Know you got horse racing in your blood

This is sort of stupid so if you dont care then dont read further.

I was at breakfast this morning with some horse buddies and we were talking about things you do that indicates that you are a horse racing junkie. One of the things that each of us has done was pretending we were in a horse race while in the car. For exampe, if you pass a car on the turn you think to yourself "the 4 horse coming around the outside for the lead." Another was when you point out a marker up ahead of you and you get there before the car next to you and you say "the 4 horse wins by a nose." I know, this is retarded but I do these things and it is so sad.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

This is sort of stupid so if you dont care then dont read further.

I was at breakfast this morning with some horse buddies and we were talking about things you do that indicates that you are a horse racing junkie. One of the things that each of us has done was pretending we were in a horse race while in the car. For exampe, if you pass a car on the turn you think to yourself "the 4 horse coming around the outside for the lead." Another was when you point out a marker up ahead of you and you get there before the car next to you and you say "the 4 horse wins by a nose." I know, this is retarded but I do these things and it is so sad.

EB...you are not alone my friend....a buddy and I used to meet up at the OTB at nights for harness racing....we would be sending each other text messages back forth saying things like...."Im 2nd over, but have live cover. May duck back in and take the lightening lane home to the wire"

We send each other stupid sh*t like that all the time...so no, you are not alone.

Originally Posted by GPK

EB...you are not alone my friend....a buddy and I used to meet up at the OTB at nights for harness racing....we would be sending each other text messages back forth saying things like...."Im 2nd over, but have live cover. May duck back in and take the lightening lane home to the wire"

We send each other stupid sh*t like that all the time...so no, you are not alone.

Good to know I am not alone. If was a fun conversation about the daily things we do in life with horse racing references.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by GPK

EB...you are not alone my friend....a buddy and I used to meet up at the OTB at nights for harness racing....we would be sending each other text messages back forth saying things like...."Im 2nd over, but have live cover. May duck back in and take the lightening lane home to the wire"

We send each other stupid sh*t like that all the time...so no, you are not alone.

Fook Yu.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Fook Yu.

oh behaaaaave baby.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Good to know I am not alone. If was a fun conversation about the daily things we do in life with horse racing references.

EB...this guy and I were nuts....we both love Balmoral Park and if one of us got there before the other, we would take a picture with our camera phone of the American flag on the satelitte TV from Balmoral and send it to the other with the caption "take your hat off."

I know I'm a complete dumbass when it comes to those types of things, but you know what, I believe in laughing and having a good time in life, no matter how stupid or simple it may seem.

[DiscreetCat=Monster]

I have whiped my car left handed of course while driving hurt my knuckles on the door handle

[Gander]

I often have imaginary hypothetical horse races while riding my bike. I pretend I am a track announcer and announce a race as I am riding, and get involved while pedaling.

[chupster2]

I think that is probably not uncommon. I certainy see horse NAMES everywhere I look. And horse racing terminology. It permeates how I look at life.

These are cracking me up. Good to know we werent the only freaks out there.

The fact that you're posting ... and/or reading posts ... on this forum ...

... proves conclusively that you have serious mental problems.

Ummm ... you, that is ... not I.

[Gander]

I relate everything to horse's names and horse races. Dates, people's names, etc. If an anniversary falls on the same date as a big race, thats how I remember it. If I meet a person and their name is Mike, I think of Mikes Classic (former sprinter from Jerkens). If their name is Susan, I think of Boozing Susan. Jack, I think of Jacks Wild. Ugggh, I got it bad.

Originally Posted by Gander

I relate everything to horse's names and horse races. Dates, people's names, etc. If an anniversary falls on the same date as a big race, thats how I remember it. If I meet a person and their name is Mike, I think of Mikes Classic (former sprinter from Jerkens). If their name is Susan, I think of Boozing Susan. Jack, I think of Jacks Wild. Ugggh, I got it bad.

I am the same way. That is scary. When I see the Coors commercials I think of Silverbulletday. When I hear booze I think of the horse that raced at Oaklawn called Boozing. And I remember the annoucer yelling BOOOOZZZZIIIINNNNGGGG.

[GenuineRisk]

Oh, I'm so glad you said something-- I have those mental race calls going on in my head while I'm weaving through crowds, trying to be the first person out of the subway station... I'm so glad it's not just me!

[brockguy]

When I see a good looking women, I usually call them "useful", Not too many people really understand it, except racing folk, You can basically tell your friend out loud that a girl beside you is good looking..

[2MinsToPost]

Being that I live 10 minutes from Scioto Downs and 15 minutes from Beulah Park all the time I am seeing Horse Trailers going up and down the road. The road that I live directly off of is a commonly used route for Horsemen to take their Horses to the barns behind Scioto Downs, so from May until September, every day, you can see a Trailer being pulled with a buggy on top. Especially between the hours of Noon till around 3pm. Now, also consider that when I look out my spare bedroom window, I see in the distance a Horse Farm. Wanna talk about the place to be if you love horses, Columbus is the home of the Quarter Horse Congress, which draws half a million people over the course of its month long stay at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. A wonderful time to be had if you have not been to it.
I am all the time thinking of what would make a cool Horse name. Hey, look at the name of that road. The name on that liscense plate. Boy it would be nice to be at the track, etc etc.. I usually try to stay away from racing thoughts while I am behind the wheel seeing how I have a "perfect" driving record I can't afford any more points on my record

[Thunder Gulch]

I'm guilty of most of the above offenses. My worst was asking for a mint julep at Starbucks one morning a few days before the Derby.

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I'm guilty of most of the above offenses. My worst was asking for a mint julep at Starbucks one morning a few days before the Derby.

That is classic. What did they say?

[Danzig]

i make horse racing references fairly often, esp when i talk about an employee as being a sprinter, not a stayer! my office wall has pics of racehorses, and more to come. gotta get 'risk' framed.

or if we walk around the track, it's 2 furlongs a lap. what can i say?

i also will constantly say "so and so" that's a horse name! if it's not a horse name than it's hey, that would make a good horse name....

or someone will want to set up a date to do something...nope, that's _________race day. gotta be home at four. tony knows to always set the DVR at certain times of the year.

bc is the first wknd in november, thank goodness modern gun season doesn't start til the second saturday....

and next year, the day after thanksgiving is lsu vs ark, but i'll be making a wknd of it in LA--head to the racetrack that saturday.

and every horse, i try to figure pedigree from their names...have gotten pretty good at that!!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by brockguy

When I see a good looking women, I usually call them "useful", Not too many people really understand it, except racing folk, You can basically tell your friend out loud that a girl beside you is good looking..

.lol........a classic...useful!