There was a large crowd, a noticeable sense of excitement, and it was clear that Saratoga Gaming and Raceway was making a lot of money.
This may partly explain the noticeable lack of excitement in the air around the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, the second pope to visit here after the historic and well-remembered trip 14 years ago by John Paul II, the first a pope ever made here.
Equidistant between the play-offs and relegation last season, they inflicted a 4-1 thumping of Port Vale on 3 September that kick-started a run of five wins in a row and brought in their biggest crowd of the season here, with the sense of excitement noticeable before kick-off.
There should be a noticeable surge in excitement Friday when the Anteaters play perennial power Louisville in a first-round game at KeyArena in Seattle.
The excitement is noticeable.
As a helicopter descended toward a field near the tents, Oprah's own excitement was noticeable.
Classes eventually resumed, and Ghulam's excitement is noticeable now that he's back in his element, studying, playing games and making friends at the Gul Muhammad Hathiar primary school.
Phil Hughes is not an overly demonstrative pitcher on the mound, his expressions of excitement and disappointment barely noticeable from the stands.
And the tick list of features from the back of the box does very little to generate much more excitement – beyond the one noticeable exception I'll get to later.
Its listed corn crust was barely noticeable, and the accompanying gnocchi created no excitement.
