SK80
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Post by SK80 on May 3, 2019 16:16:53 GMT -8
Just wanted to find a landing space for Mo and his Derby picks... seems he has been sippin' Mint Juleps at todays Oaks.....  |
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mo
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Post by mo on May 3, 2019 17:35:32 GMT -8
Thanks for making me feel welcome. I worked at the racetrack for a lot of years. At the Southern California tracks. Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Del Mar. I always enjoy the classic races. Like the old saying, the Kentucky Derby is the best two minutes in sports. Although they’ll be going over two minutes tomorrow with the rain and sloppy track. Roadster is my pick but who knows. The best horse doesn’t always win in a field of 20.
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Post by RSM789 on May 3, 2019 20:55:20 GMT -8
I look for Glue Factory to win, followed closely by Soontobedogchow.
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Post by Zebra on May 3, 2019 21:01:35 GMT -8
I got GoAheadBeatMeImDead  |
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Post by ProfessorFate on May 3, 2019 21:03:03 GMT -8
I miss the harness races at Los Alamitos.   |
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SK80
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Post by SK80 on May 4, 2019 4:20:21 GMT -8
I miss the harness races at Los Alamitos. Not sure whipping animals in public is in vogue anymore......  |
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Post by RSM789 on May 4, 2019 8:35:36 GMT -8
I miss the harness races at Los Alamitos. About 30 years ago, we were in Las Vegas at Sam's Town casino. Stuck near the back of the slots was a horse racing machine that used old footage from Los Alamitos as the races to bet on. The odds would be listed on the screen, you would make your bets and then the film would play revealing the winner. Well, one of the guys in our group was a horse racing junkie, always at the track. For about 25% of the races, he could remember a horse or two that finished in the money. We would bet on those horses to win, place and show and won a bundle. Unfortunately, the bets were limited to $2.50 (ten quarters) per race. We came back to Vegas a couple months later and that machine was gone... |
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Post by MDDad on May 4, 2019 15:40:42 GMT -8
Christ, just was horse racing needed - another huge black eye in their biggest event of the year.
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SK80
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Post by SK80 on May 4, 2019 15:54:24 GMT -8
Christ, just was horse racing needed - another huge black eye in their biggest event of the year. very unfortunate, couldn't have written a worse script and bigger damper then the rain the was falling....., it was how the right call. It why you set the rules. Dismissing them because of the magnitude of the race and the money involved in the entire Triple Crown would have been a bigger stain had they gone that direction. I couldn't help to think that if this happened in NY or California the outcome would have been different! |
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Post by Zebra on May 7, 2019 13:57:47 GMT -8
Referees, hmmmpf ... go figure.
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