Fair Grounds to run marathon 18 race card on March 30

[South Beach Luv]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I'm heading down to the help them out in a few areas. I think on Friday night I'll be working the "Beer Garden" to help people learn how to bet. Fair trade, right? Give me a beer, and I'll give you a horse. 18 races later... we're all having fun.

What's the most races you've called in a day? Would you want to do 18?

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by South Beach Luv

What's the most races you've called in a day? Would you want to do 18?

I called 14 quarter horse trials the other day. But that's a different ballgame than t-bred races.

18 is a lot of races for everyone involved... from the announcer to the officials to the pony people and their horses etc.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I called 14 quarter horse trials the other day. But that's a different ballgame than t-bred races.

18 is a lot of races for everyone involved... from the announcer to the officials to the pony people and their horses etc.

It seems like quarter horses would be much harder to call!

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

It seems like quarter horses would be much harder to call!

But the races are only 20 seconds long...............

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I called 14 quarter horse trials the other day. But that's a different ballgame than t-bred races.

18 is a lot of races for everyone involved... from the announcer to the officials to the pony people and their horses etc.

The people on the backside are furious about it. I imagine their announcer is excited beyond belief.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The people on the backside are furious about it. I imagine their announcer is excited beyond belief.

I'm sure everyone that is working is not happy. That's a long day, and Starlight racing is always packed plus final four is in town. It's going to be a long, hard weekend for everyone that is working backside to front. That being said, I'm going to have a really fun weekend as a fan, but I feel for them. I'm sure there will be a collective sigh of relief for the last race on Sunday.

[ateamstupid]

$.10 Pick 18!

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

$.10 Pick 18!

What's your prediction on the pool size? Will it be hit? If not, how low will they have to go to find a winner?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

What's your prediction on the pool size? Will it be hit? If not, how low will they have to go to find a winner?

A few thousand probably, considering they haven't promoted it. Can't even guess as to your second question. I have enough trouble picking four.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

What's your prediction on the pool size? Will it be hit? If not, how low will they have to go to find a winner?

Pool ended up $4k+..

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The people on the backside are furious about it. I imagine their announcer is excited beyond belief.

Tough to dampen Dooley's enthusiasm.