▁a ▁tail g ating ▁event , ▁and ▁thus , ▁unlike ▁many ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁racing ▁events , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁grand stand s . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁ticket ▁options ▁for ▁the ▁race , ▁hence ▁some ▁purchase ▁general ▁ad mission ▁tick ets ▁and ▁observe ▁the ▁race ▁along ▁the ▁hills ides ▁of ▁the ▁course . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁spons ors ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁and ▁business es ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁rent ▁out ▁private ▁t ents . ▁ ▁Att ende es ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁wear ▁fairly ▁formal ▁cl othing , ▁and ▁even ▁tail g ates ▁with ▁elaborate ▁spread s ▁of ▁elegant ▁ch ina ▁and ▁lin ens ▁reflect ▁upon ▁this ▁image . ▁ ▁Spring ▁races : ▁a ▁U VA ▁tradition ▁The ▁Fox field ▁R aces ▁are ▁a ▁long standing ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁tradition . ▁Some ▁ch ide ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁middle ▁class ▁nature ▁of ▁U VA ’ s ▁student ▁dem ographic . ▁Stud ents ▁use ▁Race ▁Day ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁their ▁“ pre pp iest ” ▁att ire . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁past el ▁colors , ▁L illy ▁Pul itzer ▁patterns , ▁and ▁large ▁sun ▁h ats . ▁Girls ▁are ▁found ▁we aring ▁su nd ress es ▁and ▁many ▁boys ▁don ▁a ▁color ful ▁bow t ie ▁for ▁the ▁occasion . ▁Stud ents ▁tail gate ▁at ▁plots ▁which ▁are ▁often ▁organized ▁through ▁Greek ▁organizations ▁or ▁other ▁student ▁groups . ▁ ▁Each ▁spring