There are plenty of ways a family can experience wholesome family togetherness weekend fun. Petting zoo. Children’s museum. Water park. Disney movie marathon. But generally playing the ponies down at the track isn’t on that list. Sure, it sounds fancier when it involves Brooke Shields and mint juleps and stupid hats, but it’s still a six-year-old betting on horses. Brooke divulged:
We went to the Kentucky Derby for the first time as a family, and of course my older one picked the winner.
We tried to talk her out of it. It was 50-to-1. She said, ‘I like the name Mine That Bird and I think it’s good,’ and I said, ‘Now honey, it’s 50-to-1. Those aren’t good odds.’ But she said, ‘Mom, I like it.’ And I was like, ‘Alright, whatever.’ She got like $6,000.
We put it in her college fund and she appreciated that. Her biggest thing was that she got a Kentucky Derby Barbie.
This might seem a tad bit age inappropriate, but you have to remember we’re talking about Brooke Shields here. Her mom was letting her get naked and pretend to be a prostitute on film when she wasn’t even a teenager, so in this case a six-year-old with her own bookie sounds downright innocent.
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Who does she like in the 7th at Belmont?