My OTB was packed today; busy yesterday, too.

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It was nice to note my Bay Area OTB was nicely filled with fans today. Not an open seat in the house, and lots of folks standing.

It felt reassuring to see racing fans in attendance, whether actually at a track or not.

The breakout was probably about 90% male, with ages ranging from mid-20's and way up. Median age today probably around 45 to 50, if I had to venture a guess.

Just from my walking around and listening, it seemed like most in attendance appreciated horse racing and weren't just there for the raw gambling action. I heard two different discussions about "the European horses." One discussion from a group of Hispanic guys, and one from a group of Asian guys. It was pretty cool. At least to me.

I suspected it might be a big weekend when I stopped by yesterday at 10AM to get a bet down on the F&M Sprint, and they already were scrambling to open more betting windows.