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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Calhoun on July 30, 2018, 06:02:40 PM
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That is if you don't live near the track and watch them run regularly.
What's the point of owning overnight horses if all you're doing is watching them in a laptop 1000 miles away?
It cant be that easy to make money owning long distance, can it?
I feel bad for true harness people like LucPark who travels HARD miles
to see his run.
I remember being at the track, in the paddock, at the barn and occasionally to the farm.
But now? Watching on a computer? That's not enough for me.
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TAKE FAKE TRIPS LIKE MOST HERE
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watching on the computer is much much better than going to the track,don't have to deal with people,much better
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TAKE FAKE TRIPS LIKE MOST HERE
ive never missed a bigm sale last 7 yrs,,
go to Lexington 2 yrs in a row and all hoosier sales
they are not hard trips if u enjoy lookin at horses
whether u buy or not ,,usually not the issue..
as far as drivin 200 miles to hoosier 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH win or lose ,,its a good drive
don't have much time on this earth left but im gonna enjoy what I can
I
have a great time usually win or lose,,and we been losin lately ,,bad july.
.but if u enjoy horses and nice racing u just drive..
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Illinois racin has BEEN SO RUN DOWN ,I DONT EVEN GO TO HAWTHORNE ANY MORE,,
PLACE LOOKS LIKE A HOMELESS SHELTER latley,,
Dayton or Miami valley and hoosier or stay on the couch and the dish racin network,,
,,THE DRIVE IS USUALLY MORE FUN,, tmbz1
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I travel by plane
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I travel by plane
FACT...I SAW tmbz1
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the worst is when owners run to the winners circle just to say cheese
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the worst is when owners run to the winners circle just to say cheese
Or smell like cheese
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ive never missed a bigm sale last 7 yrs,,
go to Lexington 2 yrs in a row and all hoosier sales
they are not hard trips if u enjoy lookin at horses
whether u buy or not ,,usually not the issue..
as far as drivin 200 miles to hoosier 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH win or lose ,,its a good drive
don't have much time on this earth left but im gonna enjoy what I can
I
have a great time usually win or lose,,and we been losin lately ,,bad july.
.but if u enjoy horses and nice racing u just drive..
,,
Illinois racin has BEEN SO RUN DOWN ,I DONT EVEN GO TO HAWTHORNE ANY MORE,,
PLACE LOOKS LIKE A HOMELESS SHELTER latley,,
Dayton or Miami valley and hoosier or stay on the couch and the dish racin network,,
,,THE DRIVE IS USUALLY MORE FUN,, tmbz1
Luc, Although most of what you write is ball busting nonsense, the one thing i sincerely believe is that you really do love the game and win or lose you enjoy owning horses..I salute you for that and hope you win many races in the future..The business needs guys like you.
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ive never missed a bigm sale last 7 yrs,,
go to Lexington 2 yrs in a row and all hoosier sales
they are not hard trips if u enjoy lookin at horses
whether u buy or not ,,usually not the issue..
as far as drivin 200 miles to hoosier 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH win or lose ,,its a good drive
don't have much time on this earth left but im gonna enjoy what I can
I
have a great time usually win or lose,,and we been losin lately ,,bad july.
.but if u enjoy horses and nice racing u just drive..
,,
Illinois racin has BEEN SO RUN DOWN ,I DONT EVEN GO TO HAWTHORNE ANY MORE,,
PLACE LOOKS LIKE A HOMELESS SHELTER latley,,
Dayton or Miami valley and hoosier or stay on the couch and the dish racin network,,
,,THE DRIVE IS USUALLY MORE FUN,, tmbz1
You are a modest, humble man. i truly hope you get one more good one before your end of days.
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That is if you don't live near the track and watch them run regularly.
What's the point of owning overnight horses if all you're doing is watching them in a laptop 1000 miles away?
It cant be that easy to make money owning long distance, can it?
I feel bad for true harness people like LucPark who travels HARD miles
to see his run.
I remember being at the track, in the paddock, at the barn and occasionally to the farm.
But now? Watching on a computer? That's not enough for me.
How many people own without seeing them race live every now and then or visit the farm? Any on plop? It would be interesting to hear. I agree with Lucpark. The drive or flight isnt bad when you know a trip to the barn and watching them race is at the end of it.
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You are a modest, humble man. i truly hope you get one more good one before your end of days.
JESUS CHRIST
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JESUS CHRIST
Exactly.
If you have time, please do accept SCoopies invitation to congratulate him on his win tonight.
He is asking for hugs on Facebook too. I think.
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Exactly.
If you have time, please do accept SCoopies invitation to congratulate him on his win tonight.
He is asking for hugs on Facebook too. I think.
I INDEED DID CONGRAJEWLATE SHELDON ON THAT 4YR OLD MARES WIN IN N/W OF 2 LIFETIME OR 25K.
