The Race Track Ruben

I grew up in Hot Springs, Ar. My first "real job" was working for Oaklawn Park. I was a porter working Ice and food stands (strangely the closest I've ever come to working in the food industry). If the girls ran out of Ice, I got it. If they ran out of hot dogs, I got them. Nachos... I got those too. I never really worked there for the "pay check" most of that went to the "horse tips" I used to get. I'd bet those ponies and make a tidy little profit. Those days are gone. 

Now when I go to the track I lose my A$$. But one thing is for sure, their corned beef sandwiches are still the best in the world. Just a couple days before we went to see the Arkansas Derby, I popped into Jason's Deli and ordered a Corned Beef Sandwich with extra meat. My wife asked me what I was doing, because I was going to have one at the track in two days. I told her I was priming myself, but really I guess it was sort of a control in a corned beef sandwich experiment. Basically I needed something to reconfirm that I was indeed about to have the best corned beef sandwich in the world. We went to the track and I have to say, it did not disappoint.