en part and have won the race.
The Gold Cup card has been extended to include
12 races and features most of the top Bajan hors-
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that doesn't include the many thousands who set
up chairs or just mingle outside the main grand-
stand, where they can watch the races without
having paid an admission fee. In 2016, the total
crowd, in and just outside, the track was estimat-
ed to be 35,000.
There may not be a racetrack anywhere in the
world where you are so on top of the action as
horses seem so close you almost fear that any that
veer out in the straight might wind up in your lap.
After the race prior to the Gold Cup the real fes-
tivities begin. The race course turns into a parade
ground as men and woman on stilts lead a proces-
sion that includes miniature ponies, acrobats and
THE FINAL BEND IS THE
SHARPEST TURN
YOU WILL EVER SEE AT ANY
RACETRACK ANYWHERE.
