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[Seminole Red]

lets hope

[basserdan]

<<<oh well, higher than its been in awhile>>>

For sure, Red.... and merely a stop along the way to much higher PM prices.

[Seminole Red]

oh crap....oh well, higher than its been in awhile

[basserdan]

<<<gold almost 2,000.00 bucks....>>>

Ooops! Up jumped the devil...

[Seminole Red]

gold almost 2,000.00 bucks....

[Seminole Red]

this is a funny horse race

https://www.facebook.com/cindy.wittman.96/videos/2837020533092236/UzpfSTEwMDAwMTA4MjY1OTg0ODozMTQwMjE5MDc2MDI0MTUw/

[EZ2]

[Seminole Red]

Lying around, pondering the problems of the world, I realized that, at my age, I don't really give a rat's ass anymore.
If walking is good for your health, the mailman would be immortal.
A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat.
A rabbit runs and hops, and lives 15 years,
A tortoise doesn't run or do anything, yet it lives for 150 years.
And they tell us to exercise? I don't think so.
Now that I'm older, here's what I've discovered:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran.
3. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
5. If all is not lost, then where is it?
6. It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser.
7. Some days, you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
8. I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
9. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
10. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
11. It is hard to make a comeback, when you haven't been anywhere.
12. The world only beats a path to your door; when you're in the bathroom.
13. If God wanted me to touch my toes; he'd have put them on my knees.
14. When I'm finally holding all the right cards; everyone wants to play chess
15. It is not hard to meet expenses. They're everywhere.
16. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
17. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter.
I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I'm "here after".
18. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
19. It is a lot better to be seen than viewed.
20. Have I sent this message to you before: or did I get it from you?

[Seminole Red]

classic coming on...Notre Dame and Michigan

[Trueheart]

Two horses have died at Santa Anita since the meet began.

Many other tracks nationwide lose more than SA.

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[Trueheart]

California's guv Newsom regarding the death of horses at Santa Anita: I'll tell you, talk about a sports whose time is up unless they reform."

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[Trueheart]

Johnny Velazquez was interviewed yesterday after his mount won the second race at Belmont on a sloppy track.

The reporter failed to note that his silks were perfectly clean. There wasn't a drop of the mud that coated the other horses and jockeys.

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[EZ2]

Crisis management on Round Table agenda

https://www.drf.com/news/crisis-management-round-table-agenda

[Seminole Red]

7 to zip,denver winning over atlanta...1 minute left in half.....oops...7 to 7....18 sec....half

[Seminole Red]

yes, thanks for letting me know.....also NO football league this year ???/

[EZ2]

Wow, pre-season game already tonight!

Denver @ Atlanta

Had to post here as I cannot get on the FFB board (FREE).

Then again, it is August!!

[Trueheart]

That's good news about Hollendorfer.

The hysteria out here about his run of bad luck encouraged some critics to label him as a horse killer.

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[EZ2]

Judge's ruling clears the way for Hollendorfer to race at Del Mar

A San Diego County Superior Court Judge on Friday ruled in favor of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the Hall of Famer’s quest to receive a temporary injunction against Del Mar, which has prevented Hollendorfer from running horses at the current meeting, which began July 17.

READ MORE

at drf.com

[Trueheart]

Hope you had Pillar Mountain in the 7th.

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[Trueheart]

Indeed, EZ, the story, the accident is sad.

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[Trueheart]

The accident occurred early in the morning during training on the track. It's unlikely they saw the collision but probably read about it. The Los Angeles Times featured an article on the freak incident.

Both colts died of broken necks. Neither had been raced.

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[EZ2]

So sad!!

https://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-after-nightmare-big-horse-soldiers

[EZ2]

S-I-L and granddaughter were there yesterday (from KC) ….
she's a real horse lover and rider ---- hoping she did
not witness that! So SAD ----- California racing having a BAD year!

[EZ2]

Saratoga cancels Saturday card, moves races to Sunday


Due to a forecast that calls for excessive heat, Saturday’s 11-race card at Saratoga has been canceled, NYRA announced Thursday. Saturday’s races will be moved to Sunday. READ MORE @ DRF.COM

[Trueheart]

Two horsed died at Del Mar in a freak accident during early morning training.

