A day at the races, Fonner Park

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:45 pm

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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Post by **Brad** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:55 pm

Great Photos Candleshoe!

Post by **nebugeater** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:05 pm

Nice stuff!!!!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:09 pm

I agree nice pictures. That is crazy how many geese are around the track.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:58 pm

Nice

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:54 pm

Holy schnikes!

The second, third, and to a certain extent fourth pictures look more like a swarm of locusts than a flock of geese.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:49 pm

Number 7 must be the manliest man in the entire midwest.

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Sat May 02, 2015 10:03 pm

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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skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun May 03, 2015 2:52 am

Great pictures, as always.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun May 03, 2015 5:05 am

Great pics!

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 04, 2015 2:17 pm

Good stuff. Was Saturday the last day of the race season at Fonner?

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Mon May 04, 2015 6:38 pm

Brad wrote:Good stuff. Was Saturday the last day of the race season at Fonner?

Yep. They move to Horsemans next.

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 04, 2015 6:41 pm

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.

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:25 am

"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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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:32 am

Great pics!

I didn't know the season has already begun.

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:39 am

Coyote wrote:Great pics! I didn't know the season has already begun.

Oh yeah... they're been running since February. The season wraps on May 7th.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:24 pm

As always great pictures....I look forward to the few of the races that you post each year!

Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:45 pm

Nice photos as always Joe.

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