2007-07 The Winners Circle at Canterbury Downs

We went out to Canterbury Downs in Shakopee on Friday for an evening of horse racing. When we got there, we ran into our neighbors, Mike and Nancy, who were out to watch Nancy's sister's horse, Dazling Danni, run. LeAnn's sister Sue and husband John were also out at the track, so we knew a lot of people.

It was a beautiful evening, although it was hot. Fortunately, the way that the track is situated, the grandstand shields the track level seating from the sun so it was not uncomfortable.

Before the big race, we were invited down into the paddock area to watch the horses parade and the jockeys mount the horses. Hailey got to shake hands with the jockey and wish him luck. As the horses approached the track area, we placed our bets and made our way to the track. Hailey went down to the finish line on the rail to get a good close up view.

Dazling Danni ran a great race and put on a huge burst of speed at the end to take first place. Everyone was very excited about the win and headed for the winner's circle where we got our photo taken with the winning team. We then went inside into celebrate with the proud owners.

Thanks to Nancy for the photos for this post as we ended up going there without our camera (a rare occurrence).