Chocolate Tea 2016

Chocolate Tea Drawing

Assateague Island Jan.2016

 Chincoteague Pony Drawing

The Chincoteague Pony, sometimes called the Assateague Horse, live on Assateague Island. The island borders Maryland and Virginia on the Eastern Shore. The horse breed has lived on the island for hundreds of years, and is believed to have been brought there by settlers from Spain or shipwrecks. The ponies were officially registered as a breed in 1994. 

Assateague Island has a Maryland State Park, and National Park land on the South end. My family has camped and taken day trips to the State Park numerous times.  

California Chrome 2016

California Chrome Drawing

Victor R. Carrasco 2016

Victor Carrasco Drawing

Victor is one of the top Jockeys at Laurel Park, He won the Eclipse Award last year for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. I have posted some photos of Victor on this blog, and we follow each other on Twitter. He is also good friends with Dottie, by TBR-BFF.

Photos from Laurel Park by other people 2016

 Clark, Myself, and Dottie                          Photo by Cynthia Longo

 Photo by Jim Fleenor

 Photo by Jim Fleenor

 Photo by Jim Fleenor

Photo by Jim Fleenor

I have met and become friends with some really nice people at Laurel Park. I met Cynthia Longo on Maryland Million Day. She was with Clark Shaffer that day. I also met photographer Jim Fleenor. His brother in law is a horse owner and trainer. Jim comes and shoots photos whenever his brother in law has horses on the card.

Laurel Park Jan.2,2016

 Clark with his Sir Barton Drawing

 Dottie with her Tapit Drawing

Jevian Toledo in Winners Circle aboard Classic Wildcat

 Jockey Jevian Toledo signed a print for Dottie

 Me with an Out Rider Pony "Lucky"

Jevian Toledo in Winners Circle aboard Christmas Barn

 Joshua with Jockey Jevian Toledo

 Tapits offspring Playful Love

Playful Love in the Paddock

Had a great day today at Laurel Park! My son Joshua joined me for his first race card ever. 

I gave my track friend Clark a drawing that I did of Sir Barton. Clarks Great Grandpop trained Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown in 1919. 

I also got to finally meet my Twitter friend Dottie. She has become my TBR-BFF, and I am learning a lot from her. I gave her the drawing I did of Tapit, her favorite horse.

Over the fall, I got to be friends with Jockey Jevian Toledo. Today he signed a print for Dottie, and took a picture with Joshua.

The day was topped of by seeing one of Tapits offspring, Playful Love, race in the 8th.