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Title: Kentucky Derby
Post by: ericm on May 07, 2011, 06:12 PM
No Derby thread on an MMJ board? How can that be?

I guess everyone from Louisville that's on here is at Churchill Downs. ;)

I'm picking Soldat.
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: Paulie_Walnuts on May 08, 2011, 05:59 PM
How much did you lose Eric?
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: el_chode on May 09, 2011, 09:27 AM
I had one a while ago I thought.

The horse I picked broke its leg out the gate. The others I picked to place/show didn't place/show. I counted Animal Kingdom out after reading that it was turf bred and running its first dirt race.

As you can tell, I'm not good at picking them. I typically break even at the tracks here in NJ though, which is better than my blackjack record.
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: br00ke on May 09, 2011, 09:31 AM
i had a bottle of eagle rare riding on decisive moment but alas .. no bourbon for me. i was chatting with valerie/bluesky yesterday (she loves the races, who knew) and i really would like to go to the belmont again .. would have been a fun field trip but i think i'll be out of town that weekend.
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: capt. scotty on May 09, 2011, 04:03 PM
Best thing about the Derby is PHJB's trumpet player opening the Merriweather show last year with a bang!
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: bluesky on May 09, 2011, 08:28 PM
Scott I was thinking about that show all weekend! It was such an awesome night! Even when the two girls stood in the puke
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby
Post by: br00ke on May 09, 2011, 10:00 PM
as of now it looks like work might ruin my weekend away with phish (would need friday & monday off) and if that's the case ... valerie we are totally going to the belmont  :thumbsup: