Sunday, May 4, 2008

A day at the Racetrack

Today I bring you special coverage from the Belmont horse racing track, NY city, where my father-in-law (everybody calls him Sunny because his always on such a good mood) kindly took me.

The day started with a hearty breakfast and some research on the racing paper.



The parking lot at the track is so big that you take a bus from your car to the entrance.


Sunny's whole posse was already waiting at the table. Although we were at the track we were in fact following "simulcasting" from other tracks on a little screen.


I got lucky right on the second race of the day - very lucky.


The food was plentiful.




Sunny kept his cool the whole day. Winning or loosing - you couldn't tell the difference on his face. Some people at the other tables were quite a bit rowdier.


Needless to say: betting on horses didn't turn out to be an ingenious way for making money.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi!

I found your blog some time ago and been following it since; it's interesting, accurate and funny.

I've been curious about one thing: You wrote in your profile that you are Finnish? I'm married to American and about to move to Michigan - when I get my visa. Any hints about the process?

Errol Bay said...

Hei!

I afraid I can't help with anything specific. The only thing I can say (based on partially personal experience and partially stories I've heard) is that you may need patience with the immigration. Best of luck!