I always love the Derby because it always is after April 15th and the tax season is over. Back in the day a bunch of us used to fly to Vegas this weekend every year to have a blow out party to celebrate the end of the season. I would always lay some dough on the Derby and occasional won a little. Then we would pick the cheesiest show to see and enjoy drinking and general carousing.
Of course I am an old married man now and that is a thing of the past. Although I might put a few bucks on the race for old times sake. So who do you guys like?
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So who do you guys like?
Win, place, or show?
I guess I'll defer to dr. kill on this one
I look at the names and pick the ones that "speak to me". Among those names, I will pick the one with the best odds.
I love the Derby, and then the Preakness and then the Belmont. If one horse wins the first two races, how can you NOT want that horse to win the triple crown?
Of course I am an old married man now and that is a thing of the past. /
Damn it Trooper, old and married don't mean dead. Surrender is for the French!
Man, cl, I have been following this even more closely than ever. One of my main Paddies is Derek Ryan. He has a horse running named Musket Man that no one likes but me. Derek has made a living for 20 years with donkeys, so I am sure he knows what to do with a good horse.
The last time an Ill Derby winner won the KYD was in '02 when I was in Riyadh. That was War Emblem and he was owned by A. bin Salman. So there is the 'sign from above' angle on the same pony.
Plus he figures to be a big price, so for a small wager you could hit for a fortune, especially if you hook him up in the exotics.
One of my other pals is with J Jerkens, but Quality Road is out till at least the Preakness. He would have been a short price.
Dude as I was walking along 2nd Avenue today past all the old saloons I used to hit back in the day I realized I was a lot closer to 60 than I am to 30. I can still do it but I really have to pace myself. And what's the fun in that?
I might as well be a loser wienie like Eli Blake.
Troop, like I been telling my kids-
1, What 30 year period of your life is likely to be the most fun? From 20 to 50, or 50 to 80?
Duh.
Also, I tell them that what the eco-starvo-obamo-freaks are going to get for their 60 years of self-denial and nanny state blind save the earth green is good allegiance?
They get to be 90 years old for 30 years. Hahahaha, not me, motherfucker, not me.
Right on Dr. Kill. I am with you and Hoosier. It's was just depressing that one of favorite joints is no more. I wrote about in another thread.
Looks like the Arkansas doormat and the Messiah at a picnic table.
Hey it looks like the favorite is gonna get scratched.
My monopoly money is on Friesan Fire.
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