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A Day at the Races

I’m pretty sure it’s been at least 20 years since I’ve been to Santa Anita Race Track and actually watched and placed bets on horseracing.  At least.  If I think about it, it’s like at the latest, I was in high school, and maybe when Mom, Harv & I would go when that was something we all liked to do and before we got bored of it and couldn’t pick a winning horse to save our life, or maybe it was a time when one of the aunts had a birthday party there in the infield.  Regardless, it was high school or maybe early college when I last went, and man, a lot of memories came back when going back there yesterday.

We went to celebrate our friend Paras’ birthday, and it was a bit surprising to see that was where they wanted to hold the party.  Not really what I imagined younger folk would do, and while it certainly wasn’t a packed house like I kind of remember from my youth, there was  a good mix of young and old, and certainly plenty of people there who looked like what you’d imagine hang out at the track.

The day was a beautiful one to be there, with beautiful blue skies and nice temps – it was certainly warm, but we were in the shade and it was comfortable.  We drank plenty of beer, bet on most of the races (even won a race and got $22!), had some food, caught up with friends, and had a great afternoon at the races.  Happily Uber is a thing now, so it was great to go there and leave without having to worry about parking or drinking.  Anyway, pictures below!

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