Congrats to Michelle! She is our lucky winner of the Belmont Stakes promotional package with tickets to the race and a place to crash in NY!!! She sent the following pix and comments…

“pictures from our Preakness infield gathering, which just happened to be my birthday celebration as well!  25 people, matching t-shirts and a tiki inflatable cooler!  doesn’t get much better!”

I can’t say I’m proud of this video, and I know I’m not proud of my fellow man for behaving in such a way. My respect for humankind was knocked down a notch after attending the Preakness infield party, but I was there to do my job. So here it is.

Highlights from the 2008 Preakness infield party, and I do mean highlights. The lowlights will be coming in a later post. This was actually my first time at Preakness. What better way to remember it than by documenting it with video and stills.

A young man demonstrates how to play dizzy bat.
Fill bat with beer, chug, spin, swing, and repeat if necessary.

Despite attempts to discourage people from running atop the portable bathrooms at the 2008 Preakness infield party (staggered locations and heightened security), it still happened. Enjoy.