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10-16-2006, 01:10 PM
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10-16-2006, 01:13 PM
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I've never come out and admitted it, but I'm actually the illegitimate son of Charlsie Cantey and Eddie Arcaro...
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10-16-2006, 01:14 PM
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Sounds like you're kind of aging Charlsie.
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10-16-2006, 01:18 PM
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been going to the track since I was in diapers
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10-16-2006, 01:18 PM
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Grandpa here as well. Remember him telling me to tell my Mom we went to the Zoo. "We did see animals" he would say. Man I miss him and think of him often.
He was the kind of guy that would go into a restaurant and tell all male customers to get some respect and remove their hats. He meant it and they did! Remember running for coffee for him and his friends with a sawbuck and was always told "to keep the change". Back in those days (early 70's) I actually made money at the track. LOL
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10-16-2006, 01:29 PM
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I don't really know how I got into horses. I have been riding all of my life. We didn't own horses, and I wasn't around horses when I was very young. I just fell in love with them somehow. The bug bit me, and while most grow out of them in their late teenage years, I stuck with them.
As for horse racing, the first thing I remember is when my mom watched Cigar on TV. My memories of Cigar's races are very blurry though. The next year, I remember distinctly watching Bob Baffert's and Silver Charm's TC run. I have been hooked ever since, and my love for the sport grows with every passing year. Forget show jumpers, I love the race horses!
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10-16-2006, 01:36 PM
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I've been around horses since I was 6 (show jumping)... first started watching horse racing during the Easy Goer and Sunday Silence campaign when I was 9. I really got into it because of Easy Goer and have been a fan ever since.
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10-16-2006, 02:02 PM
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My grandfather loved racing and his birthday was May 2nd and since we always celebrated it on the closest weekend, watching the Kentucky Derby is inextricably linked to memories of time with my family.
Actually, my grandparents loved gambling in general and often family trips reflected that-- with the result that I now associate casinos and race tracks with feelings of warmth and security. Fortunately, despite the family members' assorted addictions, gambling was never one of them. I grew up watching people gamble solely for entertainment-- I never saw the mortgage payment on the line. Win or lose, it was always a fun day.
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10-16-2006, 02:10 PM
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went to the track for somthing to do..and never stopped...found alot of hard lessons along the way......never change your ticket..and allways go with your gut and knowlage of what your good at...capping is true puzzle that never stops till you quit....i continue to learn along the way..my toga time really gave me a reality check as to the true nature of the game ...thanks s.b..that current form can not be overlooked..and the politics of the meet are very important..info is key...you can look at that form or tg till your blue in the face..and never know the small hurts that effect the outcome so much...lots of you are "in the know" and will have a huge advantage..thats the reason i love this..GAME...
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10-16-2006, 02:19 PM
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My father had a rooming house near downtown Detroit. Within 2 blocks was the GM Building, a pool hall, with a side book, a sandwich shop and a newsstand. Starting when I was 5 years old, I spent every Saturday down there for years, hustling sandwiches, Racing Forms, shining shoes and doing odd jobs. There were very few people I came in contact with on Saturdays who didn't gamble. Rarely did I come home with less than $20-$25. Not bad for a little kid in the 60's.
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10-16-2006, 02:24 PM
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About 30-35 tears ago I was working a part time job as security guard at the Braniff flight attendant trainees dorm here in Dallas. Of course this hairylegged divorcee, [that I was] would notice the clientel that I was securing. I developed a friendship with several. They worked up a weekend trip to Oaklawn. The good guard that I was, I offered my servces to them for the week end. I went to the bookstore and got a couple of books and read them and imediately became an expert. The trip was great. I got hooked on racing and the candy was good too. Developed a relationship with 3 of the girls and got hooked on racing. the relationships lasted about 10 years ,off and on, but the horseracing was a terminal thing.
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10-16-2006, 02:26 PM
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10-16-2006, 02:33 PM
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dipsy doo..dunkaroo babee, i scew on tips..yeahha baby
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10-16-2006, 03:18 PM
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A friend took me to Belmont Park, My first bet was a maiden race for fillies, I fell in love with a filly with pink flowers braided in her mane, her name was Belladora, she got me hooked. she won and paid 20.00. Stage Door Johnny-Prayer Bell by Better Self. Don't ask me how I still remember her breeding.
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10-16-2006, 03:19 PM
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If you happen to be taller and/or heavier, can you still exercise thoroughbreds? I'm just over 5'6" and about 130 lbs.  I always wanted to get into that (I've got a ton of riding experience), but wasn't sure about height and weight restrictions for exercise riders.
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10-16-2006, 03:26 PM
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10-16-2006, 03:34 PM
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My boss is lucky that no rider in our barn weighs over 135 and they are all very good horse people. If you have never galloped a racehorse before , you can simulate it with an english saddle by adjusting the irons , then my next suggestion would be to find a training center near where you live and start there.
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