So, few hours of sleep. Then -- Driving more at 6am (Maintaining sanity by way for Sour Neon Gummy Worms). Followed by -- WINSTAR FARMS and KEENELAND! Yay for big dollar farms and thoroughbred horses....
Winstar farms is new (only about 6 years old), but houses MILLIONS of dollars worth of thoroughbred horses. We got to meet the full-sister to Funny Cide, 2 years ago he won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness (simple terms -- BIG RACES! HUGE Money!) She had the most adorable baby! (Side note -- It doesn't matter what we are talking about, we can say cute to any equid baby ever born! They are born with hair, run, buck, jump, kick, whinny, and they will never vomit on you or scream all night long -- they are the ultimate cuteness and worth my time. Not to mention we do not have to ever talk about what parent they look more like, we say things like "look at that stride" and "those knees are huge!") Lets also mention that none of those babies sitting around on that farm didn't already have a multi-hundred thousand dollar pricetag on their head.
We also visited their stallion barn where the "daddies" were kept. I would love being one of those sperm donors .... For a few years of racing you get the cushy life of having a stall that is immaculate enough to eat off of, premium care, and all the sex you can handle (Twice Daily for up to 20 weeks -- that is 280 sexual excapades people, probably more than I will ever see in a year! You would have to have sex once a day--every day--minus 80 days! That a freakin lot of fun times ya all!) Lucky SOB's! Not to mention these particular man whores get paid anywhere from $25,000 to $300,000 a single POP! That's one pricey penis!
Following our date with the man whores, their bitches, and their bastard children we were off and rolling to Keeneland -- the race track and sales pavillion of the stars. I have not had the chance to visit Keeneland prior to our visit, I had only been to the historic Churchill Downs....which is awesome, but when you walk into the track at the big K, close enough to touch the horses, smell the sweat, and feel the new poly-track hit you in the face --- AWESOME! We came, we saw, we bet--LOST, and had an amazing time...that got better.
We got some really old security guard to be kind and let us sweet and innocent college kids into the sales pavillion for a simple tour. The Keeneland sales bring over 6 thousand head of thoroughbred horses to sale and brings MILLIONS of dollars of revenue. Everyone trying to purchase the next Derby, Breeder's Cup, or Champion racehorse for the future! We walked into the prestigious sales ring surrounded by dimmed mood lighting and a feel of wealth -- it took your breath away with its' beauty! And then there were the chairs -- each with a fancy label for an owner, trainer, or breeder name whom graced that particular seat, and in front of me there it was -- BEVERLY LEWIS, the famous owner of Silver Charm, my grey hero and Derby Pick years ago! A ROCKTAR in the horse racing world -- Truly! And I -- totally sat in the chair that Beverly Lewis sits in! Our asses were one -- in thought! AMAZING!
And then the tour went outside the feeling of wealth and into the barns that housed the multi-million dollar horses. And, the further I ventured away from the large and detailed Murray State Van on this tour, mother nature overturned a LARGE keg of water and pelted us from every angle! Now we were soaking wet, famished, smiling, drowned rats! Either way, it was freaking AMAZING!
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