SOLICITING A CONGRATS BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS IS A BIT OVER THE TOP, BUT IF SHELDON IS HAPPY, WE ALL HAPPY.
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Nice win
COOPIE DA SCOOPIE tmbz1
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Was mule stain at Yonkers for the open win? Nice article in usta about him wow they wrote about his horses a lot he bribing them with bcbg frames or what
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Exactly.
If you have time, please do accept SCoopies invitation to congratulate him on his win tonight.
He is asking for hugs on Facebook too. I think.
I'm curious what this guy looks like I'll bite. No hug but I'll poke him.... on Facebook that is
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Do you raise Kosher chickens?
DUCKS, COWS, CHICKENS, RABITTS, DOGS AND HORSES
THEY ALL GET SUNDAYS AND.......CHRISTM AS OFF
OYE VA!!!
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ngc3
YES BECAUSE THE HELP DONT CELEBRATE ALL THAT OTHER STUFF SO THEY GOTTA WORK ALL THOSE OTHER DAYS. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RULES ARE IN MY FAVOR, BE THEY WHITE, BLACK, OR BROWN. I'M A FAIR GUY.
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We train down NY/PA/ON/OH breds in Illinois, qualify at Hawthorne or Hoosier, then ship out east.
Since I live in Chicagoland, I enjoy going to the track for the baby's first Q and their first race or two if it is at Hawthorne or Hoosier. Very low nerves - not big purse $ or very much at stake.
Once they ship out, I am perfectly content watching from my computer at home when the horses are running in sire stakes or for solid purses out east. I get too nervous when I'm at the track. Being at home let's me relax. If the race is for 6 figures though, I'm there.
I don't mind the computers.. TVG, twinspires, xpressbet are AWESOME
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Luc, Although most of what you write is ball busting nonsense, the one thing i sincerely believe is that you really do love the game and win or lose you enjoy owning horses..I salute you for that and hope you win many races in the future..The business needs guys like you.
tmbz1 tmbz1 tmbz1 tmbz1
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YES BECAUSE THE HELP DONT CELEBRATE ALL THAT OTHER STUFF SO THEY GOTTA WORK ALL THOSE OTHER DAYS. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RULES ARE IN MY FAVOR, BE THEY WHITE, BLACK, OR BROWN. I'M A FAIR GUY.
Festivus for the rest of us.
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Long Distance owner myself. Have 10 to 15 horses most of the time and have not seen a live race in 4 years. I think that most owners involved in harness racing grew up watching the sport and love it. I for one can't imagine owning a thoroughbred. Harness Racing has a lot of issues but it does afford the non multi millionaires to at least have the opportunity to own and possible get one of the Great Ones. I have owned some nice horses through the years but still not the one that takes down the NA Cup, Jug or Pace so we keep trying. It is sure not the ROI that keeps the owners in this business but the will succeed and thrill of winning the big race.
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Thanks for sharing! Is racing gone in the state where you live or where you got hooked?
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I have owned standardbreds since 1984 when I was a senior in high school. Scraped together $500 to buy 1/8 of a $4,000 claimer. Loved going to the Quad City Downs and Sportsman's Park and Hawthorne back in the day. Have owned as many as 22 at one time and now down to only a few weanlings, yearlings and a few overnights. It is still as fun as it used to be but don't get to the track as much.
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Thanks for sharing! Is racing gone in the state where you live or where you got hooked?
It's basically gone in Michigan Had cheap claimers in the early-mid 80's. Hazel and DRC had 5000 - 8000 there a night and high 6-figure/low 7-figure handles. Northville was packed solid. Went to track 1-5 nights a week for about 3 years. It was fun.
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you gotta love it to go to green mountain to win the first race then drive to Monticello to win the last in a steady snow storm.
remember it like yesterday. good thing the horses won. we bet the Vikings against the cowboys in the playoff game where drew pearson made the last minute catch to beat us in the playoff game. man where have the years gone ? loved fran tarkington
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Started in MD for me. Went to Rosecroft, Freestate and sometime all the way to Brandywine. Rosecroft was a half mile and GE's Romanero had the track record at 155 which was extremely fast then. Used to pass the clubhouse on my way to the grandstands with my father and always dreamed of owning horses. Big draw at the track was a horse named Come On Fred. Stands were full in those days.
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I race quite a few in the u.s. i’m from Canada. Sometimes I drive down to watch a couple go and if I’m in a decent race I’ll fly. Biggest problem with that is flying and hotels are so expensive you have to win to pay the bills. We won the Sagamore this year and I and my wife flew down for all three starts. To anyone that has stayed in New York lately the hotels, restaurants and transportation are really expensive. A lot of times I watch them go on RTN or Dayatthetrack. Still a lot of fun and I can watch them on my tv from my own living room.