My Friend Fred
 

So I grew up going to the track when I was 14 with my life long buddy named Fred. At 53 Fred's had a tough luck life. Fred stayed with his wife 3 years longer than he wanted as she was dyeing with cancer and he could not leave her even though he wanted to. Fred's have 4-5 bad luck jobs. Fred dated a girl moved in and when she wanted to open a spa he parlayed every cent, max out all his credit cards, borrowed from friends, only to find the girl split and leave him with a dream he never wanted and a nightmare in debt.

Why am I telling you this? Well, today my handicapping buddy won the Beulah handicapping contest over some 200+ people and took home a well disserved $22K as well as a trip to the finals in Vegas.

I've never been so happy for someone else. He diserves it and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Look out Vegas, Fred's coming!

Awwwwww! Way to go Fred! Thats really fantastic Spyder... Good things do happen...sometimes we just have to be patient.:) Very happy for him.

Sounds to me that Fred just cashed in on that rough paper route that he had his whole life. Kudos to Fred. Hope he stretches tha 22k a long way, and best of luck to him in Sin City.

Why am I telling you this? Well, today my handicapping buddy won the Beulah handicapping contest over some 200+ people and took home a well disserved $22K as well as a trip to the finals in Vegas.

I've never been so happy for someone else. He diserves it and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Look out Vegas, Fred's coming!


Maybe it's a Christmas miracle!

Anyone handicapping tracks in Columbus in December probably needs one.

:)

Good for Fred! Nice to hear of good karma, and good luck to him!

Nice Spydee...good for him..and hope he doesn't meet any more girls for a while

a smart guy once told me ..if it floats /flys/ or phucks == rent it!:D

congrats on the win fred

I laughed :D Thank you!

Great Story! I tell you there is nothing more satisfying in this world untill you hit big at the track. I wish him best of Luck!

I always root for the guy that wants to leave his wife, while she is battling cancer. That is true :{>:
I'm sure there is more to the story but it just sounds wrong.

There's a lot more...she was very, very bad to him...serious abusive bad for years...and when he was just about to leave, she was diangosed with terminal cancer. She treated him worse as she battled and finally past away, but he would not leave her on her own, as no one else would have been there. He sacrificed himself for years for someone who treated him like shiat, but felt he had to at his own expense.

Congrats to Fred and best of luck to him in Vegas!

NT