Already told him he is gonna have to give up more shots now. He should have told us he hacked it around and barely broke 100.

I've played a lot of good courses in 27 years of playing golf and yesterday was easily top 3. Just a fantastic experience. If I could have putted at all, I really could have posted a number.

Have fun boys, sorry I cant make it.

Remember, watch out for BT, he cheats on the golf course.

We made our way to the range tonight after the track. He did surprisingly well. Heels caught a flight in tonight due to weather coming into Raleigh tomorrow. BT and I chilling in Tampa airport now awaiting arrival. Toss up between Joes crab shack or IHOP for dinner tonight. Suggestions?

How the track picks go?

There is an all-star Grunder call tomorrow in the 5th:

1. Rbandzmakeherdance

3. Miteaswellbetheone

5. Shayenut'ntonobody

:tro:

That's one fine looking group

Front row: co host, Dan (Rudeboy), Seth (Golfer), John (Knicks buddy), Kev (GPK)
Back row: Lori (Antitrust), Mitch (Fulla Sheets), Terry (Minnskinny), Brian (BT), Tom (knicks), Dave (heels), Tom (3kings) and the man, the myth, the legend, Richard Grunder
Missing: our other co host Mike (Bigs))

As a first timer, I had a great time! This is a group that is all about what Derby Trail is all about.....good times, good handicapping, and hospitality, especially from Bigs and Kevin. I will try to dismiss the many times GPK called me old man, although my golf game sure showed that. I really enjoyed the trip, and I encourage all to try and do this sometime in the future.
Thanks again,
MinnSkinny

The DRF: $8.75
Losing wagers over 3 days: somewhere well north of $100
Hanging at Tampa Bay Downs with a great bunch of friends: PRICELESS!!!

As always BIG thanks to our local hosts Bigs and Rude. The weather was not ideal, or typical warm FLA weather, but certainly better than what most of us had traveled from. Cashing tickets, at least for me, were few and far between, but the drinks were good, the show parlay was rolling for a while, the golf was decent and the laughs were plentiful. Great time catching up with some old friends and meeting new ones (Minn, Knicks and John).

Already looking forward to the next gathering.

"Delta is dead to me"
Dave

Thanks to Bigs and Rude for hosting us. Had a great time, met a lot of great people and cant wait for the next trip!! Was up and down betting but that's pretty normal. My golf game was exactly how I remember it lol. Hoped for better weather but when I landed yesterday I realized the weather was fantastic.

Yet, still just as handsome.

Sure are a lot of waters on that table...Must have been reeaaaaally hot out..:wf

Of course, it's sunny and 79 degrees today :zz::mad:

Horrid weather aside, it was a blast to reconnect with some dear friends and make a few new ones. Hope we can all do it again sometime soon!

"Once Delta does you dirty, you CANNOT go back to Delta!!" ~ 1st Commandment of the Show Parlay ;)

Another great trip, but still felt a touch empty without everyones favorite Freehold VIP not making an appearance. We were lost without Herk as well, but 3kings kept him in the loop by seeking out some Oaklawn horses for our parlays. Always great catching up with old friends (BT, 3kings, golfer, fulla sheets, antitrust, and the always enigmatic Exacta Bob) and meeting new friends, knickslions and his buddy, john. It was especially great finally meeting Terry (MinnSkinny) after all these years. It was special for me to finally get in a round of golf with him. Always fun to play golf with someone that has the same amount of passion towards the sport as well. Special thanks to are local hosts Rude and Bigs and Mrs. Bigs (who graciously put me up for a night.)

We had a few really strong show parlays working, but as usual, we had no clue when to stop. The golf was ok at times, but it was ugly more often than not.:D

As good as the "Delta is dead to me" line was, it doesnt hold a candle to the line Rude uttered to Bigs and I as we were discussing the training ability of John Rigattieri.
"He's been ice cold since he was red hot.":zz::zz:

I can promise you, I was the only one drinking water.

There was DEFINITELY water in many of those glasses, even if it was just ice cubes melting. And Hydration is very important during long days at the track. All degenerates know this;)

FYI

http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/

No one goes to IHOP for pancakes, let us know when it's national eggs Benedict day.;). Fun weekend everyone, special thanks to Dan and Mike for being great hosts.

Grunder in that photo is the nuts!!!!

You missed douche guy with the bad hair dye job. He went ballastic after one race where his horse got "trapped 6 times". I feel certain it was a 6 panel sprint. I saw him 10 min after the race and he had some poor guy by the arm showing him the replay on tv. He paced the Grunder Bar for another 15 minutes after that, steadily talking to himself.

That same night there was a couple of Guidos that had the Big M form laid out on their table. They didn't take too kindly to my shoulder capping and since I had no desire to be buried beside Hoffa, I quickly retreated and hid behind Bigs and 3kings:D

Douche hair guy was also chewing the cougars ear off after that race too. One piece of work for sure!

His angst was matched by Prime Rib Slicer Guy at the Derby Lane Buffet when 3Kings had the gall to present a special request.

Prime Rib Slicer Guy: "What would you like?"

Tom: "Prime Rib, and can you make that a thic-"

PRSG: "NO THICK SLICES SIR!!"

Tom: "Sorry, regular slice of Prime Rib, please." :(

That dude was one unhappy employee that night. I first asked him if he could cut off the other end hoping it would be a little less rare (raw). ITS RARE ALL THE WAY THRU SIR. Then I asked if he could cut a couple slices of turkey. He was none to pleased having to walk the 3 ft to the other end of the carving table

Just a touch bigger than the one we saw on Thurs at The Eagles:eek:
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/alli...rse-in-florida

That guy ate the ones we saw. :eek:

Tough loss by Carolina dave. Too many turnovers again

Yeah, my concern going in was the 4 games in 4 nites factor. Seemed to me their tank was empty the latter part of the second half esp on the defensive side. You will not win many games giving up 51 in a half.

Wow Harvard almost got them

Carolina was VERY fortunate to win last night. They will have to play a whole lot better on Sat.