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06-19-2019, 12:09 PM
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Going to Lone Star Park Saturday
For Father's Day and Patty's birthday. Daughter treating us to reserved seats. Haven't been in a couple of years. Any one have any thoughts on wagers? Thanks,
DG
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06-19-2019, 12:16 PM
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It would be cool if they moved Breeders Cup there this year.
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06-19-2019, 12:41 PM
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Patty and I where there for the B.C. in 2004 They had to add a ton of temporary seats. It was OK but nowhere near as special as Santa Anita, Churchill, Belmont, etc. Nice track but second tier at best.
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06-19-2019, 12:53 PM
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06-23-2019, 10:29 AM
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So I hit a couple of wagers with a trifecta key and a Pick 3. Problem is the bigger odds horses I included didn't come in so the payouts were minimal. I had all 3 horses in race 7 but in the wrong order of course. If I would boxed the tri it would have paid $171.65 for a 50 cent bet.
WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA!!!  But it was a fun day with Patty on her birthday, daughter and husband at Lone Star. No crowds, nice box seats inside (away from the humidity an heat)and I managed to only end up $16 dollars in hole, after covering food, drinks, parking, etc. Not great but pretty darn good. We went to the movies the night before and even with senior tickets it totaled $40 bucks or so. Which is the better deal?   And we saw some real speed with two track records set. 
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06-23-2019, 01:36 PM
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I guess it's all in how you look at it. I know people that hate the idea of gambling, but then pursue other recreational activities that are probably far more expensive. A lot of people in my part of the world like water sports and that is only natural since we have easy access to 3 or 4 lakes, but buying boats and other water craft can be super expensive and just buying a boat is not the end of the expense. Then you have to have something to tow it with which generally means a large SUV or truck and then, if you fish, fishing tackle, baits, rods and reels, etc.
I have contemplated buying a boat and may end up doing it. I have two grandsons that love fishing and I have no doubt I might see more of them, if I had a boat. I went to a Bass Pro shop the other day and looked at some. One like I wanted was $23K.   All this makes racing seem like an absolute bargain.
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06-23-2019, 02:19 PM
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 Might still be a relative bargain if you compare it to, say, investing in racehorses.
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