April 4, 201610 yr So my first trip to Turfway was full of adventure. Wife tells me Saturday morning I need to dress up. I say, "Nah, fellas on BGP say it's nothing like Keeneland." She then informs me we are sitting in some tent with free food and drink. I have no idea if that tent is usually there or not but it was very nice. Food was average but the free drinks were definitely a hit. Then we were told to leave due to high winds, which didn't surprise me at all. So, we head over to the grandstand. It was exactly what I thought it would be, but the wife wasn't impressed at all. We stayed for a race and then left. Walking to our car was a REAL adventure! Wind blew my sunglasses off my face and I had to chase them down. I hope no one got video because I know I looked like a complete fool. I will return to TP sometime, but it will be with the boys. :lol2:
April 4, 201610 yr So my first trip to Turfway was full of adventure. Wife tells me Saturday morning I need to dress up. I say, "Nah, fellas on BGP say it's nothing like Keeneland." She then informs me we are sitting in some tent with free food and drink. I have no idea if that tent is usually there or not but it was very nice. Food was average but the free drinks were definitely a hit. Then we were told to leave due to high winds, which didn't surprise me at all. So, we head over to the grandstand. It was exactly what I thought it would be, but the wife wasn't impressed at all. We stayed for a race and then left. Walking to our car was a REAL adventure! Wind blew my sunglasses off my face and I had to chase them down. I hope no one got video because I know I looked like a complete fool. I will return to TP sometime, but it will be with the boys. :lol2: The tent is set up for special events. Your wife is correct, there is nothing impressive at all about Turfway Park. I can relate to your windy experience in the parking lot. My windy experience was at the old River Downs. Something was blowing across the parking lot and I was running to get it, then some guy yells out "look at that guy chasing that rabbit." It wasn't a rabbit, but was a hair piece from the person I was with. :lol2: It did look like a rabbit, though. :bunny:
April 25, 201610 yr Here is a link to the past performances. I think I am going to be a huge fan of Nyquist on 5/7. https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://www.brisnet.com/brisnet_promos/KYDerby16.pdf
April 25, 201610 yr Author Nyquist is a good looking horse. He dictated the Florida Derby and made sure any challengers especially Mohaymen had to go way wide. Post position will be key in the KD though.
April 26, 201610 yr Here is a link to the past performances. I think I am going to be a huge fan of Nyquist on 5/7. KYDerby16.pdf Thanks for sharing.
April 26, 201610 yr Nyquist is a good looking horse. He dictated the Florida Derby and made sure any challengers especially Mohaymen had to go way wide. Post position will be key in the KD though. I believe he is doing a workout at Keeneland Saturday morning before he heads over Churchill if anyone wants to get a glimpse of him bright and early.
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