Another year, and another Virginia Gold Cup in the books!
This was on my second Gold Cup, and it took a bit of convincing to get me to go again after last year's disastrous first attendance; I am happy to report that I did not get assaulted and threatened with physical violence by any random attendees like I did at last year's rainy mud-fest of a horse-race. In fact, if you watched the Kentucky Derby today, the weather at that event mirrored the Gold Cup's weather one year ago. Although it did sprinkle off and on as the afternoon went on, it was still much drier and enjoyable than the introductory fiasco from last year.
One benefit to being a muddy mess is it makes for dramatic pictures. I admittedly was more focused on relaxing than capturing photos this year, and my placement during the event was at the beginning of the home-stretch, not at the finish line like last year; for those reasons, I feel last year's photos turned out more dramatic, but that's no problem.
Since I presented last year's muddy photos in grungy black and white, I am sharing this year's captures in color. If you'd like to see all the photos in color and black and white (or even make a purchase), you can do so by viewing the gallery here.