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10-16-2006, 12:10 PM
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10-16-2006, 12:13 PM
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I've never come out and admitted it, but I'm actually the illegitimate son of Charlsie Cantey and Eddie Arcaro...
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10-16-2006, 12:14 PM
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Sounds like you're kind of aging Charlsie.
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10-16-2006, 12:18 PM
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been going to the track since I was in diapers
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10-18-2006, 06:29 AM
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i got myself into it....love horses and anything having to do with them. also am very competitive, so horse racing was a natural fit for me. i always wanted to be a jockey, but i suppose i'll have to wait til my next life now.
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10-16-2006, 12:18 PM
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Grandpa here as well. Remember him telling me to tell my Mom we went to the Zoo. "We did see animals" he would say. Man I miss him and think of him often.
He was the kind of guy that would go into a restaurant and tell all male customers to get some respect and remove their hats. He meant it and they did! Remember running for coffee for him and his friends with a sawbuck and was always told "to keep the change". Back in those days (early 70's) I actually made money at the track. LOL
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10-16-2006, 12:29 PM
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I don't really know how I got into horses. I have been riding all of my life. We didn't own horses, and I wasn't around horses when I was very young. I just fell in love with them somehow. The bug bit me, and while most grow out of them in their late teenage years, I stuck with them.
As for horse racing, the first thing I remember is when my mom watched Cigar on TV. My memories of Cigar's races are very blurry though. The next year, I remember distinctly watching Bob Baffert's and Silver Charm's TC run. I have been hooked ever since, and my love for the sport grows with every passing year. Forget show jumpers, I love the race horses!
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10-16-2006, 12:36 PM
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I've been around horses since I was 6 (show jumping)... first started watching horse racing during the Easy Goer and Sunday Silence campaign when I was 9. I really got into it because of Easy Goer and have been a fan ever since.
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10-16-2006, 01:02 PM
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My grandfather loved racing and his birthday was May 2nd and since we always celebrated it on the closest weekend, watching the Kentucky Derby is inextricably linked to memories of time with my family.
Actually, my grandparents loved gambling in general and often family trips reflected that-- with the result that I now associate casinos and race tracks with feelings of warmth and security. Fortunately, despite the family members' assorted addictions, gambling was never one of them. I grew up watching people gamble solely for entertainment-- I never saw the mortgage payment on the line. Win or lose, it was always a fun day.
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10-16-2006, 01:10 PM
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went to the track for somthing to do..and never stopped...found alot of hard lessons along the way......never change your ticket..and allways go with your gut and knowlage of what your good at...capping is true puzzle that never stops till you quit....i continue to learn along the way..my toga time really gave me a reality check as to the true nature of the game ...thanks s.b..that current form can not be overlooked..and the politics of the meet are very important..info is key...you can look at that form or tg till your blue in the face..and never know the small hurts that effect the outcome so much...lots of you are "in the know" and will have a huge advantage..thats the reason i love this..GAME...
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10-16-2006, 01:24 PM
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About 30-35 tears ago I was working a part time job as security guard at the Braniff flight attendant trainees dorm here in Dallas. Of course this hairylegged divorcee, [that I was] would notice the clientel that I was securing. I developed a friendship with several. They worked up a weekend trip to Oaklawn. The good guard that I was, I offered my servces to them for the week end. I went to the bookstore and got a couple of books and read them and imediately became an expert. The trip was great. I got hooked on racing and the candy was good too. Developed a relationship with 3 of the girls and got hooked on racing. the relationships lasted about 10 years ,off and on, but the horseracing was a terminal thing.
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10-16-2006, 02:19 PM
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If you happen to be taller and/or heavier, can you still exercise thoroughbreds? I'm just over 5'6" and about 130 lbs.  I always wanted to get into that (I've got a ton of riding experience), but wasn't sure about height and weight restrictions for exercise riders.
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10-16-2006, 02:26 PM
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10-16-2006, 03:30 PM
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10-16-2006, 02:26 PM
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10-17-2006, 09:32 AM
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i was (and still am sometimes) a degenerate gambler. was betting sports, playin numbers and goin to the casino. it was a logical step. figured id check this out. i have an uncle thats in the business as well and once he found out i was into racing we started talkin alot and goin to races.
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10-17-2006, 10:16 AM
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Hey Pillow you had it good growing up at Laurel, I spent my days at Penn National, Philly, Charles Town before they had slots. I started getting interested when Unbrildled won the Derby. During my high school years we use to spend my summers working at Delaware. Then when I graduated high school moved to Kentucky and worked the Keeneland Sales and the various surrounding racetracks. Moved back to Pennsylvania in 2000 to help my dad to take care of my mom who has Alzeimhers. In the early 90's dad got into a small partnership at Penn and owning couple of cheap claimers. We eventually owned horses at Delaware because our trainer moved there. Now we currently run at Delaware and Oaklawn. We currently have 2 two year olds, a yearling, and a 4yo mare in foal.
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