It was freezing

Frost is here

last night the temperature was below freezing,

but we still had a nice Saturday

at Klampenborg Racetrack.

Water had frozen to ice on the plastic chairs

and we admired this very thin and fragile piece of ice.

After drying off the table and chairs

we could have our picnic.

This is my Mom studying the race card,

while my Brother is studying the horses

that are flying past on the heavy surface.

Again, it wasn't the most perfect fall day.

The colors of the trees were a bit dark,

but I could see some red colors over on the other side

in Dyrehavsbakken.

These are the beautiful old stands.

Horse racing in Denmark

Today we went to Denmark

to watch the horse races at Klampenborg.

It wasn't the perfect fall day,

that we try to find to go there.

The trees at Dyrehavsbakken were still green

and it was a bit rainy to start with.

But the sun came out after a while

 

and the trees in the paddock were prettier.

The 2012 Swedish Derby

I got here in time for the Swedish Derby

that was run Sunday.

My long lens was very useful.

The final turn

and two horses fighting for the victory

but Bomar won comfortably.

Bomar and Fredrik Johansson are coming back to be celebrated
as the winners of the 2012 Swedish Derby.

Fredrik now has eight victories in this race

and a total of thirteen Derby victories.