My hometown of Clonmel have a race meeting every month and myself and my family decided to go as we are on holidays and a few drinks and an old flutter never did anyone any harm......... Oh wait Larry down the road lost his arse after an old flutter putting his house on a horse but apart from him and the thousands addicted to gambling, an old flutter never did anyone any harm.
I never have been to a race meeting in Clonmel. I live around the corner from the course but I was living abroad and in Dublin for most of my adult life so I never really got the chance to go to the races. I do really like the whole industry. There is something really good about Ireland and horses. We treat them like royalty. Watching them go around the parade ring is a sight to behold. Their carers know their personalities, feed them, water them and groom them. Coolmore is nearby which is the one of the worlds most famous stud farms. They have heated stables and the hay that they eat is the highest grade. It is awesome how well they are looked after. Any animal rights activists need to have a look around Coolmore to realise that these guys are the best looked after animals in the world. Some horses look nervous before a race. Some are fine and look excited. Race horses are small in stature and are like supermodels in the horse world.
The scenery around Clonmel racecourse is beautiful. Slievenamon mountain in the background and the Comeragh mountains are behind us. I don't live in a bad spot.
The first race the favourite was odds on so I did not back him purposefully. I wanted bang for my buck but the favourite won and that is why he was the favourite I suppose.
The second race we won. My sister bet on a horse who threw the jockey off. He stopped right in front of her as if to say, you shouldn't of backed me. So I recouped my losses from race won.
Race 3 and 4 we broke even. The last race of the evening I was looking through the guide. There was a horse in the guide called Treasure Island. Seen that I am in the middle of a Treasure Hunt with 
Treasure Island won easy and we celebrated like we won the lotto. This horse racing lark is good fun especially when you have a few drinks in you. With the race admission, all the bets and drinks taken away I would say we profited 50 euro. No bad for a day out.
Treasure Island romping home. You really get into the shouting and roaring to bring them home. It was great!
I am looking forward to the next meeting. It is a stones throw away so I might mosey up for a flutter.