While taking a winter mini vacation in New Orleans, my Bride wanted to spend a day shopping.

So I hopped the Esplanade bus in the French Qtr and went up to the The Fairgrounds. Pretty pleasant experience, and they had a kinda neat paddock. You could walk around a balcony above the horses and watch them getting the horses ready before the races. As a horseman, I think the closer the fans get to the horses & horsemen the better. Perfect day for me... I made two $2 bets... one winner, one loser. After I bought a couple of beers, I broke even. woohoo!
