Work was soo brutal today, it didn't seem like it was ever going to end and I found out I had to stay late, oh no I wanted to go to the Legends Day at the horse track, I have been seeing the billboards advertising for it all month. Doug Brown, Chris Christorou and soo many legends were going to be there.
Finally I got to leave work at 2PM.
I walked down there it was pretty cold outside for the last day of June, it didn't seem like summer whatsoever!
I arrived there and saw a big wheel and I approached the spinning wheel that gateway casino had set up for prizes. I decided to give the wheel a spin, I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, the music is blaring and the crowd is cheering. I take a deep breath and I saw the colors blur together as it spins faster and faster, I don't think I was suppose to spin it that hard, but oh well. My eyes are glued to the wheel, willing it to land somewhere I wanted it to land. The suspense is killing me.
As the wheel starts to slow down, my heart races even faster. The tension was in the air.
I landed on free merch. I feel a rush of excitement and relief wash over me as I step forward to claim my prize, a tshirt!! I did it, I conquered the spinning wheel of suspense!
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After that I walked around, the had all kinds of food trucks like Beavertails and Wicked Witches, but holy, there were pretty expensive, so I didn't get anything from those food trucks.
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I walked around some more and I came across something called the Bill Gavin Racing Alliance.
They had a drive to win virtual harness driving thing set up there, so I signed up to give it a whirl, I waited ten minutes, then it was my turn.
As I strapped myself in, I could feel my heart racing again, I have never done anything virtual reality before.
The countdown began, and suddenly transported to the race track teeming with life. The sights and sounds were so vivid like I was actually there.
I pushed myself to go faster, eager to see what challenges lay ahead.
But as I raced towards the finish line. I could see that I was falling behind. The other horses were ahead of me, their movements fluid and precise. I pushed harder, determined to catch up and claim victory.
As I crossed the finish line. I realized that I had come in forth place. I felt a twinge of disappointment, but also a sense of pride. I had pushed myself to the limit and had experienced the thrill of virtual reality horse races.
As I removed the harness and stepped back into the real world. I knew that I would never the adventure I had just experienced.
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I was still feeling a little hungry, luckily I found somewhere cheaper than those food trucks. They were selling hot dogs for a fundraiser for a Hospital Foundation.
The hot dog was kind of small, but it was for a good cause.
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The place was pretty busy, lots of people drove there!
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People were greeting all the Legends, getting their autographs and all that fun stuff.
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And now the next race is going to begin, I arrived in time for race number five, I put some money on the number three horse named Just Ask Joe
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He was leading most of the race, but than ended up losing, ahhh
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Race number six, I put some money on a horse named Halva Hanover, maybee my luck will change this time
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But nope Halva didn't up being my lucky horse, Halva lost. Now I'm 0 for 2
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Surely it must be my next pick will be a winner, you know what they say, third times a charm, so I put my money on "Rising Dragon"
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And Rising Dragon won the race, woot woot I won, then I cashed out and I was about to bet on the next race and someone called me and needed help moving to a new apartment, so I agreed and I left the race tracks to help him out.
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