This year, I spent Mother’s Day with John, his momma and brother Dave at Arlington Race Track. Growing up on a horse farm, I spent my summers watching horse shows and playing around in the barn. But surprisingly enough, I have never attended a horse race before. My parents are American Saddlebred horse trainers and are in a completely different area of the industry than racing.

With that being said, my first experience at the tracks was a blast. Unfortunately, I didn’t win much of anything but had so much fun learning how to bet and watching all of the races take place. We also had a wonderful time celebrating John’s mom Jeanne. Unlike the rest of us, she had Mother’s Day luck and had quite a bit of success betting!

Second Shooting.