Churchill Downs

Today we all started our day with breakfast at this Denny’s..

Kind of a nostalgic looking place..

Then we headed to Churchill Downs..

And the home of the Kentucky Derby Museum…

We paid our admission and took a look through the museum…the guys found themselves goofing off…

And competing on a horse track…

We watched clips of great past races….

And saw these pretty silks from the jockeys…

After a short movie we headed to see the track  and finish line….

Behind us is the Winners Circle they use only for the Kentucky Derby….

The tote board….

The day after the Derby they paint this statue with the winning jockey colors…

This is Phantom on Tour a Former thoroughbred that resides here at Churchill Downs. He is the great grandson of the great Secretariat.

What a fabulous tour. We really enjoyed it all…..  But now time for a refreshment, so we headed to a Winery… for a little taste!

Back home this is the lineup….Left to Right  the Donley’s the McHenry’s and the Sullivan’s…

Then a little discussion on where to have dinner…

Tomorrow we head to Tennessee…so stay tuned!