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[blackthroatedwind]

I've rethought the whole thing and have decided to join PETA.

I'm banking on the chicks being hot.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I've rethought the whole thing and have decided to join PETA.

I'm banking on the chicks being hot.

I'd like to book this bet please....


well said chuck.

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I've rethought the whole thing and have decided to join PETA.

I'm banking on the chicks being hot.

Say hello to Pam for me

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Say hello to Pam for me

She's getting old but her boobs will be forever young.

[PSH]

I, too was depressed about the outcome of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The only bright spot i thought was Big Brown's effort (the horse) and the courageous effort and ultimately terrible outcome of Eight Belles.
All i could think about was another unfortunately and untimely death of a horse who gave it her all, on the biggest stage that we have.

I was saddened first by Eight Belles having to be put down like the rest of us are. I was also saddened by who was the trainer of the winner of the Ky. Derby. I thought about all of the hard working and honest trainers who have never had a chance to win the Derby or even get close to racing in that race.

I was next saddened in reading the NY Times the following day and the negative coverage and editorial by one of their sports writers basically calling for the end of racing and comparing our sport to greyhound racing. Enough said about that.

In an industry that does not have one voice given the separate entities of state jurisdictions and differences in track ownership we are sorely lacking a place to move forward.

As a fan and lucky enough to be involved in a very slight way on the ownership level, i can only hope that our dark moment will lead to changes that can be positive. That said, after reading Chuck's piece, one can not see the light at the end of the tunnel at this point in time.

Thanks Andy Serling for your wonderful essay and i also look forward to racing as we enter Belmont, Churchill Downs and then Saratoga.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

well done chuck.......

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

She's getting old but her boobs will be forever young.

Saw her on the "Larry King Live" show a few weeks back, and of course w/o a bra(B!tch!) Was it just the camera angle or are her nipples too high? Looked very strange........

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Say hello to Pam for me

She sure has one F'd up nose without all the air-brushing.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I've rethought the whole thing and have decided to join PETA.

I'm banking on the chicks being hot.

You're screwed.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Mumtaz

You're screwed.

literally

[Riot]

Originally Posted by GBBob

literally

Rimshot. And he's here all week, folks!

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Mumtaz

Rimshot. And he's here all week, folks!

try the veal

oh...bad form..even for Shrek

[cmorioles]

I agree about the sprints. The connections of top horses seem almost afraid to lose races these days and don't like to race horses into shape while losing. Nearly all the great ones lost multiple times, but today for whatever reason the big name connections see it as a black mark against the horse.

[Kasept]

Ongoing thanks to Chuck for providing us with the unique perspective he has as a horseman... And to all here that can exchange serious thoughts intelligently with a minimum of rancor.

[TheSpyder]

Not awhole lot to add to what was said. Great posts and the essence of what this board can do to inform and give perspective.

I know dogs are equated to 7 years for one human year, so what are horses. I'm just curious at 3 what age would they be in human years. I would guess about 10 - 12 years old maybe? If that's true, I have learned what giving a horse foundation over the last couple years and it really seems like two things working against each other i.e. lightly raced and getting foundation don't go together. Perhaps some kind of conditioning races should be made before allowing horses to compete at the higher level. I don;t vene like that idea as I write it but it appears that some new outlook on raining is needed. I remember people thinking Afleet Alex's trainer was strange galloping his horse for miles day and night.

On more thing, if the future has more troubles like this weekend, the storm of protest will grow, and chances are that it will. The answers are needed soon as in now to tackle some of these issues. As you get older it's amazing to look back at just how much things have changes. It's even more startling to realize they will change even more in the future.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I agree about the sprints. The connections of top horses seem almost afraid to lose races these days and don't like to race horses into shape while losing. Nearly all the great ones lost multiple times, but today for whatever reason the big name connections see it as a black mark against the horse.

True and trainer win %'s werent the determining factor in who was good and who wasn't. I overheard a fairly big owner at Saratoga last summer tell his friend that he is sending horses to a guy who he doesn't consider to be a very good horseman but had a high win %. It is like only undefeated horses are any good. If horseracing was the NFL, the Patriots would have been retired after the Indy game because they had nothing left to prove and they wanted to go out undefeated.