Oaklawn Park

The weather was hot springs hotels' and a full, beautiful, and shops and restaurant owners may not help wondering whether the business was better, even if they run against Zenyatta Rachel Alexandra in the garden of Oaklawn.

The hero of the original race Friday, 5 million in the flower of the apple. However, with the owners of Rachel Alexandra in abroad, and Oaklawn portfolio decreased from the original 500,000 dollars for the 1 1/8-mile race for older persons of the dowry and the Persians.

Zenyatta overpowered the field to achieve victory short 16th, a victory that put her in the company of cigars and martyrdom.

The official attendance was 44,973. The crowd was in the last year in the final game Friday Oaklawn 21,782.

But he has complained the owner of the restaurant until Jack Strafaci Traffic flowed steadily toward the path, and the loss of Rachel Alexandra from the program.

"We have developed and Arkansas on the map. It would develop and (Oaklawn president Charles Cella) race on the map again," said Strafaci. "But this is good. The whole city."

Stood Strafaci, who owns a restaurant near the Italian Facci Park Oaklawn, mostly from the center of tables empty. But he said he and other business owners are expected business to get better throughout the evening - even if it did not reach the levels of perception in which all amazing Rachel Alexandra is expected to run.

The Bill Baswell convert his car wash spray Magic in the parking lot that can hold 135 vehicles. Surprised when he was still a few spots available after the first race on Friday.

"Bill, where everyone is?" Asked one customer at a time when I went to the corridor to the path. Ignore Baswell.

"I really expect the largest crowd," he said.

He said that if Rachel Alexandra run, he would have charged 50 dollars for the spot. Instead, it was shipping 20 dollars, although some of the many nearby were asking 40 dollars.

And prompted Apple to Venus on Friday this week before to accommodate Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra. Develop and change, one day before what is usually the biggest race Oaklawn more, 1 million Arkansas Derby, the main prep race the Kentucky Derby, and the closer of the season Oaklawn live. Forecast and business owners would result in a change in the largest gathering of the race either individually and face normally.

"I think they should keep them coming back to back," said Strafaci. "The nice thing about this is you have two of the big stage races (on consecutive days)."

Frankie Johnston, a factory owner in a row nonsense bathroom in the middle of a historic resort town, said businessmen and middle-afternoon Friday, but is expected to improve and further assistance was scheduled on Friday and Saturday.

Said Director of Tourism Hot Springs Steve Arrison he was pleased with the way that make up today up: restaurants and the entire Thursday night, and many of its customers has been reduced beds in hotels in the region. He said that while there was a lot of cancellation after Rachel Alexandra withdrew, and hotels, were able to rebook.

"The town is full, we just did not end completely," said Arrison.

And Venus with Apple, respectively, in the early evening, there is still time for folks in Little Rock to make the drive for an hour at a time to watch the race. With the temperature around 70 degrees, gentle breeze and smooth some of the clouds, "You can not ask for a better day," said Arrison.

But may Strafaci proposal to improve - and Rachel Alexandra run.

"That was very nice," said Strafaci.
Oaklawn Park