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12-08-2009, 08:36 PM
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The only people who don't say Saratoga will be the ones who haven't been there.
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12-08-2009, 08:44 PM
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"Opening Game" at Cincinnati, when it was always the first baseball game of any season, used to be really special. But MLB screwed it up.
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12-08-2009, 08:54 PM
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Belmont Spring Meet. After 6 months at the Big A, the weather is getting nice and the derby is usually a week away.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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12-09-2009, 06:49 AM
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opening day is on friday, but the specials will be saturday. just looked at the calendar. monday the 18th, rachel bobbleheads with paid admission. i plan to go up on that saturday.
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12-08-2009, 09:13 PM
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12-08-2009, 08:59 PM
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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12-08-2009, 09:14 PM
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please use generalizations and non-truths when arguing your side, thank you
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12-08-2009, 09:53 PM
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Hands down this coming Saturday. Opening day at Tampa will always be heads and shoulders above everything else to me, and yes I have been to opening day at Saratoga. I know the quality of horses isn't the greatest and the jockey colony is less than stellar, but the place is simply magical for me and has been for quite a few years now.
What can I say, I'm loyal to a fault.
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12-08-2009, 10:19 PM
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Keeneland Spring
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12-08-2009, 10:24 PM
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It was not opening day
I will never forget seeing Saratoga this past August for the first time
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12-08-2009, 11:06 PM
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Never apologize for a true and honest loyal love of one's heart Kev. The place is Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May to you even it's the second Saturday in December. Smell a rose, kiss the baby and enjoy the day for all it offers......
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12-09-2009, 04:03 AM
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12-09-2009, 07:25 AM
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  They hold a breakfast adjacent to the paddock on opening day morning. Usually a trainer and a jockey talk for a few minutes then it is open for Q & A. When they are done, Margo goes through the card offering her ideas on wagering strategies for the day. All of this taking place directly behind the horses working out. For me, it signals the start of an exhilarating, exciting, wonderful 5 months. It is something not to be missed, sadly they barely get more than 100 folks attending (they do a horrific job of promoting this). If you plan on going, I'd highly suggest it - you get a handicapping guide along with a program included with breakfast for like 6 bucks. Plus you won't have to deal with the traffic which is sure to be a nightmare as there are new roads and traffic patterns getting in this year. http://www.tampabaydowns.com/Racing/...59&ModuleId=92
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12-09-2009, 07:50 PM
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All this AND you may get the chance to sit with Exacta Bob. That alone is almost like going clubbing with Tiger Woods.
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12-09-2009, 07:54 PM
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