It's October 3 and the crowd is in
a festive mood. I'm thinking it's an
unbelievable crowd for a Tuesday
afternoon, until someone points out
that it's a national holiday, German
Unity Day, the celebration of the
day, 27 years earlier, when East and
West Germany reunified. We spend
most of the day in the Klub stand, a
tall, wooden three-story structure
with a buffet area and outdoor seat-
ing. It's lovely without being too
terribly glamourous; the men are
in suits and the women are smartly
attired, but they're primarily own-
ers and breeders, and it's clear they
love their racing.
It rains a bit off and on, but the
place is comfortably full—not cra-
zy-packed, so you can't find a place
to sit or stand—but full of happy
families, picnicking together on the
