When did you.....

[Danzig]

i've always been a complete horse nut. so it just came naturally to me. i remember the days of the slew crew, and i wanted alydar to beat affirmed. and then spectacular bid came along (i liked general assembly myself...i detect a pattern!)...but then, in '80, that big beautiful chestnut filly with a blazed face came along. oh man, that was it. you see, i'm a tomboy, always have been. and there she was duking it out with the boys, and she beat them. it was great. she was also my first derby horse to win...i love seattle slew, but didn't see him run til after the t.c. he was almost before my time....
i've got a tony leonard print of risk. she had tremendous heart, she was a tough gal on the track and now she's our senior derby winner.

[31lengths]

2002 started paying attention.....
2003 became a fan...
2004 became addicted.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Point Given 2001

[MLC]

This is my first post. I've been reading posts for about a year and a half now, first at ESPN, now here. This site is much better. I really admire the involvement most of you have in the sport.
As to the topic, I've been following racing since the late 50's when my family watched any sport on TV and horse racing was popular. The names of famous racehorses, jockeys, owners, and trainers were household words. I remember the newspaper stories when Nashua's owner was shot, when Tim Tam broke down in the Belmont, and when Eddie Arcaro retired. I was hooked and really followed the sport the year that Kelso won the "Handicappers Triple Crown", when Carry Back made his triple crown bid. My favorites at that time were Kelso, Bowl of Flowers, and Jaipur.

For me it was when I was 5 or 6. I used to go to the track with me dad

[miraja2]

For me it started in 1989 at age 12 when I watched the greatest horse race ever in that year's Preakness Stakes. I was (and remain) a HUGE Sunday Silence fan. I was a Triple Crown/Breeders' Cup fan for the next decade or so.
Then after I moved to NYC a few years back, the quality of the racing there hooked me as a year-round fan. And though I have sense left the greatest city in the world, I doubt I'll ever stop being a fan of the greatest sport in the world.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by miraja2

For me it started in 1989 at age 12 when I watched the greatest horse race ever in that year's Preakness Stakes. I was (and remain) a HUGE Sunday Silence fan. I was a Triple Crown/Breeders' Cup fan for the next decade or so.
Then after I moved to NYC a few years back, the quality of the racing there hooked me as a year-round fan. And though I have sense left the greatest city in the world, I doubt I'll ever stop being a fan of the greatest sport in the world.

Same story for me... although I rooted for Easy Goer.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by MLC

This is my first post. I've been reading posts for about a year and a half now, first at ESPN, now here. This site is much better. I really admire the involvement most of you have in the sport.
As to the topic, I've been following racing since the late 50's when my family watched any sport on TV and horse racing was popular. The names of famous racehorses, jockeys, owners, and trainers were household words. I remember the newspaper stories when Nashua's owner was shot, when Tim Tam broke down in the Belmont, and when Eddie Arcaro retired. I was hooked and really followed the sport the year that Kelso won the "Handicappers Triple Crown", when Carry Back made his triple crown bid. My favorites at that time were Kelso, Bowl of Flowers, and Jaipur.

thanks for stepping up with your first post. looking forward to hearing more from you either on the "good old days" when the sport was much more popular, or your thoughts on the current scene.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MLC

This is my first post. I've been reading posts for about a year and a half now, first at ESPN, now here. This site is much better. I really admire the involvement most of you have in the sport.
As to the topic, I've been following racing since the late 50's when my family watched any sport on TV and horse racing was popular. The names of famous racehorses, jockeys, owners, and trainers were household words. I remember the newspaper stories when Nashua's owner was shot, when Tim Tam broke down in the Belmont, and when Eddie Arcaro retired. I was hooked and really followed the sport the year that Kelso won the "Handicappers Triple Crown", when Carry Back made his triple crown bid. My favorites at that time were Kelso, Bowl of Flowers, and Jaipur.

well, welcome! what took ya so long?

lucky you to have seen all those fabulous horses, many of which most of us have only seen in pictures or the occasional grainy black and white film footage. kelso was an amazing horse.

[ceejay]

I was hooked for life after Secretariat's Belmont. "He is moving like a tremendous machine." It still gives me chills.

[MLC]

I loved Easy Goer. My alltime favorite is Secretariat. I waited so long to join because I did feel a little intimidated by the inside knowledge that a lot of you seem to have, but tonight I figured what the heck. It's nice to be a part of a group that shares the same love and interest.

[Betsy]

I remember being very upset by Swale's death, but the first horse I ever followed from beginning to retirement was Gulch. Man, I loved that horse; he was so classy and even when he ran at distances beyond his best, he never quit. I was lucky to have him as my first horse.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by MLC

This is my first post. I've been reading posts for about a year and a half now, first at ESPN, now here. This site is much better. I really admire the involvement most of you have in the sport.
As to the topic, I've been following racing since the late 50's when my family watched any sport on TV and horse racing was popular. The names of famous racehorses, jockeys, owners, and trainers were household words. I remember the newspaper stories when Nashua's owner was shot, when Tim Tam broke down in the Belmont, and when Eddie Arcaro retired. I was hooked and really followed the sport the year that Kelso won the "Handicappers Triple Crown", when Carry Back made his triple crown bid. My favorites at that time were Kelso, Bowl of Flowers, and Jaipur.

I hope this is the first of many posts.

Welcome.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by 31lengths

2002 started paying attention.....
2003 became a fan...
2004 became addicted.

Mine is similar.....

2004 - all three of the above. Thank you, Smarty Jones. I'm hooked.