Today we went to Emerald Downs for the first time! I called when they opened at 9 AM to see if we could reserve a table and was told that if we could get there by 10:30, we could go on the stable tour. So we rustled everyone up and headed down to the track!
Here is a horse that was retiring that day. Sounds like he won a bunch of races - West Seattle Boy. This is where we met to go on the tour - the worst tour ever! We got on the last tram car where one tire was weird so it was as if we were riding a horse - bumpy! The speaker didn't work, so we couldn't hear anything the guide was saying, and he didn't take us to any cool/interesting places in the stables. Just stayed on the outside and maybe we'd get a peak at a horse if we peered in the doorways. But getting to the track early did allow us free entry for the day!
So since it's our first time there, we took a look around and got to see our seating options. There was free open seating, paid seats at the 3rd level and paid seats on the 5th level. The restaurant was also on the 5th level and we learned that if a table was available, we could sit there the entire day as long as we met a $10 food and drink minimum per person - sure, no problem!
We watched a California simulcast that alternated with the live racing - so exciting! Evan's first pick was "Grumpy Smallmouth" and he won! It's amazing how many times our picks came in dead last! But man, when our horse has a chance at winning, it sure is fun and exciting!
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