A day at the races, Fonner Park

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A day at the races, Fonner Park

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You could temporarily rename Fonner Park as "Goose Downs" right now...

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Heading for home, while a riderless horse heads for home the other way...

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I caught some grief from another Hells Angel for taking this photo and he got all tough on me and demanded I delete it. I deleted one image and that satisfied him. I took like five others...

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The weather took a turn after the third race. The temperature dropped nearly thirty degrees in an hour. I fought changing sunlight all the time I was there.

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Great Photos Candleshoe!
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Nice stuff!!!!
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I agree nice pictures.  That is crazy how many geese are around the track.
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Nice :thumb:
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Holy schnikes!  

The second, third, and to a certain extent fourth pictures look more like a swarm of locusts than a flock of geese.
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Re: A day at the races, Fonner Park

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Derby Day, 2015 at Fonner. Nearly standing room only at mid afternoon.

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A little Dixieland swing throughout the day. Plus, the coolness of having a "live" First Call fanfare.

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The hat ladies were everywhere
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My fave shot of the day... the "outlaw" outrider

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Re: A day at the races, Fonner Park

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Great pictures, as always.
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Great pics! :thumb:
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Good stuff. Was Saturday the last day of the race season at Fonner?
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Brad wrote:Good stuff. Was Saturday the last day of the race season at Fonner?
Yep. They move to Horsemans next.
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Candleshoe wrote:
Brad wrote:Good stuff. Was Saturday the last day of the race season at Fonner?
Yep. They move to Horsemans next.
We will be there! Always a fun weekend.
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"Mudders Day", Sunday racing at Fonner Park with a couple of inches of rain already down. The track reportedly was in great condition as they sealed it overnight, it only looks sloppy on the top.

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Great pics! :clap: I didn't know the season has already begun.
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Coyote wrote:Great pics! :clap: I didn't know the season has already begun.
Oh yeah... they're been running since February. The season wraps on May 7th.
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As always great pictures....I look forward to the few of the races that you post each year!
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Nice photos as always Joe.
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