'Twas a thrilling, absolutely chilling Running ......
........ of the 'Keeneland's' op'ning race.
Spend all this time in horse country and not go to the races?? How could one even think such sacrilegious thoughts! Today we headed to Keeneland to watch the races. It was a lovely day. Cloudy and a biting chill in the air. Not too chill. Just the perfect weather to watch the races under the open sky!
As we entered there we people who were dressed to the nines, and people who were dressed.... er... like us. Which means we sat with junta that raucously cheered the horses on instead of those that watched with stiff upper lips!
Denims are not allowed in the grandstands and pavilions. So we were all in redneck central!
Gowra and pa pored over the racing forms and placed bets. And Pa actually picked 3 winners out of 4!
This guy tooted and started each race. What is with that outfit anyway!
Someone else decided that the whole thing was a yawn and zzzzzzzzz.................
For some odd reason I decided that I didn't like the name 'Admiralty Island' and didn't bet, as none of the other names got my fancy!
But that hoss wouldn't be nice about it won by 4 lengths! And those who won were quite smug about it!
By this time, someone was wide awake and decided to take an active interest in the procedings!
And we thought 'Paper Man' would keep us in diapers for a few weeks. But that &#^)(#$* hoss came first alright... from the wrong end! and we decided to put on a brave face about it!
What's racing anyway without hats!
This is one of those that was within zooming distance!
And from the fence, we could see all the way up into the pavilions, club windows and grandstands.
And there were the people watching the proceedings with carefully schooled expressions.
And I felt like Eliza Doolittle who lustily encouraged Dover to move his blooming arse....
And now I keep singing...
What a smashing, positively dashing
Spectacle: the Ascot op'ning day.
At the gate are all the horses
Waiting for the cue to fly away.
What a gripping, absolutely ripping
Moment at the Ascot op'ning day.
Pulses rushing! Faces flushing!
Heartbeats speed up! I have never been so keyed up!
Spend all this time in horse country and not go to the races?? How could one even think such sacrilegious thoughts! Today we headed to Keeneland to watch the races. It was a lovely day. Cloudy and a biting chill in the air. Not too chill. Just the perfect weather to watch the races under the open sky!
As we entered there we people who were dressed to the nines, and people who were dressed.... er... like us. Which means we sat with junta that raucously cheered the horses on instead of those that watched with stiff upper lips!Denims are not allowed in the grandstands and pavilions. So we were all in redneck central!
Gowra and pa pored over the racing forms and placed bets. And Pa actually picked 3 winners out of 4!
This guy tooted and started each race. What is with that outfit anyway!
Someone else decided that the whole thing was a yawn and zzzzzzzzz.................
For some odd reason I decided that I didn't like the name 'Admiralty Island' and didn't bet, as none of the other names got my fancy!
But that hoss wouldn't be nice about it won by 4 lengths! And those who won were quite smug about it!
By this time, someone was wide awake and decided to take an active interest in the procedings!
And we thought 'Paper Man' would keep us in diapers for a few weeks. But that &#^)(#$* hoss came first alright... from the wrong end! and we decided to put on a brave face about it!
What's racing anyway without hats!This is one of those that was within zooming distance!
And from the fence, we could see all the way up into the pavilions, club windows and grandstands.
And there were the people watching the proceedings with carefully schooled expressions.
And I felt like Eliza Doolittle who lustily encouraged Dover to move his blooming arse....
And now I keep singing...
What a smashing, positively dashing
Spectacle: the Ascot op'ning day.
At the gate are all the horses
Waiting for the cue to fly away.
What a gripping, absolutely ripping
Moment at the Ascot op'ning day.
Pulses rushing! Faces flushing!
Heartbeats speed up! I have never been so keyed up!
1 comment:
Great photos! And wonderful commentary too :) Feels like I'm right there with you all. Aditi looks as cute as ever, loved the photo of her with her hands in her pockets...
Keep writing and see you guys back here soon. Hi to Gowri!
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