We sailed back into San Francisco about 8.30am so took a streetcar and tram towards Cub's to drop off our luggage. Eeeeeks and Yeouch dragging the cases up those hills. So steep we had to do it in 5 yard bits. And I've got good quads,
I know it was a Sunday but Cub was working today and then played football (they lost) (!) so Husb and I made the most of Dollar Day at the Golden Gate Fields Racetrack. It involved a Bart to North Berkely followed by a free shuttlebus to the track but when we got there everything was a dollar. Which felt like we had had a winner before we'd even had a bet.
It was like CHESTER.
About a mile all the way round and you could see it all.
You'd have to pay over £50 for a view like this at Chester's Roodee.
We paid a A DOLLAR!!!!!! :) Brilliant.
Obviously I would have chosen number 2 ALY but it was a non runner, Grrrr ...
So we backed number 5 LIGHTEN THE WORLD.
Under starter's orders...
We watched as his red silks were way out in front as he passed us....
...and was still in the lead on the far side....
...and he romped home to WIN! Get IN!
Someone's happy :)
His horse LIGHTENED THE WORLD
The bugler bugled his bugle at the start of every race.
Here's our next selection, horse number 2, with his stable companion.
(Every horse had a little friend)
He won as well. OMG 2 winners out of 2! WOOP!
It was much easier to pick a winner with a maximum field of 8.
Winning owners.
We could even see the pre-parade ring and the hosing down, and we'd only paid A DOLLAR.
HIT THE ROAD RUNNING was my bet in the 4th race ....I like running.
Guess what?! GUESS!
Yesss!
Here he is posing.
I totally didn't care that mine with short odds had pipped Husb's with much bigger odds... right on the post........I HAD THE WINNER!
Golden Gate Fields with the Golden Gate bridge in the background and the sun making the water shimmer. Three winners and all things a dollar. What an AWESOME afternoon.
We headed back to Cub's and discussed tea as the sun began to set.
There wasn't any beetroot, but we had loads of other scrummy veg from the most amazing WHOLEFOODS shop down the hill. (I've never seen asparagus that thick!) and the boy barbequed it all to perfection.
And this is what we looked out on as we ate it. WOW. San Francisco really is quite special.
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