Horsing Around
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 5:50 pm
I watched the Kentucky Derby today.
You may say, "Big deal!" Understandable.
But, it was the first time I've ever seen it.
Hey, it is an event during baseball season and if it isn't baseball, then I don't care.
Today, with so little baseball on, I watched.
I have to admit, I was amused.
The amount of betting advertisements and the constant giving of odds had me confused.
Isn't gambling illegal?
Well, except lotto's.
And Las Vegas.
And New Jersey.
And Indian Reservations.
And Indians in some cities.
And Super Bowl pools.
And March Madness pools.
And horse tracks.
And dog tracks.
And jai Alai.
And poker on television
And 'licenses or fee's ' for fantasy sports.
The double standard that our Government has concerning gambling knows no bounds.
There were people crying during the playing of 'My Old Kentucky Home'
Never seen a soul cry to 'Go Cubs, go'.
Most that were crying were wearing hats that people would be poked fun at in any other venue.
I chuckled at most of them.
All part of the pre-game show', I guess.
By the way, I saw on my guide that the 'pre-game started five hours before the race.
And you thought the Super Bowl was bad for length of pre-game.
At least the Super Bowl last three hours, not two minutes.
Five hours of talk, two minutes of action.
Sounds like a bad date.
And all these little guys come out of the same locker room!
20 Of them.
Probably taking up the same amount of room as CC Sabathia, Aaron Judge, and Chris Carter.
Are these little fellas, athletes?
Or first, do we have to consider if horse racing is a sport?
I put jockeys in the same class as Golfers, bowlers, race car drivers, archers, dart throwers, and horseshoe throwers.
Do you think jockeys throw horseshoes ?
Anyways, I put jockeys in with that athletic group that can do their 'sport' and do it without sweating much if at all.
I find it amusing that in individual sports, that 'athletes' can use the same locker rooms.
Together. No fights. No trash talk.
"We're all getting paid". What me worry?
The broadcasters? Hilarious.
They're giving odds fast and furious.
Giving past performances and how each horse does on a muddy track.
Lines like....
He really likes Churchill Downs""
"He has no left eye, but it does not bother him"
"He LOVES the mud!"
Did they interview these horses?
They have no idea how each horse feels about Churchill Downs, the loss of an eye, or mud.
It is guaranteed that they did not get the info from the horse's mouth.
Horse trainers are like Punxsatawney Phil.
Every year, folks are reminded they exist.
This guy, the trainer of the winner, jumped up and down in victory like he was the one who ran in the mud.
Unthinkable, in that suit.
Are horse trainers, athletes too?
Hey! They play cricket and used to play baseball in suits, right?
It was a strange experience.
I'll stick to baseball.
In baseball, we know who the athlete's are.
In horse racing, the jockey and trainer get far more credit than the real athlete.
The horse.
You may say, "Big deal!" Understandable.
But, it was the first time I've ever seen it.
Hey, it is an event during baseball season and if it isn't baseball, then I don't care.
Today, with so little baseball on, I watched.
I have to admit, I was amused.
The amount of betting advertisements and the constant giving of odds had me confused.
Isn't gambling illegal?
Well, except lotto's.
And Las Vegas.
And New Jersey.
And Indian Reservations.
And Indians in some cities.
And Super Bowl pools.
And March Madness pools.
And horse tracks.
And dog tracks.
And jai Alai.
And poker on television
And 'licenses or fee's ' for fantasy sports.
The double standard that our Government has concerning gambling knows no bounds.
There were people crying during the playing of 'My Old Kentucky Home'
Never seen a soul cry to 'Go Cubs, go'.
Most that were crying were wearing hats that people would be poked fun at in any other venue.
I chuckled at most of them.
All part of the pre-game show', I guess.
By the way, I saw on my guide that the 'pre-game started five hours before the race.
And you thought the Super Bowl was bad for length of pre-game.
At least the Super Bowl last three hours, not two minutes.
Five hours of talk, two minutes of action.
Sounds like a bad date.
And all these little guys come out of the same locker room!
20 Of them.
Probably taking up the same amount of room as CC Sabathia, Aaron Judge, and Chris Carter.
Are these little fellas, athletes?
Or first, do we have to consider if horse racing is a sport?
I put jockeys in the same class as Golfers, bowlers, race car drivers, archers, dart throwers, and horseshoe throwers.
Do you think jockeys throw horseshoes ?
Anyways, I put jockeys in with that athletic group that can do their 'sport' and do it without sweating much if at all.
I find it amusing that in individual sports, that 'athletes' can use the same locker rooms.
Together. No fights. No trash talk.
"We're all getting paid". What me worry?
The broadcasters? Hilarious.
They're giving odds fast and furious.
Giving past performances and how each horse does on a muddy track.
Lines like....
He really likes Churchill Downs""
"He has no left eye, but it does not bother him"
"He LOVES the mud!"
Did they interview these horses?
They have no idea how each horse feels about Churchill Downs, the loss of an eye, or mud.
It is guaranteed that they did not get the info from the horse's mouth.
Horse trainers are like Punxsatawney Phil.
Every year, folks are reminded they exist.
This guy, the trainer of the winner, jumped up and down in victory like he was the one who ran in the mud.
Unthinkable, in that suit.
Are horse trainers, athletes too?
Hey! They play cricket and used to play baseball in suits, right?
It was a strange experience.
I'll stick to baseball.
In baseball, we know who the athlete's are.
In horse racing, the jockey and trainer get far more credit than the real athlete.
The horse.
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