miss spent youth in Boston
As teenagers we used to hop the fence at Suffolk (sometimes stoned sometimes not) and bet the few dollars we had in our pockets. The first time I bet, my buddy and I hit a 600.00 exacta on a two dollar bet. I was rich!! I went home and gave my mother a 50.00 bill and she whacked me in the head because she thought I was dealing drugs. Needless to say we hopped the fence a bunch more times and spent many a fall weekend in the grandstand with 20 bucks or whatever. Eventually fell in love with the problem solving aspect of it..then came Rockingham on Labor day with a morning card ..glorious and also back then Wonderland Park at night was as idyllic and nice a place to be on a warm summer night as I could find. Only 60 day meets ..it was nice enough to bring a date and impress her by going to the 6.00 combo window.
and today it keeps getting better..on my couch with a laptop and TVH/HRTV..multiple Saratoga trips each summer...with buddies..then with faamily then with golf buddies..horse racing remains the center..
just wish the game had more of a future..
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