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Old 04-24-2007, 08:55 AM
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Pops used to get me out of school early to make post time. 7-8th grade. He made my bets for me. I think I started making my own at about 16.
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:00 AM
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I'm wondering if you were all also named at the track.


Boy...there's some good ones there.





Yup....nothing like underage gambling,drinking and skirt chasing.The track prepares one for life really well.


Ya ever actually find a winning ticket in those waste barrels?
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:07 AM
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started going to the track when I was about 6 years old with my mom, dad, and brother who was 10 at the time. We would sit down and have dinner, and why they made bets me and my brother would walk around picking up tickets. When things were slow and my dad was at work, he would check the results in the paper and go through the stack of tickets we had picked up. It paid off one time in a big way, as in my stack of tickets there was a $2,000+ Superfecta winner that a person had thrown down becauses it paid the "all" and they were too stupid to check it out.


I tell my dad he owes me half, and he pretty much tells me to go f myself. lol
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:12 AM
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started going to the track when I was about 6 years old with my mom, dad, and brother who was 10 at the time. We would sit down and have dinner, and why they made bets me and my brother would walk around picking up tickets. When things were slow and my dad was at work, he would check the results in the paper and go through the stack of tickets we had picked up. It paid off one time in a big way, as in my stack of tickets there was a $2,000+ Superfecta winner that a person had thrown down becauses it paid the "all" and they were too stupid to check it out.


I tell my dad he owes me half, and he pretty much tells me to go f myself. lol
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:15 AM
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Dad always told me if you I got the cash he will blow it for me!!!!

Been betting Dogs since 11 and horses since 14
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:15 AM
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Dad always told me if you I got the cash he will blow it for me!!!!

Been betting Dogs since 11 and horses since 14

Good job!
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:17 AM
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I'm wondering if you were all also named at the track.


Boy...there's some good ones there.





Yup....nothing like underage gambling,drinking and skirt chasing.The track prepares one for life really well.


Ya ever actually find a winning ticket in those waste barrels?
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:18 AM
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:23 AM
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I guess I'm still too young at 30...I had to show a teller my ID on sunday to make a bet
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:24 AM
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I guess I'm still too young at 30...I had to show a teller my ID on sunday to make a bet

WHAT!!!!?










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Old 04-24-2007, 09:25 AM
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morning morty....
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:05 AM
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My dad started to take me to the track at about age of 12-13. He used to make $3 WP on each race of the track we were at. Usually Philly, Penn and Delaware. When I was 16 I could make bets and they usually never questioned me. The greatest thing now is my dad and I usually go to Delaware Park every Sat. or Sun. throughout the meet. My dad and I don't agree on somethings, but the track we always agree on.
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