Showing posts with label horseracing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horseracing. Show all posts

Monday, March 5, 2012

Wild March Weather

Feb. 29- warm, thunderstorms. Mar. first: upper 60's. Friday, March 2: 70, thunderstorms, tornado warnings! (No damage near us.) Sat, March 3: 40's...brrr. Sundays, same. Monday, Mar. 5: Surprise! 33*, and "the white stuff"!   (click pictures for larger view)




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On our way Saturday, to Turfway park, south of Cincinnati, we passed this barn north of Frankfort, destroyed by the storms on Friday. This was probably 40 miles north of here.


OOps, That date on the photo should read: March 3, 2012.
We went to Turfway to watch State of Play's race. He is one of Team Valor's top 3-year-olds. He won by a nose. Yay! This photo taken from inside, through the not-so-clear window.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Derby Museum party

Viewing the new photo-mural inside the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Animal Kingdom and his 'connections'.
The Autograph
Presentation of Kentucky Derby trophies to Animal Kingdom's owners, trainer, and jockey. Churchill Downs, Louiville, KY June 16, 2011.
Kentucky Derby winners photo, May 7, 2011 Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Lunch and a race at Keeneland

Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY.  A view of the walking ring where, the jockeys meet with the owners and trainers for final instructions, and mount. 
This view is from the Phoenix Dining room, on the third floor.
This is not a very sharp image, but click on it, twice, 'stroll around' and notice all the various details: a jockey waiting for his mount, an artist and friends in the upper right, a child's stroller, a fan in a wheel chair, a horse and rider headed to the track, the interesting crowd, etc.
Owner Barry Irwin being interviewed by The Bloodhorse Magazine. 
Jockey Alan Garcia, in the silks of Team Valor International, owner of
Lord Tarzan, 2-year-old colt by Leroidesanamaux, out of Jacaranda Jane.
And down the stretch they come! Not far to go, but he's coming from way back, and 
he's catching up! He was one length behind at the finish line. 
Second!  Not bad for his very first race. He'll get 'em next time!!