Mom and I had an AMAZING day at Churchhill Downs. We enjoyed sitting with other breast cancer survivors and their loved ones, watching the races, placing some bets, soaking up the wonderful sunshine, drinking fresh squeezed lemonade and sporting our fabulous hats.
The Survivor Parade was an incredible experience - very moving and emotional. After the parade, Mom got to watch the race along with the other 13 survivors who received the most votes in the Winner's Circle. Each of the 14 survivors were representing one of the horses in the race and Churchhill Downs bet $1,000 to win on each horse for these survivors. The survivor of the winning horse got to cash in their bet and the money was donated to Susan G. Komen. Mom was representing It's Tea Time who, sadly, didn't win but did a wonderful job. The winner of the 136th Kentucky Oaks was Blind Luck. Appropriately so, Mom and I had some "blind luck" when placing our bets and won $34! Mom was excited to have Bo Derek standing directly behind her during the Oaks race - how cool is it that Mom had a better spot to watch the race than Bo did?!? Me and some of the other co-survivors were standing behind the rail a little way down from the Winner's Circle which was great because we got to see the horses entering and exiting the track and got to talk to the jockeys after the race. Wow - even on a dry, sunny day those guys are covered in mud after the race. Reason number 483 why I will never be a horse jockey - mud flying in face.
Ok, Mom and I are headed to bed. Today was awesome but exhausting and tomorrow is going to be even busier starting with a very early morning visit to the backside of Churchhill Downs. We're going to get to meet the horses and have a wonderful "behind the scenes tour."
(Sorry for typos - I seriously am exhausted and will edit this early next week. Until then, enjoy the stories and pics and overlook the mistakes)
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