{"id":1201,"date":"2013-06-02T06:14:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T06:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2023-05-31T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:37:20","slug":"a-day-at-the-races-in-longchamp-2-the-full-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2013\/06\/02\/a-day-at-the-races-in-longchamp-2-the-full-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day at the Races in Longchamp (2) &#8211; The Full Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longchamp is a racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,2142495,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Magazine (subscribers only) had a story on the end of horse racing not so long ago<\/a>. This is why we decided to go to the races, in order not to miss something. I found it really interesting and a great, and difficult, <a href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2014\/11\/30\/racecourse\/\">subject for photography<\/a> too. Here is the full story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/fr\/album\/917232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my day at the races<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"the Longchamp racecourse (HDR) by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8875943972\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3710\/8875943972_b6c0dfd553_z.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"the Longchamp racecourse (HDR)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe racecourse is teeming with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horseracing_in_Great_Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">punters<\/a> &#8230; hummmmm not really&#8230;<br \/>\n<a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-4980 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909683189\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7396\/8909683189_4bdeecb51d_c.jpg?resize=534%2C800\" alt=\"A Day at the Races in Longchamp (2) - The Full Story\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWait a minute &#8230; I found one; nice hat!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-4942 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910266228\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3683\/8910266228_829d36fa5c_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"A Day at the Races in Longchamp (2) - The Full Story\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHorses going round the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bet1015.com\/beginners-guide-to-horse-racing-including-rituals-etiquette-dress-code.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;parade ring&#8221;, an important part of the horse racing ritual<\/a>. Then, punters rush to the betting stalls (and self-service kiosks, far less romantic) to put a \u20ac2 or \u20ac10 wager on the gigis they have seen parading around the ring.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5044 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909691353\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8131\/8909691353_b030c56c2a_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"A Day at the Races in Longchamp (2) - The Full Story\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere they are &#8230; betting in full swing (even though most of it is happening either remotely or over the Internet)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-4952 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909645601\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2829\/8909645601_b4f330b1d4_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"A Day at the Races - The Full Story\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI like the patterns on their backs or whatever they call it in horse speak.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5050 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910304542\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7359\/8910304542_d734b7b6b0_c.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"antimuseum.com--5050\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nShaking hands with the owners. Horses and jockeys are coming from all over the world. This one above is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishracing.com\/jockey?name=Tom-Queally&amp;prt=4914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Queally<\/a> from Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5040 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910251976\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2818\/8910251976_7738c587e7_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"antimuseum.com--5040\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe &#8220;parade ring&#8221; show is over, jockeys and horses are heading for the racecourse.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5073 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910309784\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7407\/8910309784_86dd6d017f_c.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5073\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOooops! Wait a minute, I&#8217;m losing my helmet!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5100 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910331554\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8113\/8910331554_124b80d8e3_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5100\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe horses started from all the way across the racecourse, but here they come &#8230; very fast. Here&#8217;s that man with his iPad on the left. Hmmmm, certainly a great photo he took there!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5127 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8910323552\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3691\/8910323552_51fb1418aa_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5127\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCan you see anything, mate?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5107 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909711751\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2839\/8909711751_e2653bb838_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5107\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNumber 5 seemed to win all the races &#8230; and then I realised it wasn&#8217;t the same number 5. Maybe that&#8217;s the lucky number. My wife got 2 out of the first 3 horses in that race and she won bloody nothing. I found that very unfair.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Longchamp - horse galop - finish by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8875330601\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5331\/8875330601_3a547b9bc8_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"Longchamp - horse galop - finish\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe final gallop. Imagine the state of that turf after the race&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5011 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909704595\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7358\/8909704595_34f95d8ed8_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5011\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe finish line (I like the way that horses are caught as if hanging in the air, defying gravity.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5017 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909717327\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2853\/8909717327_a10c3326aa_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe race is over, and jockeys and horses go back to their stalls. Jockeys aren&#8217;t always young, this one looks like he is 100 years old. Very surprising.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5030 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909719411\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3687\/8909719411_3151ef44d8_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"antimuseum\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis one is younger.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"antimuseum.com-longchamp-5023 by ygourvennec, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yag\/8909723753\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3773\/8909723753_09b23ee415_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWatching the screen&#8230; and goodbye Longchamp!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longchamp is a racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.\u00a0Time Magazine (subscribers only) had a story on the end of horse racing not so long ago. 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