drinking and gambling

[Oaklawnfan]

Originally Posted by brockguy

was chatting about this at lunch today...as this is the season when many of us might drink alot more than usual, does anyone have any good stories of how they won big betting while drunk.. I dont have any positive stories regarding this topic (royal ascot 02 being the worst example~!).. its grand having a few and betting but there comes a certain point where its a slippery slope.

It's been my experience that it's hard enough to handicap as it is sober. I can remember many nights pouring over tomorrow's pp's and sipping a delicious brandy only to fine that I couldn't find my pace from my a**. Why do you think they give your free drinks in Vegas?