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Old 02-20-2007, 01:38 PM
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yes it has warmed up today... very nice!
I guess I shouldn't have posted that and had some consideration for others that aren't so lucky right now. It is just what I was thinking as I was driving back from getting some Chick Fil A for lunch.
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Old 02-20-2007, 02:46 PM
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I guess I shouldn't have posted that and had some consideration for others that aren't so lucky right now. It is just what I was thinking as I was driving back from getting some Chick Fil A for lunch.
haha.. well all the DT'ers are welcome to move to florida!

we can all hang out with Steve Byk and Sweetnorthernsaint at gulfstream
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Old 02-20-2007, 02:47 PM
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Most of the Generalizations are true.

I'm 25 and from Suburban Minneapolis. I'am single... and it might have something to do that I spend a lot of times at Canterbury on the weekends. But, I don't stay so late that I can't go meet friends for a drink around 10 or so.

To maybe take it in a different direction, at least for me- I'am independent enough where I can spend the $$$ on gambling right now. No wife and kids to direct my $$$ towards. One day hopefully I'll meet a nice woman (or a Cajun Gator) that will be worth my time and $$$, so I'm not at the track. I of course plan on having my priorities in order in terms of expenses once I have a stable family life, but my wife will have to be comfy with me goin to the track when time and $$$ can spare it haha.
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Old 02-20-2007, 02:57 PM
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Most of my gambling buddies are single as well. Nothing wrong with staying single if thats your thing. Very tough to bet with money that isnt scared when you are married, must be even harder when you have children. I noticed that guy Point Given 1985 was saying he lost $900 the other day and he supposedly has a one year old child. That would kill me to lose that kind of money knowing I could have spent it on my child.

I liked being single and would have stayed that way had it not been for meeting my wife (special one in a world where there are so many not so special ones). It was a lot easier gambling when I was single because I had more disposable income and I didnt stress about when I had to be home.
Thank God my wife knows how much I love horse racing and shes not the kind of person who wouldnt take that away from me, irregardless of the bad stigma that comes with guys who gamble on horses. Creating a nice balance between the 2 (horse racing & having a great marriage) is the best of both worlds.
You can't really blame PointGiven1985 for losing $900 at the track -- it actually could have been much worse -- hell, he could have sold the kid for gambling money.
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Old 02-20-2007, 02:58 PM
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haha.. well all the DT'ers are welcome to move to florida!

we can all hang out with Steve Byk and Sweetnorthernsaint at gulfstream

I may just get to meet you guys on FL Derby day! I don't know yet if we are doing the FULL weekend show that weekend and if we are I won't be able to make it, but it is still up in the air. If we aren't doing the horse show, I will be there!
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Old 02-20-2007, 03:00 PM
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Most of the Generalizations are true.

I'm 25 and from Suburban Minneapolis. I'am single... and it might have something to do that I spend a lot of times at Canterbury on the weekends. But, I don't stay so late that I can't go meet friends for a drink around 10 or so.

To maybe take it in a different direction, at least for me- I'am independent enough where I can spend the $$$ on gambling right now. No wife and kids to direct my $$$ towards. One day hopefully I'll meet a nice woman (or a Cajun Gator) that will be worth my time and $$$, so I'm not at the track. I of course plan on having my priorities in order in terms of expenses once I have a stable family life, but my wife will have to be comfy with me goin to the track when time and $$$ can spare it haha.
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Old 02-20-2007, 03:16 PM
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well Jamie you have just won the 'Jan Brady Most Popular Girl Award'
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Old 02-20-2007, 03:22 PM
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well Jamie you have just won the 'Jan Brady Most Popular Girl Award'
CAJUN, CAJUN CAJUN...
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Old 02-20-2007, 03:32 PM
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I guess I'm just average:

1. White

2. Graduate degree

3. I was 15 my first time (1981 Haskell at Monmouth)

4. New Jersey

5. 41

6. Never been to another board. Checked this one out to find Byk's Picks after listening to ATRAB.

7. Bet +/- $ 20 per race although this is increasing as I play more Pick 3s & 4s after reading Exotic Betting & having some success.

8. Not applicable as I'm over 40. But I am married and have a 5 yo son (He's already been to Monmouth, Saratoga, Aqueduct, Belmont and Tampa Bay Downs) My wife had never been to the track before she met me. He first trip to the track was Smoke Glacken's Sapling at Monmouth. She now picks winners simply by looking at the horses in the paddock and has had a fair amount of success usually better in sprints.
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Old 02-20-2007, 03:44 PM
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1. White.

2. College Degree

3. First went to the races at about age four at Arlington Park with my mom. Been going ever since.

4. From Chicago, though spent my share of time on the coasts. Best of both worlds!

5. 23, slightly outside your demographic prediction.

6. Came from ESPN, after about an 18 month horse-message-board hiatus

7. Usually bet between $125-$200 a day. Usually focusing on win bets and pick-3 wagers.

8. Most of the under 40 crowd are not married. Especially the men on here. Not married.

Why is the bigger question? Has nothing to do with horse racing......
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Old 02-20-2007, 04:05 PM
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3. I was 15 my first time (1981 Haskell at Monmouth)
First time what?
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Old 02-20-2007, 04:25 PM
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ok, i'll play....

white.
high school diploma.
no one in my family interested in racing. have loved horses for as long as i can remember, and i guess that combined with a sheer competitive spirit made me a natural horse racing fan.
grew up in maryland, moved to arkansas about 12 years ago.
on the cusp of 40 (ouch).
started posting on the espn board back when war emblem won the derby.
not much of a bettor-no opportunity from home. don't make it to the track much either, certainly not as much as i would like.
happily married for 21 years. tony enjoys going to the track-or maybe he just enjoys me enjoying going to the track! he's taking me to arlington this year, sweet!
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:44 PM
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Good guessing, any other woman here have green eyes?
ME!!
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:53 PM
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First time what?
The track of course. Where is your mind at girl?
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:53 PM
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First time what?
The track of course. Where is your mind at girl?
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:55 PM
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he's taking me to arlington this year, sweet!
When are you going?!
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:56 PM
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The track of course. Where is your mind at girl?

Cajun's mind... considering the talk about her on this thread... somewhere in the gutter!
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Old 02-20-2007, 06:07 PM
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Cajun's mind... considering the talk about her on this thread... somewhere in the gutter!
Cajun's cool. Let me find the oyster thread...it's gotta be here somewhere.
Me?
Purple at birth. Turned pink later. Now, mauve.
Age?
Old enough to be your daddy.
Racing and horses? Very young when it started, still in my blood.
Amount bet? Huge! I'm a breeder...'nuf said.
What were the other questions?
Help me out Mera. Yikes!
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Old 02-20-2007, 07:46 PM
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I just want to say that I don't see how race, gender, work ethic? has anything to do with racing. Why take somethng that brings people together and try and divide them up. Ofcourse if we were all together then the horse's odds would suffer..

I am working on a theory that will tie the Derby attendance to global warming.
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Old 02-20-2007, 08:21 PM
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When are you going?!
mid july. i think we're leaving here on the 18th.
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