View of turn 9 in the distance with turn 11 on the right and down the backstretch in front of our seats.

AJ Allmendinger leads down the backstretch.

This is was once the start of the backstretch, now it's the end of it. It ends at a gravel road, then is totally covered by new construction.

The few barns remaining of the original stable area are off to my left, but were hidden by a large tent of temporary stalls. The area was only open to exhibitors (at least that appeared to be the case), so I did not get any photos there.

The Wright Porsche leads the Winward Mercedes-AMG down the backstretch.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 4, 2018 - Race 3

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000 (Claiming Races For $4,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 9MX) Claiming Price: $5,000 One Mile And Seventy Yards On The Dirt Track Record: (Half an Hour - 1:40.10 - January 22, 1997)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Sloppy(Sealed)

Off at: 1:47 Start: Good for all

5 - Recalibrating (Panell, Dyn)

1 - Sun Boy (Barbaran, Erik)

9 - Take a Risk (Cruz, Alex)

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 7

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES IN 2017. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $6,500. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.). (NW2 9MX) Claiming Price: $6,500

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $27,500

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 3:22 Start: Good for all

3 - Golden Story (Pedroza, Brian)

1 - Khan of Khans (Piermarini, Tammi)

7 - Winning Withhonour (Lezcano, Abel)

October 14, 2022: The field for race 7 at Keeneland run up the backstretch.

Opening night of the Northbrook Garner Bicycle Club Friday night race series at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome in Northbrook, IL.

Backstretch at OCFS.

Travis Barrett of Green-White-Checker has chosen position No. 4 for his qualifying spot in the “Showdown at High Noon” while Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford Courant and "The Backstretch" looks on in hopes of getting the “pole” position. Photo courtesy of NHMS.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 8

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, OR STARTER,OR STATE BRED OR CLAIMING PRICE $25,000. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. (NW1 X) Claiming Price: $25,000

About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)

Purse: $45,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 3:48 Start: Good for all

3 - Charged (Pedroza, Brian)

2 - Al Hayyah (IRE) (Cancel, Eric)

1 - Black Diamond Girl (Vargas, Jr., Jorge)

Sergio Perez leads a line of cars down the backstretch

Standing at the end of the backstretch chute, looking up the backstretch (In real life, I'm behind the Best Buy building in a no parking / fire lane just west of the historical marker.)

The field streams down the backstretch.

View from our seats of the backstretch, turn 17 and pit entrance in the center and turn 6 on the right.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 6

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS OR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $7,500. ( C)

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $25,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 2:55 Start: Good for all

7 - Adversary (Pedroza, Brian)

3 - Texas Tea (Flores, Jose)

10 - My Cotton Jones (Rodriguez Castro, Luis)

SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 10, 2018 - Race 6

MAIDEN CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $16,000. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at One mile.). Claiming Price: $16,000

About Seven And One Half Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Times Ahead (IRE) - 1:32.40 - September 3, 1988)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm

Off at: 3:14 Start: Good for all

3 - Repetitious (Worrie, Andre)

5 - Egolyan Son (Pedroza, Brian)

4 - Stormy Forecast (Marin, Augusto)

American eThanol billboard coming out of the backstretch.

The Wright Porsche and Winward Mercedes-AMG seeing who will brake first at the end of the backstretch.

Carl racing...

Pierre Kleinubing on the backstretch.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2018 - Race 7

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD OR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $16,000. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.). ( C) Claiming Price: $16,000

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $35,000

Weather:Clear Track:Firm

Off at: 3:34 Start: Good for all

7 - The Two Nancy's (Marin, Augusto)

9 - Cleo (Luzzi, Michael)

5 - Flashndynamite (Panell, Dyn)

On the backstretch of the Iowa Speedway.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 6, 2017 - Race 12

STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $8,000 OR LESS IN 2016-2017 OR CLAIMING PRICE $12,500. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 6 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $12,500. ( C)

About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)

Purse: $32,500

Weather:Clear Track:Firm

Off at: 5:32 Start: Good for all

5 - Echale Salsita (Gonzalez, Silvestre)

2 - Likeagirl (Amiss, David)

8 - Moral High Ground (Marin, Augusto)

View from our seats of pits, frontstretch, start/finish, turns 5 and 6 and backstretch.

The morning after the Belmont Stakes, Englishman, trained by Cherie DeVaux at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on June 6, 2026. Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM

Sergio Perez leads a line of cars down the backstretch

Jack got a personal best tonight in the 3200 meters. I think it was because I was there to call out his splits to him every time he started down the backstretch.