When is the last time you saw ________ at a harness track?

[Calhoun]

Aside from Hambo day, Jug, Lexington

A.  a family.... husb/wife/2+ kiddies (not horse people)

B.  people standing 3 deep at the rail

C.  freshly cooked food in grandstand

D  Shopping Cart Mike

[LUCPARK]

This is actually a very good topic. I would say three deep and the track apron families with kids and everybody number two and you also don’t see a lot of young people at the track tracks for the most part these days are all empty. The  stands are empty. The  aprons are empty everybody’s  choosen  to stay home. The Internet has killed attendance at the track.

Every bets threw their phones or computers

Just my opinion.

Time between races has killed people actually staying around to stay and watch the races. Nobody wants to stay at a racetrack for four hours to watch 10 races with this new age. The attention span is about 10 minutes.

[LUCPARK]

Side note

Between

shopping cart, Mike and pigeon  Jim you’re making a whole Lotta new buddies
 

Calhound

[Lightning Mick]

1974 , Wolverine Raceway in Livonia MI

[Calhoun]

Side note....

The French call it Pigeonneau on the menu.  Baby pigeons are known as Squab.

Squab are butchered at the ripe old age of 28 days. 

The entire little fella, when served, weighs about 10 ounces, bones and all.

 

[drink more beer]

Jug week my family and i are all in all week!!!
 Going to Northville downs is not the best place to see live racing but we go ( closest live racing for us)  .... Northville sports den great food worth the trip though.
Rather sit home or on a job site and bet from phone.

[Calhoun]

1974 , Wolverine Raceway in Livonia MI

Sattelberg still alive?

[FirstUpFrom8Hole]

Saturday night in the summer at Scioto downs in the late 90s. Pretty girls everywhere. If I didn't have any drives after the 7th race I'd go over to the clubhouse and grab a bite to eat and hang out with friends. The club and penthouse would be packed. Those days are long gone.

[Emperor Dapple]

Juky 1975 , Monticello Inaugural  OTB Classic won by the great filly Silk Stockings setting a new track record of 1:57:3... Tons of families,people 3 deep fresh food and very possibly a very young Mike Petrelli

[Superfecta]

Juky 1975 , Monticello Inaugural  OTB Classic won by the great filly Silk Stockings setting a new track record of 1:57:3... Tons of families,people 3 deep fresh food and very possibly a very young Mike Petrelli

I paid extra to get a seat in section D.
To answer the question, that would be the last July 4th fireworks at Monticello. That night was always the largest crowd of the year. I can't remember the year. Probably 2010.
I remember people wanted to bet and they only had 4 tellers working. Management was already putting the screws to everyone.

[Emperor Dapple]

I paid extra to get a seat in section D.

I used to have to buy seats for my parents Section E or F back in the hey days..Amazing to think the grandstands were so filled with fans .. nice memories

[rock old school]

I paid extra to get a seat in section D.
To answer the question, that would be the last July 4th fireworks at Monticello. That night was always the largest crowd of the year. I can't remember the year. Probably 2010.
I remember people wanted to bet and they only had 4 tellers working. Management was already putting the screws to everyone.

I Remember that July 4th night we had one in shipped up from yonks. was around 2007 or 2008. It was packed for monticello at that time people from all over family's kids running around came to see those fireworks I was like where did all these people come from. Then the following year they had fireworks at some park somewhere because they said some bs about noise with stables and paddock in the back.

[The Exporter]

It was more of the same at, Saratoga. 6 Pm post time. By 8:00pm you could not fit another on the apron. Attendance would be around 6,000-7,000 as compared to an average race night of 800.

[whiptherabbit]

The last packed live card I attended was SBSW winning the North America Cup

[Frank the Zipper]

John Cigar has been missing for years