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![]() I demand a YouTube of this epic show.
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![]() My kid will likely be gambling with me by the time they're 12. Who cares, I'd rather have them lose my money at the track than be off doing drugs and getting in other trouble. P.S. Is it the Playboy with the tennis player? Send it my way, I'll make sure your kids don't see it. ![]() |
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"Change can be good, but constant change shows no direction" http://www.hickoryhillhoff.blogspot.com/ |
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![]() Why would anyone want to drag a child to a race track or an OTB? Its a place for adults. Children should be out doing things they can only do while they are young like playing ball and fooling around with teenage girls. Its why our society has gone to hell and why Andy Roddick is the #1 American player, becasue kids stopped being kids and parents are the ones to blame. We dont get Sampras, Agassi, Chang and Courier anymore. We get James Blake, Mardy Fish and Robby Ginepri. Teenage kids at the OTBs instead of at tennis academies.
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![]() About the teenage girls? Of course. And Andy Roddick even more so. The guy is the most overrated athlete of all time. If he was playing in the 90's he wouldnt be in the top 75. Have you watched him play?
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I guess you were being sarcastic with your post, which is what I hoped. |
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![]() I look forward to watching Blake cheer for his opponent at the Open. The guy might as well wear Sharapova's outfit.
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![]() Courier was pretty darn good. The guy couldnt volley to save his life but yet made it to the finals of Wimbledon. His game was ugly and he was the ultimate workhorse/overachiever. So most on here can relate, he is comparable to Funny Cide.
Chang was very good too and if he was on Tour now, he'd be our #1 player by a lot. He could outrun Roddick in his sleep and had insane groundstrokes on both sides. Agassi and Sampras were on another level, yes. But I dont think they would ever say that Chang and Courier shouldnt be mentioned in the same sentence. Courier owned a really good record against Agassi. He even beat him in the finals of the French, a surface that Agassi excelled on. |
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![]() If you all don't want young Jake on air...let him post his picks here at DT!!! I'd love to see what he thinks! I'm not too old to learn from anybody in racing!
As for those who say teens should all be on ball fields and chasing teen honey's instead at a track, I'm all for cultivating younger kids interests in racing. I have taken my son's for 6 years now to Belmont and Saratoga, visiting the barns in the AM, gate training, Siro's handicapping show, The Horseshoe, The Breeders Cup. I've taken my youngest son who travels with me on hoops road trips to Churchill for lunch and track tour when we play Louisville. Whether they stay racing fans depends totally on them, but the time together is just like going to Yankee/Mets/Giants/Rangers games or road games to watch our teams play in different cities. It's time spent together showing them another SPORT that's important to me. As for the gambling part, I also think that as a parent, I've got a responsibility to teach the kids about RESPONSIBLE wagering as a recreational activity, just as playing a $10 Nassau on a golf course is. I've seen way more college kids with gambling problems from the golf course and wagering on football and other sports than horse racing.
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![]() Does Pack give credit to horseracing keeping him alive all this time? What's his take on it? They don't want him back? No returns?
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before they come up and she loves the races. But hates losing her money. She has to repay me with work. No way she gambles now. And UT it is. With no interest in horses whatsoever, but still loves to go to the track. She will miss the meet this year though which was a dissappointment for both of us. |
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!" |
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There were all sorts of petting zoos, live music, petting the ponies. And my daughter played every sport as a kid so it was a good outlet. Not like I drug her there every weekend, she wanted to go. I think Gander might be used to seeing the gambling addicts who drag their little bitty kids to an OTB and set them in a corner telling them to sit still and shut up and the kids then run around bugging everyone cause there is nothing to do. Ive seen this aspect during the off season simulcasting. And its not good. |
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my daughter learned how to read the form about seven years ago. she says she can't do math, but she figures payoffs pretty quick. as for the playboy...hell, we've got a ton of them around here, been subscribing for years. |
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