On August 30th, 2008, I visited Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, Calfornia, about 25 minutes north of down town San Diego for a day at the races, Microbrew festival, and Devo concert.  I arrived at the racetrack around 2 pm and made our way to the Clubhouse main entrance.  Upon entering I have to say we were overwhelmed by the sheer number of people inside of the gates.  We also felt a bit uncomfortable because we appeared to have under-dressed for the event.  My husband was in a button up shirt and I was in a skirt, but we were instantly trumped by the Prada bag toting women adorned in Vera Wang dresses and men in their finest polos.  There were well-dressed people toting drinks as far as the eye could see, and we first made our way to the lawn area where the horses getting ready to race were being shown.  Having no knowledge of horse racing or betting, saying I was confused regarding what was going on is an understatement; I had absolutely no clue.  I spent about 10 minutes admiring some overly ripped equine specimens and their midget handlers, and set off to explore other parts of the track. Continue reading →