The Belmont Stakes is Saturday, and the New York Racing Association is hoping to avoid a repeat of some of last year's problems: three-hour waits for the subway and an insufficient number of restrooms among them.

They've worked with the Long Island Railroad to make exiting the park quicker; the FBI will assist with crowd control; and there is a 90,000-ticket cap. Belmont Park is expecting all those tickets to be taken — last year, without the cap, over 100,000 people came out to see if California Chrome would win the Triple Crown. He didn't, but many are hopeful that this year, American Pharaoh will.

Crain's New York reporter Aaron Elstein spoke with WNYC's Kerry Nolan. He said the association also hopes Mother Nature cooperates this year.

"They're hoping for nice weather tomorrow so that people will have a nice day out there even if they don't see the big race win," he said.

Elstein adds the Long Island Railroad spent $5 million to extend and raise its platforms to help ease congestion after the race.

If American Pharoah becomes a Triple Crown winner on Saturday, it will be the first one in 37 years. As of this morning, 8,000 tickets remained.