(Magnitude wins the G1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on Friday afternoon / All Photos by Holly M. Smith)

Editor’s Note:

The wind had a little tasty twang to it on Friday, as the temps dipped into the teenage numbers. The ground was a bit more stern and stout than giving. The grass was a bit more mean than living. The fact as that Fall had suddenly turned into Winter, without even a warning shot.

But that didn’t keep our great friend, Holly M. Smith, from her appointed rounds at Churchill Downs.

She bundled up. And, she went down to the Downs.

And, she caught some of the best horses to compete at the track this year. Here’s some of her looks:

Rattle N Roll Rolling to the Paddock: 

Hit Show Became Hit Placed: 

Magnitude Had the Attitude to Win G1 Clark:

Lush Lips Was Smooching: