The day the music died... where were you?

eajinabi · #1 05-28-2010, 10:48 PM

The more frustrating loss was Real Quiet losing the TC over victory gallop by a nose. Stewart Elliot took Baileys bait and did not give the best ride Smarty Jones deserved

stonegossard · #2 05-28-2010, 11:00 PM

I was high fiving the dude next to me at the track as they hit the wire.

my miss storm cat · #3 05-28-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stonegossard

I was high fiving the dude next to me at the track as they hit the wire.

How were the other people around you?

Did you get dirty looks?

Were they Birdstone people?

stonegossard · #4 05-28-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

How were the other people around you?

Did you get dirty looks?

Were they Birdstone people?

Most were crying/sad. Except my friend and I who hit the race bigtime.

Yes.....especially when I yelled out "Cha Ching !!!"

No. All Smarty Jones fans.

my miss storm cat · #5 05-28-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by stonegossard

Yes.....especially when I yelled out "Cha Ching !!!"

Oh my God I so would have smacked you.

Well I'm glad, since he had to lose, that you were one of the people who benefited anyway.

It's always good when you can look back at something and smile or laugh a little... it sucks being and staying sad.

Still breaks my heart but yeah.... for some reason your "cha-ching" doesn't surprise me nor does it upset me in the least.

stonegossard · #6 05-28-2010, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Oh my God I so would have smacked you.

Well I'm glad, since he had to lose, that you were one of the people who benefited anyway.

It's always good when you can look back at something and smile or laugh a little... it sucks being and staying sad.

Still breaks my heart but yeah.... for some reason your "cha-ching" doesn't surprise me nor does it upset me in the least.

Well you did ask..................

jballscalls · #7 05-28-2010, 11:54 PM

lf i remember right that was the day president Reagan died?

anyways, i was working at Emerald Downs in the publicity office and i remember we were all so excited and pumped up for the race. the belmont ran after our 2nd or 3rd race at Emd and i remember after the belmont, we were all so deflated and depressed, and then someone says "damn, we still have 7 races to run here"

it made for a long day

2Hot4TV · #8 05-29-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Oh my God I so would have smacked you.
Well I'm glad, since he had to lose, that you were one of the people who benefited anyway.

It's always good when you can look back at something and smile or laugh a little... it sucks being and staying sad.

Still breaks my heart but yeah.... for some reason your "cha-ching" doesn't surprise me nor does it upset me in the least.

beat you and your friend to the ground and taken you winnings, sorry, just a reflex action.

jms62 · #9 05-29-2010, 10:05 AM

I was out to dinner at Mori Moto's in Philly. I left dinner and my party to go to a bar across the street and watched. Pandemonium when Smarty took the lead that turned into stunned silence. I however was estatic as I had boxed 4-9-6-5 in the Superfecta and was looking at a huge payday. I waited forever for the result but alas it wasn't coming from NBC and I had to get back to dinner. I threw a hundred of my soon to be new wealth on the bar and told the bartender to use it till it was gone on my disappointed Philly friends. I returned triumphently back to Mori Moto's only to meet Mori Moto himself as he was making the rounds and had stopped at our table. I had him bring me a bottle of Dom Perignon and I raised a toast Nick Zito who hit with a 36/1 and 27/1 shot.. Enjoyed a wonderful dinner and made the long journey back home. Ran upstairs to log in and see how much my account had grown, was it 20 K, 30 K or more.... Alas there was no additional coin in my account? WTF was there a mistake? Was the system down??? I logged into Equibase and brought up the results... **** YOU Jerry ****ING Bailey and the horse your rode in on ****ing Eddington... A Nose a ****ing Nose and **** you NBC, if you'd given me the result in a timely fashion I wouldn't have bought those losers a round and would've saved a couple hundred on the Dom... Other than that, dinner was great.

stonegossard · #10 05-29-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

beat you and your friend to the ground and taken you winnings, sorry, just a reflex action.

Sorry you didn't have Birdstone as well. You attempting to "beat me up" is hilarious though. Gotta love the internet.

jwkniska · #11 05-29-2010, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by stonegossard

I was high fiving the dude next to me at the track as they hit the wire.

I heard that. Had Birdstone all the way in it (winner ATB, exacta) and was at AP.

Never cared for Smarty as much (bet against all 3 TC races, finally hit in the belmont). Was hoping that War Emblem would be the one that would get it... but not to happen.

kgar311 · #12 05-29-2010, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jwkniska

I heard that. Had Birdstone all the way in it (winner ATB, exacta) and was at AP.

Never cared for Smarty as much (bet against all 3 TC races, finally hit in the belmont). Was hoping that War Emblem would be the one that would get it... but not to happen.

I was never a fan of the horse either.

But I was driving through a desert in Arizona and some how got the Dave Johnson call of the race on AM radio. The only station that was coming in. Weird

AeWingnut · #13 05-30-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jwkniska

I heard that. Had Birdstone all the way in it (winner ATB, exacta) and was at AP.

Never cared for Smarty as much (bet against all 3 TC races, finally hit in the belmont). Was hoping that War Emblem would be the one that would get it... but not to happen.

why in the heck would anyone want War Emblem to get a TC?

johnny pinwheel · #14 05-30-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stonegossard

I was high fiving the dude next to me at the track as they hit the wire.

me too, i was here at the simulcast. alot of us had birdstone, he was the mary lou local fave. plus, he was good before the belmont. i had pics with smarty and birdstone......they were selling t-shirts, pins, bumper stickers and most of the people there,were not horse players. they thought it was a lock and right before post thats what made me know he was going to lose. big brown was the same thing but i had to hit the "all" button to get that one. rooting for those kind of horses is one thing....betting them is another.....counting on them winning and then betting them...... well.....i can say...its horse racing.....gambling .....sucka. you never make a score betting that way. but i love how people think they can anyway.

golfer · #15 05-29-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Was that you?

In my section, a few of us within a row or two had Birdstone.

Low-keyed celebration, actually.

Redboarder!

my miss storm cat · #16 05-29-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

The title of this thread is a bit over the top, no?

Well it got your attention, didn't it?

You've had some awesome titles too...

Seattle Killed my Computer and Darley's Plan for World Conquest Continue, Mate. Those were good ones.

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This has been bugging me, Andy, so I looked it up (he died on Aug. 9th, 95). Who were you thinking of?

I think there's too much info in your brain... that's why you got mixed up.

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2Hot...

I understand.

Oaklawnfan · #17 05-29-2010, 11:41 AM

I will always believe that Smarty Jones was our last Triple Crown winner. From the Rebel to the Arkansas Derby, the Five Million Dollar bonus win at Churchill and the crushing win at Pimlico he was a true champion. Of course it's easy from me to have Oaklawn bias. We were hosting a "Smarty Party" in our home with Smarty Favours, a Smarty Cake and free carnations for the ladies. Serving Belmont Breezers and laptop wagering. Devastating defeat.