Did you get a Horse Racing present?
 

I know I'm not the only person here that received a present that had a horse racing theme - what did you get this year?


I got a lawn jockey :D

welll....sorta. i got sirius satellite radio, so now i can hear steves show. and the other day, i ordered a bay meadows clock as a 'present' to me to hang in my office.

I bought myself a bottle of Woodford Reserve Kentucky bourbon...does that count? :D

I didn't get a pony. Again ....

glad i'm not the only one.....:D

I'm using this Saturday as my paid holiday for this week...and shocking as this may sound, I am gonna treat myself to a trip to the OTB:)

Wow, that's pretty cool.

I've been collecting the Woodford Derby bottle series - that's probably my favorite bourbon but I got a bottle of Booker's as a present so I'm looking forward to enjoying that.

Danzig - I've got the Bay Meadows clock hanging in my office, too!

just thought of something.....i could get one of those and paint with dee tee silks. that would be so awesome!

My 3 year old got a Great Racehorses coloring book from a guy I work with, 30 horses from Darley Arabian to Ghostzapper, complete w/ a summary of the horses life and accomplishments on the racetrack.:)

Who says there are no new racefans?:D

At this stage of our lives we can afford to buy our own ponies, and we could dye them lime green and royal :rolleyes:

without question

my sister gave me a calendar made with pictures I took

Sumwonlovesyou is the month of May

but santa owes me a pony! :p

i have been threatening my wife with this idea for a while now......maybe it's time to follow through?
i thought i'd add a UK, Reds, & Bengals one for the helluvit.

every year when I was a kid I asked for a pony...and my grandfather told me every year that if my dad built a place for it to live he would buy me one. Needless to say that never happened. Which is probably why I bought myself a pony last summer...I'd consider all ridiculous over the top offers on the foal she is going to drop soon:)

me too....never got one tho.

go for it! i'll have to start looking for one that's not painted....

fitting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RDLqb3umsw

My 7 yr old son gave me a framed painting he did of some jockeys on horseback in colorful silks. That may not sound great, but actually it was quite good and will be hung in my office tomorrow.

I also got two books, but I get a couple of those every year.

If my wife would have given me anything related to horseracing, she would consider it an endorsement of betting on horses......which she doesnt like. So, I received nothing. Of course im not counting the callendar from Steve and Hammer.

Speaking of a wife and gifts, selling it as "a Christmas present for myself," I supplemented my little thoroughbred racing display collection with my wife's endorsement the past few weeks. I picked up the 8X10 finish photo of Spectacular Bid's Florida Derby. I also picked up a finish photo/winner's circle photo of Seattle Slew's Preakness. I was fortunate to have attended both races, so they were extra special to me. I have a few 1977 Preakness programs I'll probably try to work into a display. Next I need a Seattle Slew Belmont piece. I have uncashed $2 win tickets from Belmont that day, and the programs and race day DRF from both his Preakness and Belmont.

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I also acquired an Unbridled Kentucky Tavern bar mirror display a couple weeks back. I love it. He'll join Winning Colors and Ferdinand on the wall to my front left. I love those Kentucky Tavern bar mirrors..... I had the opportunity to see Unbridled first person at Arlington in what I recall was his allowance race back after a post Triple Crown competition layoff. I have an uncashed win ticket from that day, too....though not as cool as the 1977 Belmont blue win ticket for Slew's win.

My other personally revered purchase in the last few days was a color photo I had not seen until recently of Secretariat stepping on the track for the post parade with Ron Turcotte up in 1973. It's an amazing capture of his determined and destined pre-race demeanor. I'll be displaying it adjacent to the 8 x 10 black and white photo of his Belmont finish. I acquired that photo for ten bucks at Belmont on the day of Easy Goer's win.

Both Secretariat photos will be next to a stately brass and dark oak framed Puleo signed and numbered portrait of Secretariat I acquired at a country flea market 20+ years ago. #257 of 1000. I was fully prepared to to ecstatically pay the full asking price of $35 until I played dumb with the seller who made up some way off the mark and concocted story about Secretariat and his racing significance and history. He ticked me off enough with his ploy for me to counter, "well, I don't care about the print or the horse, I just want the frame, and I'll give you ten bucks." He accepted. Probably and truly one of the biggest lies I've ever told....

All that said, I'm REALLY looking forward to the wonderful Santa Anita calendar offered here. THANKS!

And I do plan to head to Golden Gate or at least the OTB for the free Golden Gate Fields calendar giveaway this Saturday.

Both calendars will end up around me here, somewhere. :-)

I got the Racing's Greatest Rivalries book. Already half way through it!

Here are a couple places on the internet where you can buy a lawn jockey:

http://www.lawnjockey.com/ (and they're having a sale right now!)

http://www.horseinfo.com/cart/jockey.html


Every fan of horse racing needs one of these guys!

How about one like this......



Karen got it from this person in Georgia, it's made out of aluminum instead of ceramic. The shipping from there to here was a little over $50.00, but Karen won't tell me how much it cost :rolleyes: they also have items on E-Bay.

Carol Moore Demme
Blairsville, Georgia 30512
(706) 897-7692
(706) 835-2176

Gifthorse@windstream.net
www.carolmooredemme.com

I got the Ouija Board book that I have been wanting. I really loved her when she was running and I cant wait to crack the book open.I always get stuff for my horses, which I always look forward too.

I made a plan for a run-in shed, and pasture rotation in a suburban backyard.

Keep that foal, and break them both to a pony cart! :D

Wow, Hoff - very nice!

Bring it to Lexington, and we'll sneak it over and insert it outside the Simulcast area at Keeneland, were the lawn jockeys showing the winners of all the stakes are lined up. Hey, they "might" not notice ? :rolleyes:

VERY COOL HHH! we've got one here to paint and can only hope it turns out that nice!

Wow, I'm jealous.

Maybe long enough to get a picture and boogie

Wow I Want One Of Those! It Comes Already Painted Right?

got my clock, hanging up now. fits right in!

Picture? :)

Mine was more of New Year's Resolution. My girlfriend promised not to bother me on Triple Crown Saturdays in 2009.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bay-Meadows-SGA-...3A1%7C294%3A50


looks like that one...

Great gift! Have had the same arrangement through 12 years of marriage.

Santa brought me a Old Friend's calendar, 3 beanies (Secretariat, Smarty and Street Sense), a Seabiscuit bobblehead and goggles signed by Mike Smith. Then a bought myself a saddle cloth from Thor's Echo, his 06 Ancient Title.
As for the pony, never really wanted one. I had my eye on a dirtbike and man if I wasn't upset every year that i didn't get one.
Love the lawn jockey...thought about getting one for myself decked out in the Phipps colors. Huge Easy Goer fan....

Awesome...I can this fine young man handing me my towel as I get out of the hot tub.

Bullish Luck was retired...

That was the best present I coulda hoped for. :)