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03-24-2013, 06:28 AM
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1983. Sunny's Halo. I wrestled with whether to pick him or Desert Wine, and finally picked him. My grandfather gave me a scratch off lottery ticket for picking him that won me $5.00. I thought I was rich. (Note: I don't count it as red boarding when the person was too young to wager at the time
 )My grandfather picked Caveat, I recall. And, of course, my dad had to redeem the lottery ticket for me (see: too young to wager). My grandfather's birthday was May 2nd, so many Derby viewings happened as part of birthday weekends with the extended family. He loved it.
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03-24-2013, 09:09 AM
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Never saw one in person, but my first exposure to horse racing occured when I was a child; when when my father turned on the Kentucky Derby for his horse-crazy daughter.
The year was 1979. The horse was Spectacular Bid. 
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03-24-2013, 10:48 AM
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1st Derby I remember watching on TV is Foolish Pleasure. 1st Derby in person was Strike the Gold.
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