Kentucky Downs 2018. There you can see the new snooty pavilion atop the paved apron where the old bleachers used to sit atop gravel.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Looking back at the snooty new pavilion, and the main racing building.

Kentucky Downs 2018. A nice crowd showed up for the Opening Day card, a Thursday. It wasn't even a big stakes day.

Kentucky Downs 2018. And they're off, in some race otr another!

Kentucky Downs 2018. Whoa nellie! It's an Alex Hartmann spotting, long-time acquaintance of the McChump Racing Tour.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Inside the snooty pavilion at our table kindly paid for by Roxy Roxborough.
That's Roxy in the hat and blue shirt, Maury Wolff holding forth, Jeff D. and Jan W., at right of the table,
Alise peeking out in the lower right corner, then sorry I do not remember names but great people.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Another view of our snooty pavilion table.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Hey I found this on Saturday, a pettin' zoo! Took photo to text to McChump #2 and make him jealous.

Kentucky Downs 2018. While I was goofing around Jan was actuallytaking pictures of horses.

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Kentucky Downs 2018. Roxy's "suite" at the Westin.

Kentucky Downs 2018. View of downtown Nashville from Roxy's Westin room.

Kentucky Downs 2018. This was in the lobby of the Westin. I don't know what the hell it was.
I thought maybe an ode to the eco-spaceships in the Bruce Dern sci-fl classic "Silent Running" or something.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Nashville beer porn! Jeff took me on a tour of some local microbreweries.

Kentucky Downs 2018. More Nashville beer porn!

Kentucky Downs 2018. More Nashville beer porn.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Yeah I don't know. Spotted in one of the microbreweries.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Score! Not just one but two used Junior Brown CDs.

Kentucky Downs 2018. Finally! Remember those wigwams spotted on the the 2003 trip?
We stayed at 'em this time on the way back to Chicago.
If the wigwam's a rockin', don't bother knockin'.