There were a lot of upset drunks fans of the Preakness that were upset with the Maryland Jockey Club’s change of the alcohol policy.
Outside beverages were not welcomed to the 134th Preakness and I’m here to tell you that this change was for nothing but the best.
Check out the video above.
I can’t believe the amount of beer cans being thrown at the idiots running on top of the toilets. You’re asking for a lawsuit. If the fans of the infield are upset with the change they have no one to blame but themselves. Using beer cans are projectiles forced the Maryland Jockey Club to take action.
Attendance was down by $35,000, but the move straightened out the problems that the Preakness had in the past and the betting handle was up.
While it might have hurt this year’s race, the new alcohol policy will entice a new breed of fans, like myself, to go to future races. The infield just wasn’t for me before and now it is. Great move.
I've attended Preakness for the past 5 years. This was the first year I didn't go. I'm young, I like to party. Now, I will say the infield was gradually getting worse. But security was a joke and the people who came to the infield to party knew what they were getting into. It was anarchy. And that's exactly WHY we went. It was the one time of the year where you could go crazy.
Now, as far as the change in policy being a "Great" move? I highly doubt that it will attract a new crowd. I'm guessing Preakness will be moved out of the city of Baltimore within a couple of years, and DC101's chili cookoff will take the place of Preakness' party going crowd.
I understand where you're coming from. And maybe this crowd will go away from the Preakness and go to the Chili Cook Off…but you're mentioning a sporting event and a concert. How many of the infield fans are going to watch the horse race? I don't think very many. And I think now that it is under control the infield will be full of fans of the event, not fans of the party.