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Kentucky Derby

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by MadMax, May 2, 2007.

  1. MadMax

    MadMax Member

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    The post draw for the Kentucky Derby is today. The Derby is this Saturday with coverage on NBC starting at 3:30.

    Anyone have a favorite??

    I like the favorite..Curlin. Arkansas Derby Champ....like another horse who shall go unnamed but whose name rhymes with Farty Loans.
     
  2. Rocket River

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    MayWeather!
    no no no
    Dela Hoya . .
    wait .. . something beyond this fight is going on this saturday???

    I tell you . .. after the Barbaro thing .. i think alot of people
    lost a lot of enthusiasm for the sport
    I had not heard much about it until you mentioned it

    I was never big into it to begin with.

    Rocket River
     
  3. MadMax

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    Barbaro is a champion for the sport. You haven't heard anything about it since because that was the last leg of the Triple Crown. It's that season again.

    it's a fringe sport to begin with.
     
  4. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Might be a Rockets game too.
     
  5. MadMax

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    will that be an afternoon game???
     
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    Glue Boy - Win
    Purina's Pal - Place
    Ragout de Francais - Show
     
  7. MadMax

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    Snoopy and Prickly Pete
     
  8. Rocketman95

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    Dunno. I'm guessing not whether it's a game 7 or 1.
     
  9. weslinder

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    I have no clue. But I went to the Derby in 2000. If anyone has that opportunity, do not pass it up. I had no clue about how big a deal it was beforehand. It was a ton of fun. Nothing compares to the palpable excitement during the actual race.
     
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    Weren't they raised in The Hamptons?
     
  11. Buck Turgidson

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    OK, in an effort to take this a bit seriously, I looked up the draw.

    There is a horse named "Iamawildandcrazyguy". This is awesome. I'll bet you a beer my horse is way faster than yours.
     
  12. rockHEAD

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    I love to watch these horses race.

    I hate to see them get hurt.

    Here's to a safe Derby run!
     
  13. mc mark

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    Hum...

    Mint Juleps or Margaritas!

    It's gonna be a long day.
     
  14. Vengeance

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    Anyone watching the pre-show? Some of the worst TV I've ever seen . . . they just spent all this time interviewing second-tier celebrities and asking them what they thought . . . "well, um, we just pick the one with the good name" . . . alright, cool, how is that interesting? I couldn't care less what Nick LeShay (sp?) thinks about the Kentucky Derby . . . and then they had Jenny McCarthy talk about how she picks horses . . . holy crap, that was brutal

    It's better now that they've finished their celebrity portion, but wow, still pretty bad . . .

    I'm picking Tiago to win, btw.
     
    #14 Vengeance, May 5, 2007
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  15. mateo

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    Barbaro, A Nation's Horse??????

    Come on....its a freaking horse!!!!! I honestly never cared that much.

    I hope I never hear that horse's name again.
     
  16. Sooner423

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    I got:
    1. Street Sense
    2. NOBIZ LIKE SHOBIZ
    3. Great Hunter
    4. Scat Daddy

    $40 spread around on different bets. Nothing big.
     
  17. KaiSeR SoZe

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    Win - Curlin
    Place - Street Sense
    Show - Any Given Saturday
     
  18. Kam

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    Did horses die?
     
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    Is someone doing play by play in the chat?
     
  20. Vengeance

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    Well done!
     

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