A horse threw its rider and turned and ran back up the track, colliding with another horse. Both sustained irreparable injuries.

The thrown jockey complained of back pain.

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[Trueheart]

Hey, EZ,

As you said, Del Mar is the track where the "Surf Meets the Turf." You can't beat the weather.

According to reports, Del Mar officials have added safety measures including having two veterinarians on site during workouts. Also, meds must be reported.

Good luck!

I love to see 'em run.

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[EZ2]

OPENING DAY ~~~ Where the surf meets the turf !

PRAY for a safe season @ Del Mar!!

[Trueheart]

Hey, EZ,

I can't imagine you getting some sack time while the ponies are running somewhere and anywhere.

Glad to hear you called the winners.

Yesterday I got home just in time for the finish of the 10th race. I think it was Pincay who picked up the conversation and said that Fight Night had broken down just after crossing the finish line.

The horse was euthanized on the track, I'm sorry to say.

Hope today's picks were winners.

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[EZ2]

LOL ~~~~ fell asleep after watching the track begin to deteriorate.

But, probably best ---- hit 4 of first 5 races and pocketed a little
over $70 to fight tomorrow!

Have a good evening TH ----- hope the shaking is over out there in my old stomping grounds.

[Trueheart]

Did you have Dottie's Spirit in the 10th? First time out, first time winner. The wet track looked like it was in Louisiana.

I don't recall ever seeing a three horse race. At least the third horse didn't have a deep field throwing mud at it.

Hope you enjoyed a day of winners.

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[Trueheart]

Congrats on hitting the Exacta, EZ. That's hard work.

I hope the good luck runs into the rest of the races.

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[EZ2]

Caught that on DRF this morning, Mr. TH !

Here's the BEST NEWS of the day ----- hit the EXACTA
in R1 @ Saratoga ! $30.00 in the till right out of the gate (pun intended).

Some good races through the 4th ---- going to be a good day.

MAKE IT ONE, Ok!

[Trueheart]

Headline from yesterday's Los Angeles Times: Del Mar hasn't made a decision whether Hollendorfer can run his horses there.

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[Trueheart]

I agree with their assessment about Hollendorfer. He could be guilty of running ailing horses or he just may have run into an unfathomable string of horse deaths that he as a trainer could not have foreseen.

The ultimate goal of giving him "due process" should be to decrease the number of horse deaths.

IMO.

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[EZ2]

Horsemen's groups urge due process for Hollendorfer

https://www.drf.com/news/horsemens-groups-urge-due-process-hollendorfer

[EZ2]

Saratoga - Stakes Schedule

https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/

https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/

[Trueheart]

Hollendorfer has been made the leper of horse trainers.

Is he the demon that sends out horses that shouldn't be running or has bad luck ruined his reputation?

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[EZ2]

In reversal, NYRA will disallow Hollendorfer runners

https://www.drf.com/news/reversal-nyra-will-disallow-hollendorfer-runners

[Trueheart]

Horse racking may be tainted in SoCal.

Del Mar racetracks's setting is in a small valley that drains to the sea. It's picturesque and cool in summer.

Der Bingle built a nice track.

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[EZ2]

Yup, saw that on DRF --- but, it also mentioned they were struggling to fill the fields w/ adequate number of entrants for the entire 10 days.

Comon' Del Mar ---- where the surf meets the turf !!

[Trueheart]

Los Alamitos opens today for a ten day run.

Hollendorfer who was banned at Santa Anita will run his horses there.

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[EZ2]

Breeders' Cup board votes to keep 2019 event at Santa Anita

https://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-board-votes-keep-2019-event-santa-anita?type=

[Trueheart]

From the Los Angeles Times: Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned from the Santa Anita racetrack after a fourth horse from his stable died. Now 30 horse deaths.

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[EZ2]

They (whoever they is) ….need to move very quickly
to move the BREEDER's CUP to Ky. !

This is just pathetic --- losing all these great athletes!!

[Trueheart]

The count is up to 29 horses dead that are tied to the Santa Anita racetrack.

The latest is a 3-year-old filly named Truffalino that was pulled up before the finish of the third race Sunday. The jockey jumped off the horse and then she collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack.

The California Horse Racing Board asked for a shut down of the track but management refused and will finish the season that ends in late June.

