I love the Derby.
I don't think I have missed watching one since I was 10 or 11.
I even got to go one year.
holy shit, is the infield a crazy ass time!
GO HORSE!
That was a pretty good race, and I don't usually watch. Wish I'd had money on the winner.
I think they should barbecue the loser, afterwards.
Quote from: Sinister on May 02, 2009, 03:47:44 PM
I think they should barbecue the loser, afterwards.
so bbq 18 horses in this case? hope you're hungry!
Quote from: Magnus on May 02, 2009, 04:17:07 PM
so bbq 18 horses in this case? hope you're hungry!
The dead-last loser, I mean. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I mean, really, the horse that ends up dead last is most likely getting shot, anyway. Might as well make tasty snacks out of him.
how about that shit?
50 to 1 odds!!!!
Quote from: cyrus buelton on May 02, 2009, 04:44:19 PM
how about that shit?
I don't want the shit; you can have it. Although, I'm sure it would do wonders for your roses.
Quote from: Sinister on May 02, 2009, 04:31:26 PM
The dead-last loser, I mean. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I mean, really, the horse that ends up dead last is most likely getting shot, anyway. Might as well make tasty snacks out of him.
yeah man, except they don't shoot horses anymore, they go with lethal injection. and they don't do that when they lose, only when they get seriously hurt. and most horses in this race cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and up... but yeah, good point!!
Mine That Bird paid $103.20. ;D
Quote from: Magnus on May 02, 2009, 05:11:45 PM
yeah man, except they don't shoot horses anymore, they go with lethal injection. and they don't do that when they lose, only when they get seriously hurt. and most horses in this race cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and up... but yeah, good point!!
You're wound kinda tight, aren't you? We all know it would never happen; I'm just saying, "perfect excuse for a barbecue."
I saw the race while I had dinner in a local Mex restaurant - no sound.
Amazing how when he started to move up all the rest of the field look as if bolted to the track. Hell of a run. [thumbsup]
LA
Been sitting at the local track all evening celebrating. I had 3 win tickets. 2 of them were for $10 and one was a $50 to win. Guess which one I put $50 to win? ;D I hit a jackpot on a quarter machine earlier in the casino and met my dad at his table. He goes, "You gonna put anything on the derby?" I said, hell I suppose...what are the worst 3 horses. I will bet on all 3 of them to win. He laughed, called me an idiot and then called the guy over so I could make my bets. As the race was coming into the stretch, he told me that I was buying him the prime rib for dinner. Hehe.
Needless to say, after tonight, I don't feel at all guilty about buying the trackbike and depleting a good chunk of my savings to do it...I just put it all back in, ate Prime Rib for dinner and still ended up quite a bit ahead. [drink]
Quote from: Magnus on May 02, 2009, 05:11:45 PM
and most horses in this race cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and up... but yeah, good point!!
The winner cost $9500. I'd say that was the deal of the century.
Quote from: Dannyboy on May 03, 2009, 07:30:08 AM
The winner cost $9500. I'd say that was the deal of the century.
Sort of.
It initially was bought for 9500$ and raced in Canada.
It was then bought by two guys for 400k. The below article is very interesting about the horse.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30540089/ (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30540089/)
But still........what a make the beast with two backsing deal!!
I was just able to watch it again on DVR.
The jockey totally is to credit for the win. He just threaded the needle and got through that pack.
That horse is actually a gelding and is quite smaller than most 3yr olds in the Derby. It has shorter legs.
Doesn't look like they are going to run it in the Preakness in a few weeks unless they deem it healthy enough. Lots of horses look to be pulling out.
I like that trainer. What a cowboy.
"Maybe now someone will talk about more than my drive here. Thanks"
That guy from NBC was an asshole, glad he pretty much told him to piss up a tree.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on May 03, 2009, 10:51:19 AM
Sort of.
It initially was bought for 9500$ and raced in Canada.
I like that trainer. What a cowboy.
"Maybe now someone will talk about more than my drive here. Thanks"
That guy from NBC was an asshole, glad he pretty much told him to piss up a tree.
The commentators didn't get too in-depth. They just mentioned it was bought $9500.
Was the trainer the guy on crutches? I saw when they were doing the walkover that someone made the drive in a van with the horse, or something like that.
Edit: Just read the article. Yep, it was him.
Quote from: Dannyboy on May 03, 2009, 12:14:16 PM
The commentators didn't get too in-depth. They just mentioned it was bought $9500.
Was the trainer the guy on crutches? I saw when they were doing the walkover that someone made the drive in a van with the horse, or something like that.
The commentators were jackasses.
Yeah, it was the guy on crutches. He broke his leg in a motorcycle accident.
This was the first time this trainer had a horse in the derby. He drove all the way from NM with the horse in a van.
pretty cool story
i wanted the old school teacher to win... one man operation: owner, trainer, groom, etc...
most of the derby horses won't even be running in the preakness, perhaps even the winner, but this year is lacking the big brown/barbaro type of horse. and quite a few tracks now don't even use dirt, it's a synthetic surface that supposedly reduces injuries and drains better, but it makes it tough on the handicapper since some horses prefer one surface to the other.