Does horse racing define you?

[Gander]

Scuds-

My father gave me a carton of cigarettes and said..."Smoke up Johnny".

I love horse racing, staying in good shape, baseball, reading, drinking coffee and eating. Not so much into golf like I used to. It is too much of a process playing on weekends (basically only time I can play) and its getting real expensive. It doesnt give me the same level of pleasure as it use to when I was actually good at it.

[Gander]

First I think some of you are in denial, but that's for you to decide.


I know some of you are in denial!

Originally Posted by Gander

First I think some of you are in denial, but that's for you to decide.


I know some of you are in denial!

Tim lemme ask you something, would you say that the Red Sox or Yankees define you or I? I mean after all, when we scream and yell at the tv for the manager to get the damn pitcher out of there, or jump up and start making circular motions with our arms like a 3rd base coach after a guy hits a line drive with a guy on 2nd base, I'd say to the average guy we look like loonies. I've been with girls who don't understand or like sports who have seen me do this and they just can't believe that I do those things. Yet I would be hard pressed to say the Yankees define me. Its probably always been my greatest passion in life, I have been a Yankee fan to the 10th degree since I was just a small kid. Yet, its not a definition. I think that some have the ability to have great passion for their interests yet remain multifaceted. YOU know my political views and when I watch Hannity and his liberal jerkoff partner I sit and yell and at the tv screen louder than I yell during a race. Life, to me, gets awfully boring when you only have one interest or setting.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

yes ,yes and yes,,love this sport and the" puzzle".if i would have taken a diffrent path in life i would have been a trainer,,but that bieng said..its the only thing thats just mine...kids wife all that is great ..but ive got my own thing that makes me happy..as i now reside in the bible belt its even more the life of a secret agent..surely the local pta would frown upon a horsplayer for a position..or coach..its funny when people ask me what i do for a living...i have to tell them im a consultant...lmfao...i live in a place where doct and lawyers are the norm ..so i find it funny.....

[GPK]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

yes ,yes and yes,,love this sport and the" puzzle".if i would have taken a diffrent path in life i would have been a trainer,,but that bieng said..its the only thing thats just mine...kids wife all that is great ..but ive got my own thing that makes me happy..as i now reside in the bible belt its even more the life of a secret agent..surely the local pta would frown upon a horsplayer for a position..or coach..its funny when people ask me what i do for a living...i have to tell them im a consultant...lmfao...i live in a place where doct and lawyers are the norm ..so i find it funny.....

F 'em Hooves. I have talked with ya alot by phone, and even though we have never met in person, I can tell your a class guy that loves his wife and kids. I envy you bro..

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

love dem ponys..like gpk..

[Gander]

I mean when a person thinks of you, do they immediately think of horse racing too? Some of my jerk off normal friends do. They, along with many others out there associate horse racing with gambling first and foremost. Cant really blame them as gambling does drive this sport unlike baseball or football, which is driven by fans simply buying tickets and jerseys.

It bothers me, yes. I had this guy come up to me who I hadnt seen since high school the day Giacomo won the Derby last year. It was at simulcast and the first thing he said to me was "Hey Tim, how are you man. You still betting horses", all with a cheesy drunken condescending tone. I was having a very bad day and I looked at him (his wife standing with him) and said, "Good Sean, how are you? You still selling drugs"? He got very mad and he and his 140 6-1 scrawny frame got in my face and the last thing I did was backdown. I was ready to deck the guy and I am not a violent person. He later apologized to me.

I think horse racing gets a very bad rap because of the gambling associated with it.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by Gander

I mean when a person thinks of you, do they immediately think of horse racing too? Some of my jerk off normal friends do. They, along with many others out there associate horse racing with gambling first and foremost. Cant really blame them as gambling does drive this sport unlike baseball or football, which is driven by fans simply buying tickets and jerseys.

