Doug and Phil go to Louisville
The grand entrance
to Churchill Downs
Standing around before race, still smiling even tho no money in our pockets.
pre-race odds. Here's our fellow box members:
yes that's the finish line behind my head.
pre-race odds.
and away they go!
The
Derby backstretch
There were a few nice girls in our section. Too bad Phil couldn't open his
eyes to see how cute they were.
Pre- Derby photos from Wednesday (workout day)
Smarty Jones says, don't pull my chain! 
gettin clean here.
Smokin!!
Pollard's Vision cools out after his work.
Couldn't get a good shot of Cliff's Edge. He was just too fast.
Glass horses exhibit by Chuck what's his name.
These will be part of the Derby museum or something 1 day so get used to them.
We took a visit to the farms while we were there
1st. Airdrie Stud was very hospitable to us.
Doug finds his favorite horse from yesteryear, Harlan's Holiday.
Phil quickly became Proud Citizen's best friend.
OK, Slew City Slew is the craziest horse I've ever seen. These are taken at a rare
moment that he wasn't running around whinnying his head off.
He stopped to try to figure out who were were. When I was trying to figure
out who they were, this one was a dead giveaway before we even neared the gate.
Just like his father, as far as behavior. As you can see he wasn't interested in
taking orders from Phil, but somehow we got Slew City to pose by his sign.
Deputy commander was also interested in meeting us.
Point Given was star of 3 Chimneys.
Real Quiet gives me his "fish" look
from Taylor Made.
Unbridled's Song... tries to eat my camera.
We did drive by but didn't venture into... the Castle Farm.
Alas we dined at the Oakroom, where the food (and the company) is most
excellent. We'll get our pics of Dan Daly up soon.
Of course a Derby trip isn't complete without a golf outing.
Valhalla: a good looking course, while being groomed for Senior Open.
Check out this daring water rescue for par on 18 by yours truly.
