Teaching your daughters to gamble

[Bigsmc]

My girls, 5 and 3 have literally been going to the track since they were infants. My oldest has been to CRC, GP (pre renovation), and Saratoga. My youngest only Saratoga. They both have grown up at Tampa Bay Downs. They are greeted by the employees and security there like the regulars they are.

They both learned their colors from saddle cloths in the post parade. My oldest learned her number recognition from the racing form (pony papers as she calls them) and we are working on her reading skills by attempting horse names in the form.

They both fight over who gets to go with Daddy to bet. They come right up to the machines with me. They get to push the print button, return voucher button, grab the tickets and are thrilled.

Horses are a huge part of their life and they get to experience a lot more than other kids their age.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

My girls, 5 and 3 have literally been going to the track since they were infants. My oldest has been to CRC, GP (pre renovation), and Saratoga. My youngest only Saratoga. They both have grown up at Tampa Bay Downs. They are greeted by the employees and security there like the regulars they are.

They both learned their colors from saddle cloths in the post parade. My oldest learned her number recognition from the racing form (pony papers as she calls them) and we are working on her reading skills by attempting horse names in the form.

They both fight over who gets to go with Daddy to bet. They come right up to the machines with me. They get to push the print button, return voucher button, grab the tickets and are thrilled.

Horses are a huge part of their life and they get to experience a lot more than other kids their age.

LOL Bigs....the perfect Dad.

[Linny]

last year, when my son was in kindergarten, they had "mystery reader" days when a parent, grandparent, sibling etc. of a student would come in and read to the kids.
I volunteered to do it then when I got there, started to wonder, should I have brought my own book, or may I use one from the classroom. All I had in the car to read was the Form so I could see me sitting down in the "special guest rocking chair" and beginning "Once upon a time, there was a first time gelding who could...all he needed was those blinkers..." Luckily, I was early and ducked into the library to grab a book. Of course my son, who is quite familiar with racing terminology and PP's would not have batted an eye. I can imagine the faces on the parents of the other kids when they went home and said, "Some lady came in and read us the Racing Form!"

[MLC]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

My girls, 5 and 3 have literally been going to the track since they were infants. My oldest has been to CRC, GP (pre renovation), and Saratoga. My youngest only Saratoga. They both have grown up at Tampa Bay Downs. They are greeted by the employees and security there like the regulars they are.

They both learned their colors from saddle cloths in the post parade. My oldest learned her number recognition from the racing form (pony papers as she calls them) and we are working on her reading skills by attempting horse names in the form.

They both fight over who gets to go with Daddy to bet. They come right up to the machines with me. They get to push the print button, return voucher button, grab the tickets and are thrilled.

Horses are a huge part of their life and they get to experience a lot more than other kids their age.

Who would have thought that going to a racetrack would provide developmentally appropriate activities for a early childhood program? I'm going to include this in our lesson planning.