As a 10 year old in 1973 I went to the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa with my grandparents. I loved watching the races, and the $2 show bets that my grandmother made for me made it that much more fun. I would stay at their house for a week and go to the races everyday. We went to the Solano County Fair in Vallejo one day and I found a Racing Form on the ground on the way out of the track. I remember looking at in the car and being amazed that I could see the past performances of the horses. Once I understood what I was looking at, the races took on an even greater experience for me. From then on I was buying the Form and handicapping every time I went to the track. I was hooked.
Then came Seattle Slew in 1977, and Affirmed in 1978, and The Bid in 1979. What a great time to get involved the game. Seattle was and will always be my hero.
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11-13-2007, 10:53 AM
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