The Horse Races at Keeneland

If you haven't ever been to a horse race you haven't lived! It is the most surreal experience ever. 


The bugle sounds "da da dada dada da da da da"
"They're at the post" "RRRRRIINNNG"

Here in Lexington they have horse races twice a year, fall and spring, for 3 weeks at a time at Keeneland.  

Every time I hear the bugle sound I get chills.  It is unlike anything I have ever done.

This year we were able to go twice.  Once when my mother-in-law and sister-in-law with her little lady Juilanne, were in town and the other was with some friends from church and medical school, the Beardsley's


We had some styling kids when we went with the in-laws.  Not to brag, but Jackson might have been the cutest kid there.  He was getting double takes EVERYWHERE and he was definitely flirting with EVERY girl he had contact with.  It's probably because his Nana got him a super cute checkered shirt with a matching hat!

Jackson loved the horses and talked to them when they would walk by.  At one point he almost got to pet a horse but it freaked him out because it was all of a sudden right by his face.


We didn't bet anything this time around and it was super busy but it was a lot of fun having them in town.


The 2nd time we went was with the Beardley's and it was a lot of fun.  We were able to stay almost the whole time and it was less busy so we were able to sit right up by the fence and even had a bench!  Such a cool feeling and sound when the horses run by you!


We both bet on horses.  We won $8 and the Beardley's won $3.20!

This guy was tuckered out!

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