Yesterday, May 1, was Labour Day here, as in much of the world outside North America. It’s a holiday, and pretty much everything is closed.

However, it’s also the day they hold the Gran Premio Republica Argentina horse race and a few of us decided to go. We were blessed with one of those beautiful summer days that sometimes interrupt fall, so that was a bonus.

There was also a street food fair in the grounds of the Hipodromo, so we managed to have some tasty lunch between races. You don’t pay to get into the horse racing here, which makes it an even more attractive day out.

Here are just a few photos of our afternoon.

The horses strut their stuff in the paddock before going out to the track for the race.

The view from our seat on the steps, where you get a better view of the race than down at track level.

The Winner’s Circle!

There was also a feature on sustainable hats — not sure what that actually means, but they were fun. Here some lovely young women show them off.

Having a seat after the exhausting activity of watching the races!