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MaTH716 12-04-2007 09:59 PM

Only 20 shopping days to x-mas.
 
How about this for yourself or the degenerate Horse Racing fan/player in your life.

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?di...roduct&pid=786


I bought this for my 4 year old son. Man, I can't wait for him to open this on Christmas morning. :D

Bigsmc 12-05-2007 06:36 AM

Math

The link says they are not available. Did you buy yours from another vendor or from firebox?

I'm all over one for me...er my girls.

hoovesupsideyourhead 12-05-2007 07:14 AM

isnt that delta downs?

GBBob 12-05-2007 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaTH716
How about this for yourself or the degenerate Horse Racing fan/player in your life.

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?di...roduct&pid=786


I bought this for my 4 year old son. Man, I can't wait for him to open this on Christmas morning. :D


I want this....Where did you buy it..from Firebox?

ShadowRoll 12-05-2007 07:58 AM

If you're going to get a gift, might as well splurge...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jockey-Club-50-H...QQcmdZViewItem

estreetposse 12-05-2007 08:01 AM

Got it here as well...

http://www.wowzzers.com/product_info...3ff89a8b185d84

MaTH716 12-05-2007 08:10 AM

Thank you e-street for posting a link where to get it. My little boy really loves horses and the races, when I suggested it to my wife I was kind of expecting her to say "are you crazy, what the hell is wrong with you? He is 4!. Enough is enough! Isn't the pictures of Secretariat and Left Bank in his room enough?" But she was on board right away and ordered it the next day. Thank God, once he opens it maybe I can throw that F'n Candyland in the garbage. I hate the damn game!

estreetposse 12-05-2007 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716
Thank you e-street for posting a link where to get it. My little boy really loves horses and the races, when I suggested it to my wife I was kind of expecting her to say "are you crazy, what the hell is wrong with you? He is 4!. Enough is enough! Isn't the pictures of Secretariat and Left Bank in his room enough?" But she was on board right away and ordered it the next day. Thank God, once he opens it maybe I can throw that F'n Candyland in the garbage. I hate the damn game!

Just ordered it myself...my 3 yr old daughter cheats at Candyland...I never friggin' win!!!

MaTH716 12-05-2007 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by estreetposse
Just ordered it myself...my 3 yr old daughter cheats at Candyland...I never friggin' win!!!

Not only does he cheat, he talks trash too. When he is winning which is always, he tells me that "you're not gonna catch me, nah nah". Makes me want to throw the game in the firepalce.

Sightseek 12-05-2007 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaTH716
Thank you e-street for posting a link where to get it. My little boy really loves horses and the races, when I suggested it to my wife I was kind of expecting her to say "are you crazy, what the hell is wrong with you? He is 4!. Enough is enough! Isn't the pictures of Secretariat and Left Bank in his room enough?" But she was on board right away and ordered it the next day. Thank God, once he opens it maybe I can throw that F'n Candyland in the garbage. I hate the damn game!

Why stop there, how about getting him 'Sparkle? :D

http://dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php...rse_id=1131454

MaTH716 12-05-2007 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek
Why stop there, how about getting him 'Sparkle? :D

http://dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php...rse_id=1131454

He just started getting on the horse when going on the carousel, so Sparkle still might be a year or two away. :rolleyes:

Danzig 12-05-2007 12:38 PM

i had a game growing up, with eight small metal horses. each a different color, and then a small straight 'track'. thing ran on batteries. had a little starting gate. wonder what happened to it....kept us busy for hours.

satan's twin 12-05-2007 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig
i had a game growing up, with eight small metal horses. each a different color, and then a small straight 'track'. thing ran on batteries. had a little starting gate. wonder what happened to it....kept us busy for hours.

Batteries that were used in a game to get the horses running? I KNOW THAT GAME! It was called "Sportsman's Park 1974-2001".

satan's twin 12-05-2007 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob
I want this....Where did you buy it..from Firebox?

