My family has always really been in to the race track. We live in Chicago so we have two that are right near our house and we always go to the million. It isn't just a fun thing to do when you are betting on horses and watching the races, it is also time to spend with your family.
When I was little we would go with my dad to the track all of the time. He would teach us about betting odds and explain what everything in the racing form meant and we would sit on his lap and watch the races. There were also a lot of other things to do besides looking over sports odds and watching horses run. There were shows and places that kids could play and fun drinks (now that I'm older I really think they're fun ha). But we always had such a good time.
Now every year we go for father's day with my dad and all of his brothers and my cousins. We have such a great time spending the day with my dad doing something that we all love and he is great at sport betting (which is weird to say but he just knows things I think ha) and I almost always win money. I also think it is really fun to see all of the different kinds of people that go and bet. There are families and business men and then you also see buses of older people coming from nursing homes which I think is hilarious and really cute (I hope to be like them one day).
Now that I am older and can go on my own, I bring my friends and my boyfriend we'll spend the day there drinking and betting and just having a great time. There are places to get lunch and it is fun to just hang out and watch the horses (and also get a tan). I like that I can take something that I grew up doing with my family and show my friends what it is all about (and most of them love it).
I know when I grow up and have a family and I am going to make this part of my life with them. I also plan on taking my dad a lot too. You're never too old for the race track!
