I'm a 75 year old horse player

[misscashalot]

what's your age?

[kingfin66]

I am 47 years old.

[Dave Schwartz]

I am only 19.

Well, at least in my head.

The body is going to be 63 in January.

[RaceBookJoe]

47

[cj]

Just an FYI, if you want your age known, it can be done in your profile. Just set your birthday.

[Dan Montilion]

I am only 19.

Well, at least in my head.

The body is going to be 63 in January.
I'm with Dave. Once a 19 year old male always a 19 year old male.

Actual mileage... Odometer just flipped to 53.

[DeltaLover]

We had a similar thread some time ago.

[magwell]

I've been in a mid- life crises for 35 years.....;)

[speed]

23 for me.

[speed]

23 for me.
Never mind, thought this was I.Q.

[Valuist]

6 out out 61 under the age of 40. 5 out of 61 not named Wiffleball.

Good to see all that NTRA advertising money is paying off. On the bright side, as the country ages and baby boomers retire, more oldsters to fill the pools. Until they die off. Then it will only be Wiffleball and Bubbles.

[olddaddy]

Im feeling pretty young at the moment, considering there are 25 older people that posted already.

[misscashalot]

Im feeling pretty young at the moment, considering there are 25 older people that posted already.

see? and some may have thought this thread was worthless.

[KidCapper]

43 for the not-so-much-a-KidCapper anymore....

[wisconsin]

51 1/2

[thespaah]

I am only 19.

Well, at least in my head.

The body is going to be 63 in January.
Yes. Remember, we all grow old, but we can always be immature..

[cmp92]

21.

[mostpost]

I am 40.
And some months.

[AlbertButtry]

30

[thaskalos]

52, in a month and 20 days.

[ManU918]

29

[burnsy]

Went with 51, i'll be 51 in 6 days. I'm a jack ass so i act like i'm 25 much of the time.

[BillB]

87

[jahura2]

57 yrs young. been going to the track since I was 13, and will be continue to go long after I am gone as I have instructed my wife to sprinkle my ashes at the top of the stretch at Keeneland.

[Shelby]

I'll be 39 Oct. 10.

[KjcBuf]

23 years old now maybe I'll have a perfect system set up by the time im 50 haha highly unlikely :D

[Ocala Mike]

71 going on 90.

[classhandicapper]

Apparently I'm 19 years old in horse years.

http://easycalculation.com/other/fun/Human-years-to-Horse-years.html

[rrpic6]

53. Still younger than at least 40% here! Too old to run to the window to bet a horse that poops while entering the gate.

RR

[plainolebill]

71 in a few weeks.

[thespaah]

53. Still younger than at least 40% here! Too old to run to the window to bet a horse that poops while entering the gate.

RR
wow!
I am same age as you. And I can still get thru a crowd pretty fast if must.
Had to make a mad dash through the back yard at Saratoga last summer to get in a bet.
I could have killed someone if I was not intently watching where I was going.
I won't be doing that again any time soon.
After I made it. I thought, "gee, that was really stupid"..So don't sweat it if you can't make it to the window for the 'evacuation bet'...

[raybo]

64 years young, retired since 62. I can still cowtrail on an MX bike and shoot in the low 80s in golf. Age is just a number, if you've taken care of yourself during your life. I drink once per year, on New Years Eve (maybe a half pint of good scotch over a 4 or 5 hour time period), and never do drugs, unless you consider decaf a drug, LOL. Heck, I don't even take aspirin or Tylenol unless I have to.

[TJDave]

Based on this poll and average longevity of handicappers, I predict that the sport of horseracing will end on Thursday, January 1, 2037.

Futures book is open...name your odds.

[elhelmete]

45

[ElKabong]

dear mr IRS lurker....i am a 17 year old student with no income and no tax regards

[misscashalot]

Based on this poll and average longevity of handicappers, I predict that the sport of horseracing will end on Thursday, January 1, 2037.

Futures book is open...name your odds.

a lot sooner than 2037...it will be 2019
it will be a much different gamer after that
( haven't received the particulars yet)

[Genjoi]

22.

[SandyW]

It ends in 2016 when hypa inflation sets in.

[rrpic6]

dear mr IRS lurker....i am a 17 year old student with no income and no tax regards

I like it! Wish I'd thought of that one. Are they shut down now too?

RR

[Tom]

62 overall

Mind - 30
Knees - 92
Back- 74
Personality - 8
Bladder - in the Golden years

[andtheyreoff]

Still :1: :7:

[jballscalls]

:3: :3:

here

[thaskalos]

62 overall

Mind - 30
Knees - 92
Back- 74
Personality - 8
Bladder - in the Golden years
Prostate?

[Vinnie]

49 years...... :)

[Robert Fischer]

62 overall

Mind - 30
Knees - 92
Back- 74
Personality - 8
Bladder - in the Golden years

effective ages are no fun Tom.

