The Fairgrounds has free races every week, although they charge $5 for "better" races with well-known horses. There's food, a bar, and a covered area, plus the grandstands in the clubhouse for $10 entry. We liked it better on the grounds, especially because you could stand by the Paddock and watch the horses being brought in up-close.
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Observations from the Fairgounds:
1. People get really excited when they win $6
2. Jockeys are somehow shorter in person
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That looks totally fun. I was in Vegas over the weekend and your comments reminded me of casinos. I laughed when people spent $200 gambling then got super excited when they won back $60.
ReplyDeleteooooh I LOVE the horse track. I grew up close to Belmont in NY and spend many many years riding, showing, and working at stables. Sounds like lots of fun for you guys! :)
ReplyDeleteThe only time I've ever been to a race track was for a race (human one not horse) that I was running in. I'm not sure about going to see a horse race because that usually involves dressing up and I hate dressing up.
ReplyDeleteI ran the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon a few years ago, and we actually got to run a lap around the inside of Church Hill Downs. Some of the jockeys were working out the horses while we made the lap - I'd never realized just how incredibly large these thoroughbreds are in person. They were beautiful - it was really cool.
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