Funabashi Friday

Having been a taxi driver for the kids all week, I managed to escape to Funabashi for the day today, bumping into old friends and breathing in the wonderful atmosphere - there's nothing to beat the close-up colour, speed and sound of NAR racing.

I took almost 250 pictures, including some beautiful jockey portraits (the light was absolutely perfect for SLR photography with a fast lens), but I rather like this one for summing up the day in one shot, as it's so peaceful - the Funabashi race track is my haven after all. Hope you like it, too...