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Originally Posted by GPK
My very first experience with horses cam through my uncle. He is known throughout the States as a famous trainer of Tennessee Walking Horses. Traveled with him a few different times, the biggest one being "Celebration" in Tennessee. I used to marvel at the size of some of those horses. His wife had one of her own...never will forget him...biggest freaking horse I ever laid eyes one. His name was MASTER MINDER and he was jet black. What a beautiful specimen he was.
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My actual first experience with racing came when I was dating a girl that lived in Lexington and when I went to visit her one time, she said..."Let's go to Keeneland!!" Of course I had zero clue as to what the place was or the history behind it, etc... So, she takes me to Keenland and boy was it beautiful, but it was not during the spring or fall meet. I asked her where everyone was and how in the world could someone sit around all day, watching horses run on a tv and betting on them. I told her those people had to be some kind of bored with no life whatsoever....
NOW....I don't know how I COULD NOT sit around and watch horses race on TV and bet on them. Horse racing has simply become my passion. 2 Years ago, if someone had placed a DRF in front of me and asked me to handicap a race....I would have just laughed. I had ZERO idea how to read a form. Some will still say that I have no idea how to read a form....but I think I do okay