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[Trueheart]

Another horse died after galloping at Santa Anita racetrack. That brings the number to 27.

The horse was pulled up, the thinking was the colt suffered a leg injury. During surgery it was determined the horse had a major shoulder break and it was euthanized.

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[EZ2]

Horseracing: Dettori still in love with The Derby more than ever
REUTERS 9:17 AM ET 5/30/2019
By Ellie Kelly

LONDON (Reuters) - When Frankie Dettori's life flashed before his eyes during a plane crash 19 years ago, one of his major regrets was that he would die without winning The Derby.

"I should have been dead. I remember everything but I try not to," Dettori told Reuters when reflecting on a life and career that nearly ended prematurely.

He was dragged from the burning wreckage of the crash near Newmarket in 2000, which killed the pilot and injured Ray Cochrane forcing the former Derby winning jockey to retire from racing.

"When the plane was crashing, I had already accepted that I was going to die. I wasn't screaming. I didn't fear death. I was just disappointed, thinking 'I'm 29 and it's all finished. Not now. I'm not ready. I haven't won The Derby,'" Dettori added.

He recovered and went on to win Britain's greatest flat race twice, in 2007 and 2015. This week Dettori will ride in his 24th Derby Festival, sponsored by specialist bank and asset manager Investec on May 31 and June 1.

The 48-year-old has won every major turf race multiple times and in 1990 became the first teenager since Lester Pigott to ride 100 winners in a season. In 1996 he won all seven races at Champions Day, a performance yet unrivalled.

However, as a child growing up in Milan, The Derby was the race he yearned to win, spurned on by his father Gianfranco, himself a prolific jockey in Italy.

"Dad had this Piaget Watch which he used to dangle in front of me as a kid and say 'One day son, when you win the Derby, you can have this.' True to his word, he gave it to me but I had to dream about this bloody watch for 30 years," he said.

The first of two Derby wins came with Authorized on Dettori's 15th attempt. While the horse had won his preparation race by a long margin, the Italian could not relax.

"I had won everything but I had let myself believe the Derby was something I would never win. Even though Authorized was the best chance I had ever had in the Derby, I didn't sleep for 10 days before.

"I ran that race in my head probably a thousand times a day. I was very superstitious. I had all my lucky charms laid out, my lucky suit and tie and a St Christopher in my boot. I asked for every bit of help I could get - just for the Derby."

It was another eight years before he was to win again, this time with Golden Horn.


'ADDICTED TO WINNING'

Dettori, known for his bright personality, revealed that he struggled at school and was sent to Britain at the age of 14 by his father to pursue life as a jockey.

He was meant to stay for six months but has never left. "I love England. My life has been a roller coaster but I didn't set out to be like this. I was about 17 when I realized I was good," he said.

"Before that I was happy to be a middle of the range jockey, ride my 50 winners a year and make a little living from it. My racing got out of control and I became addicted to winning."

The Arsenal fan lives in Suffolk with his wife and five children and has even opened up a chain of restaurants in London.

However, with around 3500 wins to his name, Dettori has no plans to retire just yet.

"I'll be 50 soon but I'd love to stay another five years. I am not as supple as I used to be but I haven't felt limited.

"When I was younger I rode 1200 races a year and now I ride 300. Although I can't see a thing. I have to wear glasses to read the race card, otherwise I can't see where I am drawn," he laughs.

"I would like to win all the big ones again. I think I love it more now than I did before, because I know I am coming towards the twilight of my career. It's not going to last forever so I am trying to enjoy it as much as I can."


(Editing by Christian Radnedge)

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019. Click For Restrictions - https://agency.reuters.com/en/copyright.html

[EZ2]

the sport is doomed if it gets TOO political ~~~~

https://www.drf.com/news/senator-dianne-feinstein-calls-suspension-racing-santa-anita?type=

[EZ2]

Field of eight to 10 for Belmont Stakes as of Monday

https://www.drf.com/news/field-eight-10-belmont-stakes-monday?type=

[Trueheart]

Per NBC, Horseracing Wrongs, a group out of New York, protested for the abolishment of horse racing, and PETA wants a suspension in horse racing at the Santa Anita track.

Still, 26 horse deaths at the track since December 26 is alarming.

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