hot dog buns
The secret to the bread pudding at Keeneland is hot dog buns. My friend Matt tells me this and his sources are absolutely reliable - he heard it from the chef himself. I was fortunate enough to have some of this excellent bread pudding this week, as Ella and I attended day 1 of the Keeneland fall yearling sale. The top sale of the day brought a mere $5.2 million, as compared with $11.7 million for the top horse the following day.
There are so many great things about the Keeneland Association, just one of which is that 99% of their activities are free (or at least inexpensive) and open to the general public. Try popping in for an auction at Sotheby's, or Derby day at Churchill downs - it's just not going to happen. The Keeneland fall yearling sale is one of the premier thoroughbred events in the world, and it's free and open to the public. Heck, all you need is a letter of credit on file, and you too can plunk down $11 million plus for a 1-year-old never-raced-before pony. Knock yourself out.
Ella and I of course just go for the spectacle of things. There's also the spectacular buffet at the Phoenix room, which features a top-shelf selection of food, including their bread pudding with bourbon sauce. You'd better bring your "A" game though - it's a lot of food.
Looks like I'll be going back to France for a couple weeks in October. I've got a new boss, but he is also a really cool guy. Looking forward to having friends and family down in October for the fall racing season and the spectacular Bluegrass fall colors.
There are so many great things about the Keeneland Association, just one of which is that 99% of their activities are free (or at least inexpensive) and open to the general public. Try popping in for an auction at Sotheby's, or Derby day at Churchill downs - it's just not going to happen. The Keeneland fall yearling sale is one of the premier thoroughbred events in the world, and it's free and open to the public. Heck, all you need is a letter of credit on file, and you too can plunk down $11 million plus for a 1-year-old never-raced-before pony. Knock yourself out.
Ella and I of course just go for the spectacle of things. There's also the spectacular buffet at the Phoenix room, which features a top-shelf selection of food, including their bread pudding with bourbon sauce. You'd better bring your "A" game though - it's a lot of food.
Looks like I'll be going back to France for a couple weeks in October. I've got a new boss, but he is also a really cool guy. Looking forward to having friends and family down in October for the fall racing season and the spectacular Bluegrass fall colors.
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