrow! Good Luck!
get cappin'!!!
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Old 07-24-2007, 09:06 PM
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That sounds right!! Looking forward to Tomorrow! Good Luck!
Done chopping Barry's Wood!!!
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Old 07-24-2007, 11:03 PM
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The Porch with my friends and many buckets of Miller Lite. Easy access to everything.
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