![]() The unusually large crowd stirred memories for some, too. The staff, unaccustomed to such a packed house, hurriedly tried to keep up. A 20-minute wait and long lines were required for those wanting a hot dog and beer. ![]() So, too, was the gift shop, all but devoid of mementos for souvenir seekers. Still, while the tony Turf Club was sold out and boxes were filled to capacity, the crumbling asphalt apron along the rail and cavernous grandstand capable of holding a record 80,000 - as it did in April 1980 for a tote bag giveaway - were still two-thirds empty. Attendance the previous day was about half that.įans kept coming until, at 2 p.m., with long lines still clogging gates, track officials quit counting and let them in free, giving the track its largest attendance since the days of Zenyatta in 2010. A total of 13,000 officially came to bask one last time in the faded glory of the aging dowager.
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