Joey Bianca's 2006 Saratoga Diary

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Creamed again on day off [Aug. 16th, 2006|10:50 pm]
Really thought I was pretty damn smart for singling that Levine horse in the 7th, then Octave set my pick four ticket aflame.

Earlier in the day, I was ready to kill someone after I tried to beat Wild Fit in the pick four with every horse except Frankel's.. Luckily that $1,500,000 dog (who I singled) didn't win the fourth, so I didn't have to go 'cidal. As it is, the pick four was kinda light ($1,037) considering that two odds-on favorites got beaten (one at 1/4)..

Other than wagering-wise though, today was great. I got to sit and talk to Chuck Simon one-on-one for about an hour, and he's a very cool guy. Then, a little later on, Frankel came by and sat with us to eat, which was nice. Also, after Sciacca finally broke through in the win column, Esteban and I got to be in the photo, which had to be rushed like a mother****er since Bold Love was going totally haywire.. The horse took a bite at Gary's head and actually cut him pretty good, which sparked plenty of jokes (if only he had known all it took to get a 'toga win was a part of his scalp, etc.)..

Back to work tomorrow.. Sigh..

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Lobster [Aug. 17th, 2006|10:21 pm]
Why does the lobster get the shaft as far as cooked animals goes? They're the only ones who have to sit there and wait to get cooked and eaten.

It was mighty good though.. I felt bad, but it was tasty..

Two more people in the house tonight. You know, as long as they handicap, the more, the merrier. Steve is hiding out..

Lobsters were on the house, courtesy of Baymont..

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I don't know what's up [Aug. 18th, 2006|10:18 pm]
Seems like I'm dealing with my first episode of homesickness.. Dunno why really.. Just suddenly I feel very out of it, very estranged, very alone.. Not that I don't like it up here, and Byk is as accomodating a host as there is.. I just miss home.. But I know I have to make it at least until Travers..

On a brighter note, there is an absolutely terrific card tomorrow. Best card of the meet thus far, in my opinion. Might pull out the big guns and try to hit something rather hard.

Just don't feel like writing much..

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Beat like a dirty rug [Aug. 19th, 2006|10:17 pm]
Absolutely insane today.. Busiest day of the meet thus far. No real breaks, but thankfully, it wasn't ever too overwhelming. I think I handled it pretty well.

Was getting my ass served to me throughout the whole day until I bailed out with the exacta in the finale. Needed that one pretty badly.. Now I can still go into tomorrow's pick six carryover slightly in the black.

Matt and I came up with an $864 ticket.. Hope we can get Mr. Krabs to pitch in a few Benjies considering I don't really wanna spend more than a c-note.. I'd rather play the late pick four, which looks fairly straightforward.

****ing rain might throw a wrench in all of those P6 aspirations though. It isn't severe rain, but it's been constant since about 7:00.

A little over the homesick **** for the moment, but I'm still at the point where I may hit the road after The Travers.

If it is gonna rain tomorrow, I hope it's a total washout and it keeps everyone away.. I need two slow days heading into Travers week.

Still haven't gotten my ID **** from home to take the permit test and start driving. I'm pretty disappointed, as that was one of my main goals this summer.. To get my license. I suppose I could still put in some work.. I wanna take some spins out here before trying to drive in the city..

Off to bed.

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This far from pick six glory [Aug. 20th, 2006|11:01 pm]



Major update tomorrow..

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I lied.. [Aug. 21st, 2006|10:21 pm]
Drunk off Captain's and Coke.. Update postponed until tomorrow.

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So yeah [Aug. 22nd, 2006|09:48 pm]
Got nice and wasted last night.. And I mean NICE and wasted.. Not like last time. Captain and Coke is too delicious.

I love Steve's mom.. Apparently she got in a tizzy because I dropped the N-bomb in my last post.. Steve had to explain that it was a colloquialism and wasn't malicious.. I still edited it out because the last thing I wanna do on this **** is offend anyone.

Did some funny stuff last night.. Gave myself a drunken haircut and got a nice mohawk going just because I've always wanted a mohawk, even if only for a day.. Figured I'd scare the pants off of Barry as we head into Travers week.

Really had a blast.. Sam and Hooves also got to hear my raps for the first time.

The fair's in town and the Carny Code is in full effect ladies and gentlemen. These girls swear they're gonna take me, but as of yet, no call has been placed.

Think I gotta decide quite soon (as in tomorrow or Thursday) what I'm going to do after this week. If I bounce, I'll hand the diary reins to.. Not sure about that yet.

Still missing home.. Tryna pass the time capping with the boys. ****ing hit about seven exactas at Suffolk today, but still somehow ended up in the red for the day. Tomorrow I'm gonna go pretty heavy since I've got the day off. I've gotten creamed on both my vacation days thus far.. Gotta switch it up. Gonna actually try to take some pictures tomorrow, as my photog game has been on slack.

Off like a dirty shirt.. Peace with two fingers. All that.