Superstitions at the track

[my miss storm cat]

Does anyone have any that come into play at the track? I'm not a superstitious person by nature, but i have my idiosyncrasies or quiks or whatever you'd chose to call them.....

Someone else can go first..... I'll be polite.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Does anyone have any that come into play at the track? I'm not a superstitious person by nature, but i have my idiosyncrasies or quiks or whatever you'd chose to call them.....

Someone else can go first..... I'll be polite.

Miss SC,
Don'tchaknow???? It's "bad luck" to be superstitious.
Please don't even bring this topic up cause it will cause you "bad luck" if you believe in superstitions.
Superstitions DO NOT exist!!!

DTS

[my miss storm cat]

Okay but what about good luck? I mean superstitions aren't necessarily bad - right?

... or maybe they are.

Never mind.

[Downthestretch55]

Miss S C,
As you can easily see, I'm not superstitious.
All I can tell you is that if you believe in superstitions, it will bring you "bad luck". Likewise, if you don't believe in superstitions, you'll have "good luck."
See?
Now, I hope that is clear.


Good luck!

[GPK]

I have quite a few actually. I tend to be very superstitious. One of my main ones is that if I have a winning day, the next time I return, I refuse to sit in the same chair. I figure the good fortune was all used up.

I also try to never take my sunglasses inside the OTB with me, I rarely have a good day if I forget to take them off and leave them in my truck.

I also don't have as many good days if I wear a hat to the OTB. I think the hat tends to restrict the blood flow to my brain, and Lord knows I need all the help I can get in that department.

[my miss storm cat]

Well I'm glad i'm not the only one..... I have a few.

Betting - Always place bets at a window where there's a man. I know, i know..... it sounds awful but truly if there are long lines and one short one? For me it's bad luck. It all started with Pavo in the Wood.....

Loyalty - This one I can't help, and it borders on being absurd at times. The 2004 Hollywood Derby was the first time i went to the track and first visit to the paddock. With Distinction, Hendrix, Big Squeeze, Good Reward, On the Acorn, etc. ANY of these boys run on a day when I'm at the track? i play them.

Word combinations - I don't know where the hell this came from but I love the names that are cluttered and wordy. The first time I ever saw Proud Tower Too was at Oak Tree (last October?) and I fell in love with him and his name. It's stupid but true. Played him again in the On Trust last December and he's been awfully good to me (see loyalty - it applies) quite a few times. Two Turn Trick, Two Turn Halo, I'm Fast Too (local claimers - hooray!)... no idea why but those three word names with Too or Two jump off the page at me and it takes effort not to play them. Love the names where the words run together too.

By the way yes, I was apparently dropped on my head at some point.....

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by GPK

I have quite a few actually. I tend to be very superstitious. One of my main ones is that if I have a winning day, the next time I return, I refuse to sit in the same chair. I figure the good fortune was all used up.

I also try to never take my sunglasses inside the OTB with me, I rarely have a good day if I forget to take them off and leave them in my truck.

I also don't have as many good days if I wear a hat to the OTB. I think the hat tends to restrict the blood flow to my brain, and Lord knows I need all the help I can get in that department.

Will you marry me?

Just imagine choosing which chair you want before running out to your truck to lose the sunglasses and hat while i'm going from line to line cause they're all women behind the windows.....

We'd make quite the couple.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Miss S C,
As you can easily see, I'm not superstitious.
All I can tell you is that if you believe in superstitions, it will bring you "bad luck". Likewise, if you don't believe in superstitions, you'll have "good luck."
See?
Now, I hope that is clear.


Good luck!

I shall try to lose the whole superstition thing.....