Saturday, June 19, 2010

A Priceless Adventure...

Today's adventure started a little before noon as we all loaded in the Jeep and headed for none other than the one and only Churchill Downs...

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home of the Kentucky Derby.

We had a great time as

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we watched

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the horses parade down the field.

From the program,

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Lauren studied the stats and decided which horse

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she wanted to put her money on.  While,

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Andrew just made a call back to Texas to Great MiMi to see if she had any track tips to share.  I guess she did...

And, the winner was horse #4,

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Sherlock, ridden by Calvin Borel, the 2010 winning Kentucky Derby jockey.

Andrew claimed his win, place, and show ticket of $12.60.  Lauren's choice, Cool Hero, came in 3rd place for a payoff of $2.60.

And, so went the afternoon...we watched as the horses

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left the starting gate until they crossed

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finish line.  And, then waiting and watching for the

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official results to be posted.

We sat out a race or two while having lunch from the Track Grill.  We shopped in the

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gift store, where Lauren and I had fun

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trying on all the hats.  I mean a girl can't come to Churchill Downs without her hat!

We spent some time just out walking around admiring the

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the beautiful facilities.  This is truly one

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amazing place.

This evening we tried out

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White Castle, home of the original slider hamburger.  It took 16 mini burgers to make dinner.  LOL

Then, it was off to Kart Kountry, where,

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the kids choose to take a ride around the

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world's largest and longest track at a mile and half.

Back to the RV park and still not out of gas, they decided to rent a couple of

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banana bikes for a spin around the park.

Now, they are waiting for it to get dark so the movie can start, which will be shown on the

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inflatable movie screen.  That is a wrap on our day and the summary went something like this...

     Parking..............................................$  5.00

     Admission to Churchill Downs.............$  1.00

     Wagering............................................$64.00

     Winnings............................................$44.00

     Food...................................................$41.00

    T-Shirt................................................$22.00

     Go Carts..............................................$20.00

     Banana Bikes.......................................$ 6.00

     The Adventure..................................Priceless

Tomorrow is a travel day...destination...Evergreen RV Park, Dundee, Ohio.  See you tomorrow from the Amish Country.

6 comments:

  1. Priceless is right!! You all are just wonderful grandparents. What a fabulous time you all are having.

    I love the hats girls!!!

    Safe travels tomorrow and enjoy!
    Mike & Gerri (happytrails)
    http://freedom2roll.blogspot.com

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  2. Wow! Never had a desire to visit Churchill Downs, but you sure have changed my mind. It is gorgeous. Enjoy the Amish Country!

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  3. Oh, I think we need to add Churchill Downs to our list..
    Sounds like another memory making day!
    Can't wait to hear about Amish Country..

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  4. Up the road from Dundee is a place called Springwood Lake...we owned a lot there for years...I grew up spending Spring and Fall weekends there!!! Don't miss Heini's Cheesehouse when in Amish country... the kids can try out all kinds of good cheeses and bad cheeses...like the chocolate cheese...eeewwww!!! Enjoy your time in my old stomping grounds!

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  5. Oh what a fun adventure! You sure packed a lot of fun into one day!!!

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    Karen and Steve
    (Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
    http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/

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  6. Oh what a fun adventure! You sure packed a lot of fun into one day!!!

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    Karen and Steve
    (Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
    http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/

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