Bob, this might be just what the doctor ordered. It'll feed the addiction, but will eliminate the daily barn fees.

Danzig 12-05-2007 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by satan's twin
Batteries that were used in a game to get the horses running? I KNOW THAT GAME! It was called "Sportsman's Park 1974-2001".

lol
yeah, i think billy patin got royalties...

SentToStud 12-05-2007 06:41 PM

This is the game I want. I have spent hundreds of hours playing this game and I could send hundreds more.

http://www.vegasrex.com/2007/06/30/t...g-sigma-derby/

click the video to see a race.

MaTH716 12-05-2007 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SentToStud
This is the game I want. I have spent hundreds of hours playing this game and I could send hundreds more.

http://wizardofodds.com/derby

I saw that game at the Showboat in Atlantic City, there were homeless people sleeping on it.

SentToStud 12-05-2007 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716
I saw that game at the Showboat in Atlantic City, there were homeless people sleeping on it.

I was probably one of them. We all have off years.

MaTH716 12-05-2007 06:59 PM

LOL

GPK 12-06-2007 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SentToStud
This is the game I want. I have spent hundreds of hours playing this game and I could send hundreds more.

http://www.vegasrex.com/2007/06/30/t...g-sigma-derby/

click the video to see a race.


clearly an inside speed bias...

TheSpyder 12-06-2007 10:29 AM

Still have one. I had one 20 years ago and found it again about three years ago. Makes a nice diversion during poker games.

Not sure where I got it.

Spyder

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danzig
i had a game growing up, with eight small metal horses. each a different color, and then a small straight 'track'. thing ran on batteries. had a little starting gate. wonder what happened to it....kept us busy for hours.


SentToStud 12-06-2007 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GPK
clearly an inside speed bias...

There are now none of these in casinos any longer. There is one on ebay for $29,900. Just in case you were wondering what to get me for xmas.

GPK 12-06-2007 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SentToStud
There are now none of these in casinos any longer. There is one on ebay for $29,900. Just in case you were wondering what to get me for xmas.


Im getting you the same thing I got you last year....just in a bigger box.

MaTH716 12-06-2007 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK
Im getting you the same thing I got you last year....just in a bigger box.

I have an idea for your box, try this:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1792315

Bigsmc 12-25-2007 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaTH716
How about this for yourself or the degenerate Horse Racing fan/player in your life.

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?di...roduct&pid=786


I bought this for my 4 year old son. Man, I can't wait for him to open this on Christmas morning. :D

It's taking up the whole dining room table.

Grey horse is the ****. I'm having trouble "tuning" the other horses with the mini screw driver (can't tell if I am actually turning the screw). I've got the one with the red jock nearly as fast as the grey, but the other two suck.

Oh yeah, my girls love it....

TheSpyder 12-25-2007 02:29 PM

Try snake venom on the slow ones.

Spyder

Bigsmc 12-25-2007 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder
Try snake venom on the slow ones.

Spyder

Thanks Spydee, but I am fresh out.

MaTH716 12-25-2007 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigsmc
It's taking up the whole dining room table.

Grey horse is the ****. I'm having trouble "tuning" the other horses with the mini screw driver (can't tell if I am actually turning the screw). I've got the one with the red jock nearly as fast as the grey, but the other two suck.

Oh yeah, my girls love it....

My son got at least 30 toys for Christmas and he played with that track ALL DAY. He didn't even bother taking anything else out of the box. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. He would have been happy if that was the only thing he got. As far as the game goes, I thought that it was OK. I wouldn't advise switching the jocks, because once they come off they are hard to put back on. We had a couple of spills today and a couple of jocks were holding on for dear life. I am happy to report that everyone is ok. As far as the horses go, the chestnut is like Secretariat compared to the rest of the field. I think that the black horse is lame, he can't run a step. We named him The Black Monkey. Keep tinkering with the screw, you can feel when it is tightening up, but I would be careful not to over do it. Just A little each time. I did have alot of fun watching and playing it with my son, we both had a ball.


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