Quote Originally Posted by Messenger View Post
I do not want to sound like a knocker but that Jim Barker Stand and the area in front of it are small. I appreciate that your job is promotion Cody but were there a 1,000 people there?
All good, Kevin, I don't think you sound like a knocker at all with a legitimate question like that.

It's not a huge area but it was jam-packed for each race after about Race 3. Especially for the cup.

But importantly the area along the lawn is also pretty open, and as you'd know the area to the right of the winning post (near the stewards' tower at the end of the straight) was also full-up with viewers. Then there were the punters who didn't leave the bar/betting ring area to watch the action live.

I've been to plenty of Hamilton Cups in my time and I can say the crowd yesterday was bigger than anything there has been for the last 15 years.