Day at the Races!

Mommy grew up going to the racetrack with Babi and Papa. Every summer they would take her and my Uncle Dan, and they would get to make $2 bets on a few races. Babi and Papa taught them the fine art of choosing winners: go with your gut, pick the horse with the cutest name or the one most like yours, and always bet on gray. That advice paid off for Mommy on Saturday when she won $58.60 for an exacta: one horse who's name she liked, and a long-shot gray.

We took my Maurer family to the racetrack. We all had fun. There were no big losers except for Uncle Matt but he's a big winner at the casinos so we don't feel too sorry for him. He needed to get in some good practice before he comes back out in May for the Derby. He needs some more. Uncle Matt, Turfway opens for racing in December. Practice, practice, practice!

I helped Mommy pick a few winners, but Mommy got greedy and kept betting exactas. So she would have 1 winner and 1 loser, and this ain't horse shoes people! We went home with $40 of the $58.60 we won, and I got $20 for my piggy bank, for helping Mommy out. Grampa was the other big winner of the day, he won lots of his bets. After the races he and Grammy treated us to pizza, the gourmet kind! Winning is fun!

We have been enjoying beautiful weather here in lovely Kentucky. Saturday was no exception. We sat inside so I could run around and impress perfect strangers with my cuteness. But the best part of the day was when we would all go out on the balcony and cheer for our horses. I am excited to grow up at the races, just like Mommy.

Love,

Lilly