Bill Poole sat puzzling in his chair as he opened his Christmas present from his daughter. It was Christmas Eve and they always opened their family gifts before going to church. He carefully lifted out the plastic horses from the box and wondered “Did she buy me a horse?” His daughter Kathy Smith watched anxiously as she had been planning his present for a very long time. His oldest grandson handed him his second present which was a handmade book full of photographs of Churchill Downs.

The infield party at the Preakness Stakes is often referred to as “the people’s party” but there’s no reason you can’t create your own house party customized to the people with whom you’ll be watching the big race. Plus, that also gives you free rein to create as much debauchery as you want, without having it exposed in public.