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Originally Posted by JolyB
We all sound so old. {When was the first time all of you went to the track?}
I think it was 1968. About a year after I returned to Arkansas from New York and was in college in South Arkansas. Not sure when the second time was. Moved to Hot Springs in 1976. I remember those $50 windows. I guess the management didn't want the "whales" to have to stand in line with the riff raff like me.  I'm not sure that Oaklawn doesn't still have some $50 windows. Obviously, I don't frequent them, but seems like I still see them although I'm sure you could bet $50 now at any window. |
Let's me see know, '68 I was enjoying the festivities of the US Army going through boot camp at Fort Dix NJ. My wife though, I'm sure kept a keen eye and the T-breds. I made it out of Ft Dix as an E2, went to Fort Lewis, Tacoma for 15 months and then lucked out as an E5 getting a DOD assignment with US Forces High Command in Stuttgart Germany. Oldest daughter was born in Stuttgart-BadConstatt hospital and with an early out came back to the states and started my advanced education at Clemson with much of my wife's help. The rest is history.
Horse racing interest for me came a little later in life but my wife kept adding to her encyclopedia every year. Love her!!!
During '70's we made many trips to Saratoga, Finger Lakes, Pocono Downs, Garden State Park and Belmont. Biggest early thrill was to see Kelso paraded at Belmont in '83 I think. Still a racing nubile, I began soaking up all the background and knowledge I could from my t-bred savant wife.