Vacation, Part Two: Churchill Downs

The first full day we spent in Louisville was at Churchill Downs.

We went to the museum first (which had a lot of pretty neat activities the kid's enjoyed).

Kali is used to petting and riding the real thing, not the fiberglass replica...

 
...whereas Q and E are used to petting horse-size dogs.

An actual retired race-horse....

Kali could almost fit in the jockey's uniform.

After the museum the real fun began:  It was the last weekend of horse-racing and we joined in the festivities.

The jockeys...going to their horses???  Just guessing here.

We had box-seats and the adults had Mint Juleps....the kids had water.

Quincy gave Eric a good luck kiss on his first bet....

 

 ...but it didn't help!

It turned out the horse we bet on won!!!