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Old 07-26-2010, 12:11 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:20 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?
Really good point
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:33 AM
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Nah, it really isn't. Comparing a friend personally calling you to tell you about a score to faceless strangers broadcasting to everyone who will listen how great they just did, it's not even close to the same thing.

If you're sitting at the track and some dude you don't know and who you've never seen before comes walking near where you are and starts yelling about the ticket he just hit, that wouldn't bug you?

It's cool to be excited about a hit and there's no rule against redboarding here, but you should probably understand why it causes a few people to roll their eyes.
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Old 07-26-2010, 09:37 AM
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Nah, it really isn't. Comparing a friend personally calling you to tell you about a score to faceless strangers broadcasting to everyone who will listen how great they just did, it's not even close to the same thing.

If you're sitting at the track and some dude you don't know and who you've never seen before comes walking near where you are and starts yelling about the ticket he just hit, that wouldn't bug you?

It's cool to be excited about a hit and there's no rule against redboarding here, but you should probably understand why it causes a few people to roll their eyes.
your right, I forgot about the random person yelling and screaming they have something, everytime I think they are full of crap or have it for a $1..

Matter fact, I did this yesterday when there was a monster exacta at Monmouth and there was a guy that had the exacta for $3 (99/1 over 42/1) and missed the tri because he didn't use the chalk, he really did have it though.
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:39 AM
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It depends on how "creative" his story is. If he says he won it based on a 50-1 single he had in the third leg then its hard to believe. Everyone gets a good score once in a while so its no harm boasting about it. Not everyone tells all thier friends what they bet prior to the start of the first leg but may tell everyone if he is alive in the last leg. Some people just doesnt want his fellow man to win money but most would like to root for him.
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Old 07-26-2010, 01:17 AM
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What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?
No you're someone who is about to hit 5 out of 6.
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Old 07-26-2010, 08:46 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?
who cares? according to some people you are not supposed to tell anyone. plus, the people that don't want to listen are the ones that never win. the idiots that call it redboarding are usually jealous, never win and won't acknowledge good handicapping or since it was not their ticket, they don't want to hear about it...which usually means they are sour because they are losing. winning and losing is part of the game but some people only like to hear about others losing.....it makes them feel better. like one of them.....lol
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Old 07-26-2010, 10:33 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?
i emailed you every damn losing pick 4 play at Gulfstream all winter long, i had to write the other day to brag about those pick 3's!!!
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Brings up fond memories of Kentness from the old ESPN days....
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Brings up fond memories of Kentness from the old ESPN days....
Didn't Gander claim to be Kentness?
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Old 07-26-2010, 08:39 PM
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i really wish people didn't jump on others when they post a winning pick. i think it frightens people away from posting. anything that helps to learn would be...helpful.

besides, for many of us, this is the one place we can talk about racing. if you can't talk about it here-what's left?
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Old 07-26-2010, 10:10 PM
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Didn't Gander claim to be Kentness?
If so, he's got a great imagination. I was thinking about that character the other day, not sure why.
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:20 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?
This is a good point, however on a horseracing board, full disclosure is probably the only way to go. I think all of us have hit longshots from time to time, to selectively brag about it doesn't truly reflect one's handicapping ability. For instance how many attempts did it take before the squirrel found the nut.
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:28 AM
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If a friend of yours called you right now and told you about the pick four he hit today, do you interrupt and go, "Redboarder!"

What if you're alive after 5 legs in the pick six, and you let everyone know before the last leg, are you a 5/6's redboarder?

If we were all sitting around a campfire at the track after the last and one of us shared the winning pick four story, would the rest of us throw marshmallows at him for being a redboarder?

Or, is redboarding limited to the internet?

I've never once thought of my horseplaying friends as redboarders when they call me up and share a great score. If they always did it, and never talked about how they just missed, I might get annoyed. Why is it any different here?


I do this to a friend of yours all the time, he gets annoyed, he also calls me a redboarding POS.
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:31 AM
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I do this to a friend of yours all the time, he gets annoyed, he also calls me a redboarding POS.
He really calls you a POS?

I know you guys have a rocky Facebook relationship, but that is cold blooded
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:45 AM
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Its a love hate thing.
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:59 AM
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He really calls you a POS?

I know you guys have a rocky Facebook relationship, but that is cold blooded
Never, not my style.
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:00 PM
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He really calls you a POS?

I know you guys have a rocky Facebook relationship, but that is cold blooded

Actually the truth is, he is a really good guy. I am the one who blows up all the time. I cant help myself sometimes.
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:04 PM
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This is sweet...
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:05 PM
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This is sweet...
Can we have a better FB realtionship.
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