Wet Times at Keeneland

A few dry moments before the rains came...

"I don't think the heavy stuff is gonna come down for a while"

The rain would not subside and actually poured very hard at the time my daughter really wanted to stand at the rail (during the 9th race steeplechase). I got some horrible photos of rainsoaked proportions and actually got a video of one of the riders tumbling to the turf--yikes! But after Thursday's tragedy, at least all riders and horses left in one piece. I keep hearing that the new poytrack surface will do so much to improve safety for the horses and riders. You know, all sports are filled with their own risks and moving through a pack of horses going 35-40 mph while balancing on the balls of your feet is certainly risky business. Well here are some photos from the deluge that was Keeneland on Friday. One silver lining was the fact that I hit a couple of exactas and came out up $46. The ironic thing is my 16 yr old son and his buddies, complete non-horse racing enthusiasts came out to check out the races, stayed for the first four and he left with a tidy $72 profit. Ah, the luck of the Irish and the foolishness of youth! Anyway, not a bad day for the family at the track in spite of the weather.

"And there they go in a mist of mud"

Rafael Bejarano up

"Neither Rain, nor Deluge, nor Torrential Monsoon will keep us from the Rail!"