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Bodexpress
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 5:06 pm
by Beebs52
He just wanted to run!
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 5:30 pm
by SpacemanSpiff
I fear I am to blame for this.
They recently opened some (legal) OTB places near me. I decided to try a bet with the Kentucky Derby, betting on Maximum Security -- and we all know how that went.
So, I decided to try the Preakness, though with a small wager on a longshot -- Bodexpress. Didn't take long for that to blow up (and his actions getting to and into the gate didn't foretell a good outcome, either).
Think I'll pass on betting any more on the horses.
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 8:15 am
by ghostjmf
I had entirely missed this. Saturday was not a good day. Even just a little laugh like this is good.
Maybe we can get Bruce to dedicate "Born to Run".
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:29 am
by Vandal
SpacemanSpiff wrote:I fear I am to blame for this.
They recently opened some (legal) OTB places near me. I decided to try a bet with the Kentucky Derby, betting on Maximum Security -- and we all know how that went.
So, I decided to try the Preakness, though with a small wager on a longshot -- Bodexpress. Didn't take long for that to blow up (and his actions getting to and into the gate didn't foretell a good outcome, either).
Think I'll pass on betting any more on the horses.
Please place a lot of money on the Yankees.
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 3:26 pm
by tlynn78
Vandal wrote:SpacemanSpiff wrote:I fear I am to blame for this.
They recently opened some (legal) OTB places near me. I decided to try a bet with the Kentucky Derby, betting on Maximum Security -- and we all know how that went.
So, I decided to try the Preakness, though with a small wager on a longshot -- Bodexpress. Didn't take long for that to blow up (and his actions getting to and into the gate didn't foretell a good outcome, either).
Think I'll pass on betting any more on the horses.
Please place a lot of money on the Yankees.
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 3:41 pm
by kroxquo
Just out of curiosity, if he had won, would it have counted?
Re: Bodexpress
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 3:55 pm
by silvercamaro
kroxquo wrote:Just out of curiosity, if he had won, would it have counted?
No. A horse must carry a rider when it crosses the finish line. Without a rider, the horse gains an advantage by not having to carry an extra 120 lbs., or whatever a jockey weighs these days.
That's one positive thing to be said about dog-racing. The greyhound must want to win on his or her own.
(There are many terrible things to be said about greyhound racing, too, and I've said many of them.)