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Old 06-09-2009, 07:30 PM
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Default Where has tis game been, piece of cake!!!!

September 1974,
I just got out of the army(drafted) and was attending Eastern Ky U. on g.i.bill. a few friends i shared a house with ask if i wanted to go one night during the week to Latonia (Turfway park now.) i said sure we pile into the car went to the trk,drank some beers, i could not read a form but had the program, and could not lose!!! i think the story goes,where has this been all my life? well after i won about every race, a couple of weeks later keeneland opened up on first sat in Oct, i was hooked, and came back to earth when my majic touch worn off there, so new i had to read some books. I bought every issue of turf guide, ATM, and the next year Beyers Picking winners(he had some long hair them) lol...
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