It bothers me, yes. I had this guy come up to me who I hadnt seen since high school the day Giacomo won the Derby last year. It was at simulcast and the first thing he said to me was "Hey Tim, how are you man. You still betting horses", all with a cheesy drunken condescending tone. I was having a very bad day and I looked at him (his wife standing with him) and said, "Good Sean, how are you? You still selling drugs"? He got very mad and he and his 140 6-1 scrawny frame got in my face and the last thing I did was backdown. I was ready to deck the guy and I am not a violent person. He later apologized to me.

I think horse racing gets a very bad rap because of the gambling associated with it.

i dont even know what you look like..but we are always stuck in the memories of the past..thats why he said that ..and why you said what you did..

Originally Posted by Gander

I mean when a person thinks of you, do they immediately think of horse racing too? Some of my jerk off normal friends do. They, along with many others out there associate horse racing with gambling first and foremost. Cant really blame them as gambling does drive this sport unlike baseball or football, which is driven by fans simply buying tickets and jerseys.

It bothers me, yes. I had this guy come up to me who I hadnt seen since high school the day Giacomo won the Derby last year. It was at simulcast and the first thing he said to me was "Hey Tim, how are you man. You still betting horses", all with a cheesy drunken condescending tone. I was having a very bad day and I looked at him (his wife standing with him) and said, "Good Sean, how are you? You still selling drugs"? He got very mad and he and his 140 6-1 scrawny frame got in my face and the last thing I did was backdown. I was ready to deck the guy and I am not a violent person. He later apologized to me.

I think horse racing gets a very bad rap because of the gambling associated with it.

Tim first of all I wish I was there when that guy said that, I would have been glad to have provoked him further then humiliate him on front of his wife.
Secondly, I truly think you have a problem understanding that everyone else does not think of the world like you do. The reason I say that is that you point to football and other sports and say that they are ticket driven and not associated with gambling? Are you on too much sugar today? See Tim you are like me, you and I love sports, truly LOVE them and can sit and watch wimbledon, the masters, the ncaa tourney, football and baseball without a penny on them(I never bet sports, have never had a bookie in my life, nor have I had an online account, sports are my greatest love and I don't need a penny on them to enjoy them or scream like a maniac). YOUr mistake is in thinking that everyone else is like you and I in that regard. GAMBLING DRIVES FOOTBALL!!! Without the gambling not as many peoiple watch it, the ratings are ****, and therefore no tv advertising money and not as much revenue for the teams. YOU really think that football isnt gambling drievn? My God Tim, a few years ago the league pushed back the starting times on the late games by 15 minutes. Wanna know why? Vegas and the bookies had customers who needed to know how the first games ended in order to see how they could bet the late games. You really think thats not why they didnt push back the games 15 minutes? WHy else would they do it? Its nonsense, the only difference is that the football gamblers sometimes hide behind teh cover that they are "just fans" and not gambling. They sit there white knuckled while the wifey is cooking dinner and pretend that they just care who wins the game, when in fact they bet it.
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[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Gander

I mean when a person thinks of you, do they immediately think of horse racing too? Some of my jerk off normal friends do. They, along with many others out there associate horse racing with gambling first and foremost. Cant really blame them as gambling does drive this sport unlike baseball or football, which is driven by fans simply buying tickets and jerseys.

It bothers me, yes. I had this guy come up to me who I hadnt seen since high school the day Giacomo won the Derby last year. It was at simulcast and the first thing he said to me was "Hey Tim, how are you man. You still betting horses", all with a cheesy drunken condescending tone. I was having a very bad day and I looked at him (his wife standing with him) and said, "Good Sean, how are you? You still selling drugs"? He got very mad and he and his 140 6-1 scrawny frame got in my face and the last thing I did was backdown. I was ready to deck the guy and I am not a violent person. He later apologized to me.

I think horse racing gets a very bad rap because of the gambling associated with it.

Gambling does get a bad rap and it should be nothing more than a footnote to help paint the picture of who you are. I hope that it's not the first thing that people focus on when they remember me and if it is, I want them to mention the WINNERS before the tough beats. Save the losers for one last Should of, would of, could of and may he rest in peace.