Churchill Downs

We've been to Churchill Downs a couple of times in the past few months. It's always fun to go there. They have a nice museum where you can learn all about Derby winners. That's a picture of me and my brother by the 2006 Derby winner Barbaro. Of course I know that is a plastic horse, but the silks of the horse on on it, and the rose thingy in the case is the one they gave him on Derby day.
The last few times we went we took a backside track tour that was nice. You can watch one of the races from the back, and you get a nice view of the twin spires that makes Churchill downs famous.

On the backside track you also get to see the stables, and they always point out the barn where Secretariat was kept. Apparently everyone wants to have this barn on Derby Day. Although I do enjoy a good trip to Churchill Downs, I still like Keeneland more. Keeneland is here in Lexington, but they have a shorter racing season. They open again in October, so if anyone would like to go to the races with us, that's a good time to come visit.