Springs ?? what springs ??

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

All of this talk of Saratoga makes me want to move up there and live for awhile. Maybe, just maybe, I'll get there one day.

jeezz...

don't you live in kentucky...

i mean its not like your starved for stakes action at churchill,
like we are here in chicago. i mean we have 4 days of racing action, the million race. the washington park gr2 on dirt 9.5f, the illinois derby at hawthorne, and the Hawthorne gold cup, both grade2's

13,000,000 people in 3 couties and this is what they offer us.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

jeezz...

don't you live in kentucky...

i mean its not like your starved for stakes action at churchill,
like we are here in chicago. i mean we have 4 days of racing action, the million race. the washington park gr2 on dirt 9.5f, the illinois derby at hawthorne, and the Hawthorne gold cup, both grade2's

13,000,000 people in 3 couties and this is what they offer us.

Hey, be happy your not in Western PA. I have to go to freakin Mountaineer once a year for good racing, taht being the WV Derby - a solid Grade III won by the likes of Real Dandy last year....atleast youve got the Secretariat, Million, Beverly D, Washington Park, etc. so I dont wanna hear any complainin from you

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

Hey, be happy your not in Western PA. I have to go to freakin Mountaineer once a year for good racing, taht being the WV Derby - a solid Grade III won by the likes of Real Dandy last year....atleast youve got the Secretariat, Million, Beverly D, Washington Park, etc. so I dont wanna hear any complainin from you

Man thats just sad......

did you want to borrow a tissue.

i did n't realize you were so down trodden, at least your football is good.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

Man thats just sad......

did you want to borrow a tissue.

i did n't realize you were so down trodden, at least your football is good.

yeah the football is good, but the baseball sucks - least you got the world champs (and the bears aint that bad either)

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

Hey, be happy your not in Western PA. I have to go to freakin Mountaineer once a year for good racing, taht being the WV Derby - a solid Grade III won by the likes of Real Dandy last year....atleast youve got the Secretariat, Million, Beverly D, Washington Park, etc. so I dont wanna hear any complainin from you

Western PA...fond memories for me.
About an hour north of Pittsburgh is a town called New Castle. A few miles north is New Wilmington. Now, we're talking "small town". Nearby is Volant.
Every weekend, the Amish would bring their trotters to the stretch of road that connects New Wilmington with Volant... buggy races.
Kind of like what happens when you give your teenage kid the family car for the afternoon.
Friends and I would watch them go from our vantage on a hill side, with binocs, and make side bets. I wonder if they still do it.
I guess racing is where you find it.
Once you find Saratoga, not much can compare.

[Damascus '67]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Western PA...fond memories for me.
About an hour north of Pittsburgh is a town called New Castle. A few miles north is New Wilmington. Now, we're talking "small town". Nearby is Volant.
Every weekend, the Amish would bring their trotters to the stretch of road that connects New Wilmington with Volant... buggy races.
Kind of like what happens when you give your teenage kid the family car for the afternoon.
Friends and I would watch them go from our vantage on a hill side, with binocs, and make side bets. I wonder if they still do it.
I guess racing is where you find it.
Once you find Saratoga, not much can compare.

Small world..My Aunt and Uncle are from New Wilmington. He used to be a professor at Westminster College.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Damascus '67

Small world..My Aunt and Uncle are from New Wilmington. He used to be a professor at Westminster College.

Yup,
Small world indeed. Spent my freshman year at Westminster, then transfered.
Paul, I don't think the Amish bet. We sure did!

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Western PA...fond memories for me.
About an hour north of Pittsburgh is a town called New Castle. A few miles north is New Wilmington. Now, we're talking "small town". Nearby is Volant.
Every weekend, the Amish would bring their trotters to the stretch of road that connects New Wilmington with Volant... buggy races.
Kind of like what happens when you give your teenage kid the family car for the afternoon.
Friends and I would watch them go from our vantage on a hill side, with binocs, and make side bets. I wonder if they still do it.
I guess racing is where you find it.
Once you find Saratoga, not much can compare.

i did chuckle at that....

i don't think the amish are allowed to wager

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

jeezz...

don't you live in kentucky...

i mean its not like your starved for stakes action at churchill,
like we are here in chicago. i mean we have 4 days of racing action, the million race. the washington park gr2 on dirt 9.5f, the illinois derby at hawthorne, and the Hawthorne gold cup, both grade2's

13,000,000 people in 3 couties and this is what they offer us.

I don't think she lives in Kentucky. She lives in NC. And Saratoga Springs isn't named for Saratoga Industrial. I guess researching it on the net isn't sufficient for you, so think what you want.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I don't think she lives in Kentucky. She lives in NC. And Saratoga Springs isn't named for Saratoga Industrial. I guess researching it on the net isn't sufficient for you, so think what you want.

i cannot belive that you took me serious,


ohhh man..