SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saturday marked day four of the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Outside of the big race, fashion took the spotlight in the crowds.

Some folks have been waiting for this day for years -- 99 years to be exact for Alice Perkins.

"It’s a dream come true to be here and enjoy ourselves with so many people," said Perkins.

Perkins recently turned 99 years old and her lifelong birthday wish has been to see the Belmont Stakes and possibly even pick a winning horse. She said it was a dream she hoped to live out on Saturday -- like so many others from across the country.

In between roaring cheers from the races, many guests had one other thing in common -- fashion.

“I must have about 50 or 60 hats, a whole corner," said Perkins.

“It brings a level of s

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