American Pharoah...

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I hope you're not talking about me. All I did was ask him three questions. He answered two of them. In the conversation, the only thing left unsaid is whether or not he is currently betting. The onus is on him.

Yep. Got it.

[Danzig]

Aps owner from egypt, right?
Who the heck spelled the horses name? ☺

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Aps owner from egypt, right?
Who the heck spelled the horses name? ☺

Coincidentally, I just had a conversation with a friend about this- in fact, Zayat didn't name the horse, but Justin Zayat did try to blame the Jockey Club for it:

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/...-wrong-pharaoh

Heh. Props for the Jockey Club's response.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Coincidentally, I just had a conversation with a friend about this- in fact, Zayat didn't name the horse, but Justin Zayat did try to blame the Jockey Club for it:

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/...-wrong-pharaoh

Heh. Props for the Jockey Club's response.

We can only hope that Johnny Weir and Tara Lapinski get to the bottom of this major breaking story.

[Arletta]

32 times seems a bit much...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...d-papadopoulos

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Arletta

32 times seems a bit much...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...d-papadopoulos

it worked

[bare it all]

Husband was watching me with me pointed out down the stretch that the jock was whacking away on Pharoah and the jock on Firing Line wasn't smacking his horse near as much. Kind of hard to explain it really.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by bare it all

Husband was watching me with me pointed out down the stretch that the jock was whacking away on Pharoah and the jock on Firing Line wasn't smacking his horse near as much. Kind of hard to explain it really.

I'll explain it for you. Some horses need more urging than others to keep to the task at hand. Let's start a new thread about the "whacking" so those who realize it's part of the game and it doesn't hurt the horses don't have to filter through this crap again.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Coincidentally, I just had a conversation with a friend about this- in fact, Zayat didn't name the horse, but Justin Zayat did try to blame the Jockey Club for it:

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/...-wrong-pharaoh

Heh. Props for the Jockey Club's response.

I knew they'd had a naming contest, and wondered if that contributed to the error.
you never know tho. I have my last name spelled incorrectly constantly....just gave out two scholarships, and the home office had my name spelled wrong on them! hello, been with you guys four years now.
when youngest was born, I submitted his ss paperwork. his card came in misspelled. I called, they asked if I was sure that it was wrong. er, I'm sure-I know how to spell my name! all they had to do was copy what I wrote....

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Yep. Got it.

Yep, that went about as expected.

I do like the inference however that since I don't bet, my opinion is invalid.

I guess since I don't bet it invalidates his horrible handicapping of that race.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yep, that went about as expected.

I do like the inference however that since I don't bet, my opinion is invalid.

I guess since I don't bet it invalidates his horrible handicapping of that race.

I didn't offer any opinion whatsoever on your opinion. You, on the other hand, by not betting, have made it clear that YOU have no value for YOUR opinion.

That's all. For all I know, you're a genius. You just don't think so.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I didn't offer any opinion whatsoever on your opinion. You, on the other hand, by not betting, have made it clear that YOU have no value for YOUR opinion.

That's all. For all I know, you're a genius. You just don't think so.

Fair enough.


However, my primary reasons for not betting are two. First, I get too wrapped up in it and get nothing else done in life.

Second, I lost too many races by jockey ineptitude and shady training practices.

I internalize that stuff too much.