Eoin in Toga-Town

That's right...this past weekend was Eoin's first trip to Saratoga Springs, NY. We headed up on Friday with most of the Luchina Clan to take over 10 Beechwood Drive and enjoy a day at the track on Saturday.

On the way up on Friday Anne-Marie, Eoin and I stopped in Otis, MA at a little farmers market type place where we took this gem of a photo:



Once we got to Burnt Hills we took Annie's parents up to Saratoga for a walking tour which of course included a trip to Esperantos...and yes, that is a Dough boy in Annie's hand:



From here Annie, Eoin, and Nona enjoyed a ride on the carosel and even got a sticker to prove they went on it:



Nonu and I "enjoyed" some "fresh" spring water and then we headed home for the night:



On Saturday Nonu and I treked up to Saratoga at 6 am to lock up a picnic table for the day. We were harassing this guy who cut the line who then threatened to "Rip my lips off"...Seriously? Who rips lips off? That's like a man slapping a man instead of just throwing a punch!

Anyway, we killed the next 4 hours at Uncommon Grounds and reading the racing form and then enjoyed a great day at the track:



Eoin did an OK job picking horses as he locked up the first exacta for me. Overall Jodi Luchina was the big winner connecting on the exacta pair of ARRRRRRR and Feline Felone. And if you've never heard Tom Durkin call a race with this horse check it out below...it's worth a listen!