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Title: The Hambo!
Post by: dougie on August 04, 2025, 11:23:58 PM
I didn't get down to the Hambo this year, but a buddy of mine did go. Outside of the miserable traffic in northern New Jersey, he is said it was a pretty good crowd. Articles I read said that about 18,000 attended. I wish they got the crowd every racing night.
Title: Re: The Hambo!
Post by: kantseeback on August 05, 2025, 02:06:39 AM
I didn't get down to the Hambo this year, but a buddy of mine did go. Outside of the miserable traffic in northern New Jersey, he is said it was a pretty good crowd. Articles I read said that about 18,000 attended. I wish they got the crowd every racing night.

I remember long ago they did get a crowd like that regularly. The place was so packed you had trouble finding a seat on any level of that old big grandstand.
Title: Re: The Hambo!
Post by: hoosierboy on August 05, 2025, 08:38:22 AM
I go every year and was quite surprised with the attendance.  Personally I thought it would be much more seeing it was the 100th anniversary.  You could walk around with out no problem lines weren’t long.  I have seen crowds where you were constantly walking into people and lines for concessions or betting were long
Title: Re: The Hambo!
Post by: Brown jug on August 05, 2025, 01:31:07 PM
well if they did have 18,000 people as announced than perhaps they just did a very good job managing them
'if lines were not long than perhaps they had enough betting outlets/cashiers, enough food and beverage stands etc
Title: Re: The Hambo!
Post by: dougie on August 05, 2025, 02:19:56 PM
My girlfriend, now my wife were there opening night in 1976. I think they had over 40,000 people there. Lines were really long. Had to bet 10 minutes before post. LOL!
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