greet and meet by summerfield

greet and meet

partner and i brought my niece, our techie, to the races. she and partner love to talk sports, especially the dreadful hockey and that pesky football. she also knows the betting system so that relieves me of listening to partner about his bets. more importantly, 'though, niece loves a good buffet, and the jockey club just happens to have one of the best buffet in the city. of course, i had to come, for i, too, love a good buffet, and the jockey club's bread pudding is to die for!

so while the two of them talk about the forthcoming NFL season (if you can believe it, they even have charts and stats from last year - seriously, those two are nuts, and one is related to me!), i decide to do the 30-second game and i go around the club premises to take photos, and nothing is more interesting to photograph in this place than the horses. never mind those people. i go over to the paddock walk where the horses for the next race meet their jockeys. the trainer and the groom escort the horse from the paddock to the paddock walk where the jockey waits. this is race 4's horse number 8. the jockey is talking to the horse owner on the right edge of the photo.

this is the last day for the 30-second game. tomorrow and for the rest of august, our challenge is to...oh heck, i forgot, but i'm sure i'll remember it at some point. :-)

thank you for your precious visits and kind comments, my friends; know that i do appreciate them sincerely.

i posted a tribute to the late neil armstrong which is in my main album: http://365project.org/summerfield/365/2012-08-26
great action shot, love your stories
August 28th, 2012  
Your writing make me smile. What a beautiful horse.
August 30th, 2012  
@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne.

@lesip - thank you, leslie.
August 31st, 2012  
Wonderful photo. I love the horse races. The horses are so beautiful. Great memory picture.
September 3rd, 2012  
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