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10-16-2006, 01:36 PM
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I've been around horses since I was 6 (show jumping)... first started watching horse racing during the Easy Goer and Sunday Silence campaign when I was 9. I really got into it because of Easy Goer and have been a fan ever since.
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10-16-2006, 02:02 PM
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My grandfather loved racing and his birthday was May 2nd and since we always celebrated it on the closest weekend, watching the Kentucky Derby is inextricably linked to memories of time with my family.
Actually, my grandparents loved gambling in general and often family trips reflected that-- with the result that I now associate casinos and race tracks with feelings of warmth and security. Fortunately, despite the family members' assorted addictions, gambling was never one of them. I grew up watching people gamble solely for entertainment-- I never saw the mortgage payment on the line. Win or lose, it was always a fun day.
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10-16-2006, 02:19 PM
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My father had a rooming house near downtown Detroit. Within 2 blocks was the GM Building, a pool hall, with a side book, a sandwich shop and a newsstand. Starting when I was 5 years old, I spent every Saturday down there for years, hustling sandwiches, Racing Forms, shining shoes and doing odd jobs. There were very few people I came in contact with on Saturdays who didn't gamble. Rarely did I come home with less than $20-$25. Not bad for a little kid in the 60's.
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10-16-2006, 02:10 PM
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went to the track for somthing to do..and never stopped...found alot of hard lessons along the way......never change your ticket..and allways go with your gut and knowlage of what your good at...capping is true puzzle that never stops till you quit....i continue to learn along the way..my toga time really gave me a reality check as to the true nature of the game ...thanks s.b..that current form can not be overlooked..and the politics of the meet are very important..info is key...you can look at that form or tg till your blue in the face..and never know the small hurts that effect the outcome so much...lots of you are "in the know" and will have a huge advantage..thats the reason i love this..GAME...
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10-16-2006, 02:26 PM
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10-16-2006, 02:33 PM
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dipsy doo..dunkaroo babee, i scew on tips..yeahha baby
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10-16-2006, 03:18 PM
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A friend took me to Belmont Park, My first bet was a maiden race for fillies, I fell in love with a filly with pink flowers braided in her mane, her name was Belladora, she got me hooked. she won and paid 20.00. Stage Door Johnny-Prayer Bell by Better Self. Don't ask me how I still remember her breeding.
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10-16-2006, 02:24 PM
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About 30-35 tears ago I was working a part time job as security guard at the Braniff flight attendant trainees dorm here in Dallas. Of course this hairylegged divorcee, [that I was] would notice the clientel that I was securing. I developed a friendship with several. They worked up a weekend trip to Oaklawn. The good guard that I was, I offered my servces to them for the week end. I went to the bookstore and got a couple of books and read them and imediately became an expert. The trip was great. I got hooked on racing and the candy was good too. Developed a relationship with 3 of the girls and got hooked on racing. the relationships lasted about 10 years ,off and on, but the horseracing was a terminal thing.
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