NYT Series: "Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys"

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Will you be disappointed if this series of feature pieces comes and goes without mentioning your "Angels" threads?

I'm almost in tears laughing from some comments you've made...

I am sorry for everything. Turly.

If I'm anywhere near as annoying to you as ummm... some others are? I don't blame you one bit.

You've very funny.

If anyone thinks I'm being sarcastic I'm not.

Carry on.

[Calzone Lord]

The horse on the cover of the New York Times was running in a 2yo MCL quarter horse race in New Mexico with a $6,500 purse...I think Grade A greyhounds in West Va run for purses like that...and dog races at Derby Lane get higher betting handle.

I've heard Joe Drape try to analyze a race. He couldn't handicap his way out of a paper bag. He's unquestionably a very professional writer -- but he has as much business covering horse racing as I do covering the NFL or any other sport in which I have opinions on..but don't really have much of a clue about.