dollar days

calivintage: dollar days

i don’t usually post pictures from these types of outings, mostly because i usually forget to bring my camera.  and if i do bring it, i usually forget to take pictures.  such is life. but on this particular occasion, i did get a few shots of the day.  to explain, the local race track where i live hosts dollar days on sundays. it’s $1 entry, $1 beer, and $1 hot dogs all day long.  what can i say? i’m a cheap date.  cast in point: above you can find me showing off my winnings. the best part is that i got that excited about winning 24 bucks.

other highlights of the day include the teeny tiny olive sword in the bloody mary’s, a shot of my two winner horses that scored me my $24, and the group shot (of course the ladies are all wearing hats!). we were snapping pictures and a couple came up and asked us if we wanted a group shot. gotta love those mugs.

calivintage: dollar days
calivintage: dollar days
calivintage: dollar days
calivintage: dollar days

46 comments

  1. Your hat is amazing. Seriously. Where did you get it, if you don't mind my asking? And if you ever, ever get tired of it, I would totally buy it off of you!

    And I wish I could win when I bet! Most I've won are .75 at las picas at the local fiestas patronales. That was more than ten years ago. Oops.

  2. i've been wanting to go to golden gate fields since i moved to berkeley! sometimes i wake up with their theme song in my head.

  3. hahaha, i do the same thing! every time i bring my camera i take not one picture. i think i'm scared i'm going to lose it, hehe!

  4. I won £1000 at bingo once and have been telling the story ever since. I've got more than my money's worth out of that one!! Well done you. I know it's a vice and a little bit naughty, but there's a real adrenalin rush with any kind of gambling, no matter how small the stake!!

  5. That looks like a lovely day out, I love that all the girls are wearing hats.
    We have ladies day at Ascot in the UK which I would love to go to one day, everyone dresses up and ladies wear the most amazing hats
    x

  6. Well, I am certainly glad you remembered your camera because these photos are so great.

    That hat compliments you perfectly.

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  7. Congrats on winning the 24 bucks! Sound's super exciting and you look really cute while having that kind of fun. And I'm definitely a cheap date too – sometimes I actually think cheap food tastes better than expensive food. Like hot dogs, corn dogs >> steak.

    xo Sherrie

  8. Bucks is bucks, however you get them! Congratulations on a fab day out, I should take myself and the girls to the races sometime :)

  9. I just started reading your blog and love your style. I used to visit Oakland all the time and we would make it a ritual to go with our friends to dollar days for the $1 hot dogs and ice cream sandwiches. We never won much money but it was always fun to read the wacky horse names.

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