Star Nicholas

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Our boy Robert is among the ownership group of Star Nicholas,  and so on Saturday a few of us headed down to Hollywood Park to check out his horse race. Star Nicholas has had some pretty impressive wins so far, and was among the favorites to win this weekend. Before the race we headed down to the “paddock” to see Star Nicholas up close before the race.

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Pretty impressive to see a race horse up close.  Star Nicholas made a late surge but ended up coming in second. Another 10 yards and he would have racked up another win.

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Security at the “paddock”

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Our view for the day

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See you at your next race…

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Posted on Apr 27th, 2009 by  beans 

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  1. July 4th at The Home Depot Center | TheOriginalWinger.com says

    […] This is our boy Robert who you might recognize as the proud owner of Star Nicholas. Robert is a huge sports fan, but like many Americans, he had never gotten into soccer before. So having the opportunity to take him to his first professional soccer game was very cool. He picked up on things quickly and as you can see, dude was focused on the game. I think I can officially say that Robert is now a fan and that this is only the first of many games he will be at in the future. […]