cue the music for: a day at the races!

So, another part of the package that Michael won from the radio contest was a day at the races (horse races).  At first we weren't too sure about going, but we decided we couldn't pass up the experience, since it wasn't going to cost us anything.  The day included free food, and a $2 voucher for our first bet, a little seminar on how to read the charts and place our bets and we could invite 5 friends.  

The seminar was actually quite helpful, and the charts actually tell you quite a lot of information.  The speaker put it to us this way, it's entertainment, just like dinner and a movie (and it doesn't have to cost anymore than a dinner & movie).  It was incredibly entertaining too.  

I wish I had pictures to show you, because we did take some, but I erased them by accident.  I've always wondered how people manage to do this, I mean usually the camera asks if you are sure and all that, how does one OK it twice?  Well, I didn't scan through all the pictures, I just saw the first ones, knew I had downloaded those already and completely forgot there was pictures from two events on the camera.  I don't think I've had such a sick feeling in my gut for a long long time, if ever.  Oh well.  I can't make them come back!

So, do you want to know what our winnings were?  From the original $2 that I put in (which wasn't even mine), I made $6.80!  Michael didn't do as hot, he actually lost $1.50.  On our way home I took him out for gelato as a consolation.  Overall we had a really fun, free day!