Horse City by Crystal P. at InsiderPages
Monday, February 13, 2006
I went to Emerald Downs this August on their family/Boeing sponsored day which was awesome. They had pony rides for the kids and bouncy house and face painting. Of course those things are only on this once a year date we went otherwise that is just the flat area of grass to have a nice a little more private conversation instead of sitting in the stands. Betting was very fun! And you don't need to know anything about horses to bet, they have a booklet at each race of the horses and their stats which by just reading that you get an idea of what to bet on, and the staff at the betting counter will help you! If you don't want to bet its fun to just watch too! I only bet 6$ and walked away with 12$ and the concession foods is pretty cheap compared some other sporting events. It was a great family day can't wait to go again! Cheap entry as well, and very friendly staff. LOTS AND LOTS of parking..they have a shuttle that picks up people in each parking area, I was splurging and went all the way to the door and got the valet for 7$!