LMAO Sam... :D

Hey, I love my accent. It is my heritage and character. :D I can talk "normal" though, but I have to try really, really hard. I have a funny story. I went to Fort Worth, Texas, a few years ago, and when I ordered my food, the waiter asked, "WHERE ARE YOU FROM"! I'll never get over it. I can't believe that someone with that much of a Texan draw would ask me where I was from! RITFLMAO!!!:D

That sounds like my bf... he was born in High Point, NC and boy does he have that southern DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAWL. :) I love that accent!

nothin better than that southern draaaaaaawl....Sam sounds much better when it's 3 syllables....:)

Kinda like, "Siam." LOL!

Here we go...no pic, but I've might have better...here is a video(s) of me from work I did for the Kentucky Oaks website...

http://www.kentuckyoaks.com/2006/oak...ype=racing#top

-JC

:D Don't worry, I'm not THAT bad! LOL!:D I can't sleep, and I have a lot to do tomorrow. I'm so tired that everything is seeming very, very funny to me. Do YOU ALL ever get like that? LOL!

So are you saying you're better than me? LOL. I'm just kidding. Really, nice, very impressive. I hope to be a prominent figure in horse racing myself in the next few years. I'm tired, but I can't sleep. I keep thinking about Hip #12 at the Two Year Olds in training Keeneland Sale this past April. He was an Orientate...You wouldn't happen to know what his name is would you? I would love to keep up with that horse. He sold for 175 grand. I've been tying to pick out young horses that I think are superbly bred and talented, and follow them throughout their racing careers.

This is funny, but for some reason, when I clicked on that link the first time, it took me to John Asher! :D Your hair is WAY cooler than his, let me tell you. LOL

Evidentally, he is still unnamed...I looked it up and my accesses indicate that he is still unnamed as far as the Jockey Club is concerned..

Here is his page...you may have it..

http://www.keeneland.com/sales/apr06/pdfs/12.pdf

Yeah, I gave the wrong link at first by accident...My mother busts on me about my hair on these videos..I swear that they make it look worse than it really does :D

I just loved this horse's stride, his eye, his conformation, and the way he moved. He looks all class. I think Orientate is going to leave his mark when it is all said and done in the breeding shed.

I don't know the individual, but I do know that $175,000 is a solid price to pay for an Orientate..

Very nice Joel. You did it in one take right? I was waiting for you to put the winner on top. LOL You saw the race pretty much they way I did. I never gave the winner a second look.

I also enjoyed your Darley thoughts on another thread.

Bigs

Now, if I remember correctly, KYrosesinmay is from somewhere out in the Virginia hinterland. I live in the Virginia hinterland, and I can assure you, it's becoming more and more rare to find someone with a true Southern accent in the fine state of Virginny.

Yep, I moved from southern Virginia to North Carolina about three/four years ago, but I spent more of my life in North Carolina than in Virginia because my horses have always been in North Carolina. When I did live in Virginia, I only lived five minutes away from the North Carolina border. :D

I live up by Winchester. That's horse country.

You have to love Virginia for it's horses. They have some of the best hunter/jumpers in the country.

Or in my case, you can love the horses but be driven nuts by the horse people.

Samantha....
Hey baby wazzz up, you free for dinner latter ???

you can wear than hot deep green teal pleated mini skirt with the matching open toed pumps, throw on that black thong...
ya baby.... forget the bra.... 8 ish okay ???

KY,

Your horse is beautiful! You sure you can't take him with you? I would be heart broken!

P.S. Ignore Secretariat!

Believe me, I am devastated. That is the best horse I have ever ridden, and I got very lucky to even be able to buy him. The only reason my family was able to afford him at the time was because the lady who owned him didn't know what she had. If fact, she offered us three times what we paid for him to get him back from us the next year when he was a two year old. His power and presence takes me in awe every time I see him. I'll never own another one like him, and I love the horse to no end. I want to take him with me, and if I find a way, I will.

OH I really hope you can take him with you. If not, find a friend that will take care of him while you work out that you can take him. He is too beautiful to let go.

Thank you, Buffy. The greatest compliments that anyone can give to me are about my horses because I have worked so hard in developing them and my knowledge of them.

I couldn't find Lemon's Forever either....I loved Ermine and actually used Lemons Forever in a few EXs and TRIs but not on top :(

..she trained well and looked spectacular physically all week at CD, but I just couldn't see her winning with her form..

Oh well, Ermine paid well to place and show.

As for the takes, I got a lot better as the season went on...it would take me a few tries around Jan - Feb, but towards the end I had it down better...the Oaks analysis was a little more difficult and distracting just by the fact that it was in the paddock between races on Derby week and there were hundreds of people lined up along the perimeter of the paddock creating a lot of noise....couldn't have been more fun though!

Ermine was my choice to win as well. I liked Lemons Forever to show... never thought she would win it. LOL

Ermine was my choice too. She is a nice, consistent filly. I didn't even think about using Lemons Forever either. I didn't even use her in the exotics!

I did, along with Wonder Lady Anne and Wait a While.

Now I did use those two, and Bushfire.

I like this message board SOOOOO much better than the other one. It is nice to be able to put user names with faces now!

See Buffy, I look a little younger in a helmet too. This is me with my other horse SIS. She is a looker too, and is a yearling in this picture. She is a western pleasure horse. I'm saying "Whoa" to her in this picture. She was rearing and being a little monster!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h7...sinmay/SIS.jpg

You do look about 12 too! I want to walk around in my riding helmet all the time!

They have video clips of their workouts that you can watch of the two year olds in training up on the website. Here is the link...you may have it...

http://www.keeneland.com/livesales/workout_videos.asp

Check out hip #12, and tell me what you think. Did I do good? Well, what I mean is do you think he is going to turn into something?

Look at the way this dude looks when he actually switches to the correct lead and isn't on one lead in the front end and one lead in the hind end (cross-cantering/galloping). I'll forgive him for that since he is just a two year old.

$175k is probably about average for a 2YO in training by Orientate.

damn...we got another hottie in here too!!!! and she lives in NC?!?!?!?!

Imagine that:cool:

Damn back to therapy I go...............

This is a very dumb thread and is always on the front page. Any way we can get it deleted?

It looks like the only way to get it off the top of the page is for kasept to remove its "Sticky" status.

I can understand wanting to keep an introduce-yourself thread visible, but doesn't this thread belong in one of the other sections (like "Get-togethers") instead of "The Paddock"?

--Dunbar

Jessica, You have a very good eye. That Orientate is a really nice colt. He was one of my favorites in the entire sale. Unfortunately, I don't think we will get to see him run. The Japanese bought him. They are taking him to Japan.
By the way, Orientate is my pick to be the best new sire. I got to look at a lot of his 2 year olds this year at the sales. I was very impressed with them.

hope this works...here's some shots of me and my farm...