Hambletonian Festival

This weekend was the Hambletonian Festival and we had a blast. It started with the parade in Rutherford,NJ. Silly me only took pictures of the horses :) You can see them in the slideshow below. I loved seeing so many different horses in one place. With the exception of the lady standing next to me who thought braided manes and tails were cruel, the crowd was great. After the parade we were able to get autographs of harness racing drivers and trainers, including John Campbell.



Hambletonian Festival

We were completely starved and overheated so we made our way to the Rutherford Blimpie. Post time wasn't until 5:00 so we started looking for things to do. We attempted to visit Mane Connection but they were closed. It was probably for the better since I probably would have brought home a Breyer or two. It was too hot to walk anywhere so we killed the rest of the time wandering around the Garden State Mall.

We got to the Meadowlands early so we could catch the USTA youth race. The ponies and kids were so cute. We also picked up out giveaways which were pretty nice messenger bags. Not bad for a $1.00 admission. The Eliminations were great to watch and Pampered Princess is my pick to win the Hambo. It'd be great if she won too because a fillie hasn't won this race since 1996.