Its darn fun. We had a blast at the track.
There were all sorts of petting zoos, live music, petting the ponies.
And my daughter played every sport as a kid so it was a good outlet.
Not like I drug her there every weekend, she wanted to go.

I think Gander might be used to seeing the gambling addicts who drag their
little bitty kids to an OTB and set them in a corner telling them to
sit still and shut up and the kids then run around bugging everyone
cause there is nothing to do. Ive seen this aspect during the off season
simulcasting. And its not good.

so true!

my daughter learned how to read the form about seven years ago. she says she can't do math, but she figures payoffs pretty quick.
as for the playboy...hell, we've got a ton of them around here, been subscribing for years.

i wouldn't take little kids, but mine are older, the youngest almost 17. future racing fans to keep the sport going in the future.

I took my little kids to the track yesterday and they loved it. The horses were just a small part of the whole experience. At one point Jan Rushton walked by us and my daughter said "Daddy look at that big silly hat!" With so much to look at, I think it's a great place for kids.

OTB's are another story :mad:

Maybe they will shutdown OTB because of this. If that is the case they should do the show from the elementary school.

Ever watch MSG? The guy on the commercials looks exactly like you.

So do you consider these people on an OTB CHANNEL to be successful and said posters aren't? Because that's what I gather from your post.

Could it be you don't know what jealousy means?

Young Horse Folks
 

See Avatar......Guilty as charged

You are BAD!!!

Can't argue with kids who like Kent better than Kobe, Manny, or Favre.

Given those four awful choices I might have to go with Manny!

K.D. is nicer to kids.

I laughed

Not if they wager on him riding a favorite.

That's the first thing we taught them.

well, that's cool. i guess i thought they'd be bored, since there is a wait between races and all...
i just don't understand the big deal about a kid being on a show, whether children are allowed at OTB's or not. seems that with a parent, they ought to be allowed. maybe instead of railing against a youth being on the show, there ought to be a fuss made about them not being allowed in an OTB with a parent/guardian.

no doubt since he sees things from their perspective....:D

I have no problem with the kid being on the show. His family is in the business, he grew up with horse racing, and obviously has some knowledge.

As far as kids in OTBs, I just think it's a bad idea. There are just too many degenerate parents, who would bring thier kids in and ignore them completely. I've seen it happen many times, even though kids aren't allowed.

Who's that in your Avatar Phil? Hap?

Never said "the posters" aren't successful and you gathered wrong from my post. Someone one makes a comment and people not even involved get slam, that's what I didn't think was fair.