Champagne dreams on a craft beer budget? Here’s how to do a budget Breeders’ Cup trip at Del Mar like a pro—without paying Turf Club prices. There’s nothing quite like the smell of fresh hay, million-dollar horses, and overpriced cappuccinos at sunrise. Welcome to the Breeders’ Cup 2025 at Del Mar, where dreams are fast …
Four days at Del Mar and I’m officially a woman of leisure who smells faintly of sunscreen, horses, and (mostly) winning betting strategies. Friends, family, food, and placing deeply scientific bets on the fillies—plus the occasional handsome colt who caught my eye—made this the exact fall escape I didn’t know I needed. Del Mar on …
“And they’re off!” To Big Bear Lake for another fabulous Kentucky Derby party. Want to host the best Kentucky Derby party west of the Mississippi? Kentucky Derby party ideas are easier than hitting a Pick 6 on Derby day! If you’ve never thrown a Kentucky Derby party, let me just say—what are you waiting for? …
The first time I convinced my family to take me to the horse races I was twelve years old. I had on my huge nineties oversized nerdy glasses that, I can’t believe this, but are back in style here in 2023! I’m sure I could see the ponies so well behind the extremely thick plastic …
I think I have had Taylor Swifts Welcome to New York stuck in my head for six days straight. Or maybe it’s just that the madness of upstate New York humidity is getting to me. When we planned to drive from southern California to upstate New York in the summertime, sure I knew it would …