A day at the races

A day at the races, a set on Flickr.

The Overseas Women's Club organized a charity event at the Bangalore Turf Club. What a great day! The theme was to dress posh for the box section, eat and drink there, bet on the fine horses and generally have a good time with like minded people. For me, also take a lot of pics of something I've never seen with my own eyes - or through my own lenses - before.

The drinking bit probably had a somewhat negative impact on the picture taking aspect, but some of them turned out OK anyway thanks to having the camera on continuous shooting mode all day. I also got quite excited about the betting, which was a surprise - but a fun one. I also won some money in a couple of races, which meant I ended up just shy of break even.

My expectations going in were pretty low. In Finland they organize trotting horse races, which are almost as exciting as drying paint whenever they show highlights on the TV - which is often.

So, this was an activity I never would've done on my own, but if there's another opportunity later in life I'm definitely game for another day at the races.