Day At The Races

As responsible parents Chick and I feel it is important to expose our children to all that life has to offer. So we spent Saturday afternoon at the track. There is a pretty nice race track just around the corner from of us and although we have been in our home for about a year and a half, we have never visited this venue. It really was not very different from most of the racetracks that I have been to over the years. Which probably just means I need to get out more.

It was Scarlet and Grey Day at the track and everyone wearing those colors got in for free. I wore the Green and Grey sweatshirt I bought thirteen years ago in college and gladly forked over the two dollars for admission. Another two bucks for the program and I quickly realized I needed to win the first race just to break even.

We sat at a nice table in the clubhouse overlooking the track so Mo could see the horses. She was actually more interested in the mini-TV on the table. I am sure if we surfed hard enough we could have found the Backyardigans but we were not there to watch cartoons. We were there to place Mommy's hard earned cash on some horses. If we happened to eat some crappy food and have a few beers, so much the better!

Believe it or not, our horse won the first race. Our two dollars across-the-board won us over nine bucks thanks to the number 7 horse, Au Juicy Momma. That, coincidentally, is Chick's nickname for at least the rest of the weekend. Our next few picks came in fourth place, which I think you should be able to bet on. That's normally where my horse ends up and fourth out of eleven isn't so bad. We landed in the money one more time thanks to Jim's Pride and Joy. I swear that was his name. I kept the program as proof. He only came in second but winning is winning.

After losing one more race we headed for home as it was nearing nap time. That would not be a good name for a horse, Nap Time. Headed For Home would probably work well. But nothing is as good as Au Juicy Momma. At least not today.