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Old 02-17-2011, 11:12 PM
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Louisiana was my introduction to the cockroach.
I don't mean that in a bad way.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:20 PM
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This reminds me of a horse named Twostep Partner who was about to break his maiden at River Downs, but after getting a couple of right hand whips took a dip in the pond.http://emmy247.deviantart.com/art/sink-or-swim-60081003?q=sort%3Atime+favby%3Ahunter-jumper--lover&qo=21
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:22 PM
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I don't mean that in a bad way.
Were you trying not to offend the cockroaches?
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:24 PM
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The horse ending up in the lake is crazy enough, but on second reading I caught the part about the gate crew taking off their pants to wade in...

How clean is the water in that lake anyway? I hope the scrapes on the horse weren't too bad. Wouldn't want anything to become infected. I'm sure they try to keep it as clean as possible, but you can only do so much.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:25 PM
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I agree - and I'm glad the horse didn't stake itself going through the rails. Twice!
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:52 PM
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Many years ago at AP, on a red hot Saturday with the paddock packed with kiddies, JR Smith Jr was just starting out. Not sure who's horse it was either Dee Poulos or Emagene Schwan's went down in the saddling stall. I think it was the shorter of the two trainers but she ran out to the center of the paddock and the crowd gasped as they thought the horse had just died right there. Jr. jumped the railing and grabbed two ice bags from a near by beer cart, jumped back over the railing and put them on the horse's neck and as he hosed the horse off it rose up, shaked a bit and of course was scratched. I know JR's horse didn't win the race. And the cheers the crowd gave AFTER he came back thru the paddock after losing the race made it one of those times that you can't ever forget.
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:36 AM
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Moments like that make you believe horses have a sense of humor and it is at our expense! Kind of like how they always manage to find the one muddy area to toss you off into.
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Old 02-18-2011, 11:17 AM
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I believe I recall one of the locals telling me that gator hasn't been seen in at least a year.
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Old 02-18-2011, 12:07 PM
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I believe I recall one of the locals telling me that gator hasn't been seen in at least a year.
It was mentioned about a year ago, but it could have been old news then:

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I'm sure if they get too big, they just relocate them. Gators tend to be migratory.
From the google view it appears that there could be some chance of that.
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Old 02-19-2011, 01:07 AM
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I heard that Shipping News' racing career was over. Is there truth to that? Anybody know how he's doing now?
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Old 02-19-2011, 03:17 AM
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I heard that Shipping News' racing career was over. Is there truth to that? Anybody know how he's doing now?
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Old 02-19-2011, 06:58 AM
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Poor baby - one horse that can lead himself to water. I wonder if anyone caught this on film. Happy to hear he's okay.
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Old 02-18-2011, 12:28 AM
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I don't mean that in a bad way.
We are very proud of our roaches. Try to avoid the ones that fly.
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