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[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Thanks to Artie Lange for this one...

I'm growing ovaries just reading this thread.

I don't Twat but I hear twatting regularly can be fun?

[Buckpasser]

So in conclusion - there is no networking when it comes to anyone at the tracks and the betting public in this age of instant access. Is that right? Truly sad that the racing industry cannot be more accessible and therefore transparent. Not much has changed in the last 30 years I guess.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

So in conclusion - there is no networking when it comes to anyone at the tracks and the betting public in this age of instant access. Is that right? Truly sad that the racing industry cannot be more accessible and therefore transparent. Not much has changed in the last 30 years I guess.

During Arlington's meet John Dooley (and Jessica) are twittering ( god..i hate typing that word) during every day of racing.

[Gander]

You guys see that one episode of Jockeys when Joe talamo goes suit shopping and buys a $5K = suit?

Somebody should tweet back to Joe Talamo and tell him when he goes to buy a suit, its probably a good idea to bring ample ways to make payment, rather than to rely on just 1 credit card.

First question, who doesnt carry more than 1 credit card? Either a debit card or additional credit cards?

Second question, why doesnt Joe Talamo have a bigger limit than $3K?
The guy makes twice that in a typical weekend.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Gander

You guys see that one episode of Jockeys when Joe talamo goes suit shopping and buys a $5K = suit?

Somebody should tweet back to Joe Talamo and tell him when he goes to buy a suit, its probably a good idea to bring ample ways to make payment, rather than to rely on just 1 credit card.

First question, who doesnt carry more than 1 credit card? Either a debit card or additional credit cards?

Second question, why doesnt Joe Talamo have a bigger limit than $3K?
The guy makes twice that in a typical weekend.

If he shopped in the kids section the suit would have been a lot cheaper

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by Gander

You guys see that one episode of Jockeys when Joe talamo goes suit shopping and buys a $5K = suit?

Somebody should tweet back to Joe Talamo and tell him when he goes to buy a suit, its probably a good idea to bring ample ways to make payment, rather than to rely on just 1 credit card.

First question, who doesnt carry more than 1 credit card? Either a debit card or additional credit cards?

Second question, why doesnt Joe Talamo have a bigger limit than $3K?
The guy makes twice that in a typical weekend.

I've seen that episode. Unless they were just playing for the camera, it's mind boggling that a guy who makes as much money as Talamo didn't have enough money for that suit.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I've seen that episode. Unless they were just playing for the camera, it's mind boggling that a guy who makes as much money as Talamo didn't have enough money for that suit.

having read about the episode where solis watches a race in which he was supposed to ride, but his horse scratched...when in fact he picked up a mount, and was in the race, tells me all i need to know about how 'real' the show is.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I've seen that episode. Unless they were just playing for the camera, it's mind boggling that a guy who makes as much money as Talamo didn't have enough money for that suit.

Of course they are playing for the camera. What fun is it to watch someone go shopping without getting into some sort of predicament.

Its really dumb that they have Trevor Denman dub his own race calls for the show where he calls the name of the jockeys more than the names of the horses.

[Gander]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

Of course they are playing for the camera. What fun is it to watch someone go shopping without getting into some sort of predicament.

Its really dumb that they have Trevor Denman dub his own race calls for the show where he calls the name of the jockeys more than the names of the horses.

What about Jimmy a Hat? Why do they always show him? What value does having a gambler on there add to the show?

[deltagulf]

Originally Posted by GBBob

During Arlington's meet John Dooley (and Jessica) are twittering ( god..i hate typing that word) during every day of racing.

agree 100% they also do it at fair grounds.

[Merlinsky]

Just found out Sheikh Mo is on Twitter. It's a verified account. http://twitter.com/HHShkMohd

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Just found out Sheikh Mo is on Twitter. It's a verified account. http://twitter.com/HHShkMohd

awesome

[Merlinsky]

Another Twitter thing people might find interesting, those of you who have an idea about trending topics, is that Melbourne Cup is one right now. Meaning Australians and probably lots of folks around the world are getting into it on Twitter. Gotta love that enthusiasm. What I like about this is something horse racing related is a trending topic.

We need to look into hauling some tail and getting the Breeders' Cup, TC, whatever else to show up as a trending topic. Folks often get interested in at least finding out what's going on because they see it on that list. From what I understand, that means getting on Twitter, putting a hashtag which is a # sign followed by the tag. One that is going on right now is #unseenmovieprequels. You do one, then slap that on the end of it so others searching for it might see.

ETA: That's just one option, turns out you don't absolutely need a # but that's one thing people do. Eh, I'm new to it, still learning.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Just found out Sheikh Mo is on Twitter. It's a verified account. http://twitter.com/HHShkMohd

"Swimming in a room full of gold coins, not as fun as Scrooge McDuck made it look."

[Gander]

Let us not forget that racing was tops in the 70's and 80's well before the advent of twitter and facebook. Do you remember when people actually went to the racetrack because they had horses that were fun to root for, that actually ran and didnt duck each other?

[Buckpasser]

Originally Posted by Gander

Let us not forget that racing was tops in the 70's and 80's well before the advent of twitter and facebook. Do you remember when people actually went to the racetrack because they had horses that were fun to root for, that actually ran and didnt duck each other?

Regularity 25,000 during the week and 40-50,000 on weekends in New York. Those were the golden days, however time doesn't stand still unless you watch Mad Men. It's a new time and the industry has to change to the times.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Gander

Let us not forget that racing was tops in the 70's and 80's well before the advent of twitter and facebook. Do you remember when people actually went to the racetrack because they had horses that were fun to root for, that actually ran and didnt duck each other?

I am pretty sure people went to the track back then to bet about 98% of the time. People are overly obsessed with only the top horses and their effect on "the game". Back then there was virtually no simulcasting so the only top horses you could closely follow were the ones who ran at your hometrack or on the televised races. The big days are not the problem. It is the other 350 days a year that need addressing.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

So in conclusion - there is no networking when it comes to anyone at the tracks and the betting public in this age of instant access. Is that right? Truly sad that the racing industry cannot be more accessible and therefore transparent. Not much has changed in the last 30 years I guess.

So because you dont like the amount of tweeting being done the industry is somehow less transparent? Virtually every track does this crap and most of their handicappers do too. What exactly are you looking for?

[Buckpasser]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

So because you dont like the amount of tweeting being done the industry is somehow less transparent? Virtually every track does this crap and most of their handicappers do too. What exactly are you looking for?

An edge!!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

An edge!!

So you aren't really interested in transparency after all.