85 in a 50!!

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Matt -
He basically posted the thread as soon as the horse bolted - (race went off at 1:27, his thread shows up at 1:28) - couldn't be bothered to wait until after the race - without any thought or concern as to whether the horse or jock was in any sort of distress.

I don't know man. I've been watching races since 1984, and for about half those years, I went to the track every day.

At some point in time I learned to tell the difference between a horse being hurt and a horse blowing a turn. In my eyes, it was ridiculously obvious that this horse was rank and blew the turn. This wasn't something like the 2006 Preakness after all, where the horse that got pulled up was equally obviously injured.

Maybe you need to watch a few more races to learn to process and believe what your eyes are telling you?

I mean really, I'm flabbergasted how anyone with any experience betting horse racing could be so utterly without a clue.

Oh, and does that mean everyone else who posted about this incident before official word came back that he was okay is also a dick? Or did you just reserve that for me for some weird reason?

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

That's why I called him a dick.

Hmmm. I don't buy it. As I just mentioned, you didn't call anyone else a dick, especially the person who started the other thread.

I think you called me a dick because you are frustrated with something.

That, or you have some sort of Internet version of Tourette's syndrome.

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

If the horse finishes running up the track, the connections eat a slice of humble pie and we all have a little chuckle and some light hearted jabs - that the derby trail.

Yes, it is much more humorous when a horse finishes up the track, which is when something might actually be physically wrong with a horse. I laugh my ass off every time a horse gets distanced!!

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

His post was classless, but I guess I shouldn't expect much from him given his history here.

Classless? Who is the one that called someone a fugging dick on here?

And what history are you referring to? The history of talking sense? Of making fun of PG1985? Of trying to be helpful to people?

Do tell!