Kempton Races

Happy Monday! Here's to 2 more weeks of class (7 days... but I'm not counting). 

Today, my morning class was spent discussing art. At around noon, I secured tickets to Wicked for Thursday for a great price! I'm always a fan of cheap tickets. Especially when it's a show I've wanted to see forever! I wish you could see the set here - it's incredible! 

But this afternoon, I went to class... at the Kempton Park Course! We went to the horse races! 

This was special for me, as a little girl my dad & I would always watch the Triple Crown together. My bedtime story even consisted of horses. So it was neat to FINALLY see a horse race in person! 

Here are the stands:

The parade area. They walk the horses around this area to warm them up. They then walk in a circle so you can inspect them before betting. 

Here are the horses head to the gates!

Horses & jockeys/saddles get weighed before racing - to make sure the racing is fair!

You can watch on the screen when the horses are far away - on the other side of the track

Here they come!

Gorgeous view over the railroad tracks on the way home

The track was about an hour from our flat but well worth the trip! It was a warm day, with lots of sunlight so no complaints here! I absolutely love my sport class because it allows me to see things & visit places I would never have known about, had it not been for this class! 

So it was a great day overall. && now I'm off to bed! Class in the morning! Happy Monday all!