Despite the heavy rain shower forecast, the Felday house set out for a day at the races. We were dressed to the nines in our fancy dresses, fascinators, and suit carrying bags with wine and snacks for a lovely picnic at the race. Next came the journey to Ascot which was delayed almost an hour than we had planned due to the ridiculously long lines at the station to pick up our pre-paid rail tickets. Luckily enough we were able to get seats for the hour long train ride and Monica even found a People's magazine for us to peruse.
As luck would have it though it was raining when we arrived in Ascot. We all brought our umbrellas which helped immensely as we made the trek from the station to the grounds. Deciding to be rebels we walked on the road on the outside of the barrier and beat much of the well dressed crowd that were also walking towards the gate. Everyone looked fabulous and it was great to see all the different dresses, fascinators, top hats, and tails. For some reason it made me feel as if I were in a Victorian movie.
After a couple phone calls and texts we located Fletcher, Jade, and their friends who had a prime spot right by the track. We quickly got settled and opened up the bottles of wine. We were about to go make our first bet when the Queen hit the track. We stayed put and got the see the Queen go by in her carriage and do a little wave. She even smiled!
Those who know me know that I'm not much of a gambler. I've been to a casino maybe 3 or 4 times and each time I've spent no more than $20 each time. So, betting on horse races wouldn't seem like my kind of thing. Nevertheless, I got right into it and chose my first horse named Self Centered to come in either first, second, or third. He had 18-1 odds which I didn't find out until after I had bet but I was feeling lucky! The race started and we watched most of it on a big screen until finally they came zooming by us. All of a sudden I started hearing my horses's name being called out repeatedly and I got super excited because he came in 3rd! I brought my ticket back to the counter and I won 3 times my bet! I only bet 4 pounds so it's not like I was in the millions but I didn't care. I was just excited that I had actually won. I wasn't as lucky the rest of the time but it didn't matter. There was great wine, snacks, and company. Just the recipe for a wonderful afternoon at the races.
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