Ellis Park is a local horse-racing park that is open to families that has been open for 80 something years. Chris had gone a couple of times with his family as a child, but I had never been. They recently announced that the park is going to close after this season and so we decided to take the kids down for opening day Saturday, July 11th. When we arrived by the paddocks, the 2003 Derby and Preakness winner, Funny Cide, was being shown to the crowds. Chris hoisted Matthew up to see and right about then, Funny Cide was right next to them and we were able to pet him. It was amazing how large and muscular that horse was.
We sat in the stands for the first race and then decided to bet a few dollars on the second race, featuring Prospector Mattie, who did in fact win. We also won on Monkey's Dust who placed.
Here is Matthew with "his horse" Prospector Matt.
2 comments:
WOW they are growing up fast! It's fun playing with them and being a part of their lives. Looking forward to seeing you for Kaelyn's first birthday! -jen and aaron-
What cute kids! Glad to see you are doing well!
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