Saturday, July 19 2003
Day 10 of Summer Trip (Louisville, KY)
2:00pm (102349)Departing James & Tammy J’s house after a BIG day (ok, half a day).
Last night after meeting & greeting & getting the dogs settled, went out to dinner in Louisville to a place the (other) J’s like. Had a good meal in the outdoor patio, with the locals commenting on the pleasant weather due to the low humidity.
I guess we finally brought someone good weather.
After dinner, home to chat & ignore the TV; lively conversation about dogs and dog training. Around 11-ish, to bed, with us downstairs in the finished basement on a pull-out couch supplemented by an air mattress which led to a few comedic moments…
6:am – We got up, dressed, and pre-packed the truck for later departure. Dog duty was easy here because of the fenced yard. At 7:15am, Jamie took David & I (in his Wave 3 TV Truck) to Churchill Downs to watch the early morning exercise----
SHIT! 2:20pm & just realized I left purse & camera behind at the Joslyn’s. David is NOT a happy camper, and I'm pretty mad at me, too. We’re both very quietly mad…
3:06pm – Been back on the road a while, and I think the steam is subsiding, so I’ll just be quiet and finish my recap. So…
-----exercise riders, and walk around the “backside” as the horse people went about their daily tasks. Jamie knew a few people from his video work for a local TV station, and he knew all the ins and outs of the backside and general workout schedule.
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| The 'backside' of Churchill Downs |
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| David & Jamie in front of Churchill Downs |
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| The famous Twin Spires, 2003 |
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| Another view of the Twin Spires |
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| Tina and David at Churchill Downs |
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| Morning workouts at Churchill Downs, 2003 (Thanks Jamie, for setting me up with this shot!) |
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| Churchill Downs was undergoing major renovations in 2003. |
@ 9:30am we went to breakfast at Wagoner’s Pharmacy which according to Jamie is quite popular with the horse people. Some of the big name trainers life Baffert & Lukas can be spotted there, especially around Derby time.
After 10-ish we headed to the Kentucky Derby Museum and were joined by Betty and Sam. Had a wonderful time browsing the gift shop (some pricey Slew posters) and viewing all the exhibits. Saw one of the horse “stand-ins” for Seabiscuit in the soon to be released movie.
After a few hours we were saturated with horse racing info and ready to go. So, back to the house after a brief driving tour of Louisville, rounded up the dogs and everything except my purse & camera, and departed with talk of seeing each other again since we’re only @ 5 hrs. apart.
4:20pm – near Cincinnati, OH – (102468) Fuel & potty stop. $25.68, 19.8gal, 297.8 miles.
@6:20pm – Near Columbus, took exit and walked & fed dogs by roadside.
7:38pm – (102654) Arrived Home!
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