Friday was a beautiful day, perfect for my trip to Belmont Park to see the races. I have questions about the need for treating animals this way, but wanted to see the horses and the racetrack that I grew up very close to, but had never visited. And I wanted to shoot some reference of horses.The place was pretty much empty when we arrived. A few hard core gambler types and surprisingly some families. My favorite part was when the bugler would come out and do that fanfare to announce the start of the race.The grounds were prettier than I expected. See? I kept missing the front ends of the horses. Everything went by very fast. In the end, I was ahead $6 and change from my three bets, but then there was the $11 train ride to get out there. It was worth it, even if I wasn't a big winner.