:3: :4: going on 75.

Knees - bees
Back - ...my M.R.I. is S.O.L. :eek:
Personality - 19
Cardiovascular - robocop
Mind - not at all


Horse racing has room for improvement in it's marketing, and use of the mass media.

That's putting it mildly!


21.
22.
23 years old now maybe I'll have a perfect system set up by the time im 50 haha highly unlikely :D

Welcome to the Sport of Kings, gentlemen. :ThmbUp:

[hcap]

Based on this poll and average longevity of handicappers, I predict that the sport of horseracing will end on Thursday, January 1, 2037.

Futures book is open...name your odds.Funny you don't look Mayan. :)

67 in a month.

[HUSKER55]

61 for me. body says I am much older. the price of memories,...eh :D

[cutchemist42]

27.

[Tom]

Prostate?

Beer.
Too much vitamin P

[MutuelClerk]

55.

Shot 81 yesterday.

I can also shoot my age for nine holes.

Consistency.

[rrpic6]

55.

Shot 81 yesterday.

I can also shoot my age for nine holes.

Consistency.

Sounds like my golf game. I can still hit one over the fence in BP...with an aluminum bat.

RR

[shouldacoulda]

I forget but I'm over 50.

[Wickel]

61 and still learning

[Dave Schwartz]

Originally Posted by TJDave
Based on this poll and average longevity of handicappers, I predict that the sport of horseracing will end on Thursday, January 1, 2037.

Futures book is open...name your odds.

LOL - WHat are the chances of you being around to pay (or collect) on that bet?

[TJDave]

LOL - WHat are the chances of you being around to pay (or collect) on that bet?

I found one of those life expectancy calculators and plugged in the numbers.
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I should not have done that.

[ultracapper]

23 years old now maybe I'll have a perfect system set up by the time im 50 haha highly unlikely :D

I'm 50 and been playing since I was 19. Still looking for the perfect system. Actual, just looking for a less imperfect one.

[cj's dad]

65 and raised three sons of which I am very proud

[Dave Schwartz]

I found one of those life expectancy calculators and plugged in the numbers.
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I should not have done that.

Another good one. You are on a roll here.

:lol:

[crestridge]

Old enough NOT to know better :6: :4:

[Tall One]

40 years old...but carry on like im half that age...:D

[fmolf]

53 but my wife says i act much younger!

[CincyHorseplayer]

40 and still in teenage psychosis mode!:D

[FiveWide]

45


-Five

[mountainman]

56--and still drew an audience at kennywood's hoop-shoot last summer. If the day comes when I can't stroke it pure, I'll know that I'm old.

[Vigorish]

I have found the Fountain of Youth - it's located at the Canterbury simulcast center. Seriously, I am 38 and feel young around aging horseplayers. Steve Crist has made the argument that this has always been an old man's game. Older people simply have more time and disposable income. It would be interesting if somebody had demographic information that would enable comparison of horseplayers through different decades.

My suspicion is that Crist makes a pretty compelling case, although I think it is overblown. There are several factors that annihilate the replacement rate of dying horseplayers. One main reason has to do with technology, with new forms of interpersonal social capital. Horseracing (in N. America) has refused to adopt technology that forms the bedrock of modern social networks. Furthermore, horseracing has refused to seriously compete with other forms of gaming, instead trying to use its clout to extract casino subsidies that keep it on perpetual life support and contingent on the whims of politicians. Finally, as we have seen with the recent trainer scandals, horseracing has become synonymous with poor treatment or outright abuse of animals. This is particularly detrimental in today's era, with the newfound focus on animal welfare.

[bernash]

75 and pushing..................!

[phattty]

66

and stroking no problem here yet

[A. Pineda]

:7: :1: , with a paucity of patience offset by an abundance of inflexibility.

[RacingFan1992]

Age don't matter. Citation was a 2 year old winning against older horses and Calidoscopio was 10 when he smashed them in the Brooklyn. I will be 21 in a few days.

[CincyHorseplayer]

Age don't matter. Citation was a 2 year old winning against older horses and Calidoscopio was 10 when he smashed them in the Brooklyn. I will be 21 in a few days.

New blood!Good to see you here man.I was about your age when I got into this.That year a book came out by a guy who I admire and am influenced by to this day,James Quinn,called "Ontrack/Offtrack:Playing The Horses In Troubled Times".Don't believe it entirely.This is a great game.Find your spots and balance your passion and reason.They serve each other well.

Good luck!

Rod

[RacingFan1992]

Thanks for the welcome. I was enthralled by Zenyatta almost becoming perfect when I was 17. I love the sport. I am going to school for journalism just so I can cover horse racing. People may say its not worth it but when you love your job its worth it. I am one of those people that look at every side of the story not just side that I am for. Just a side note I hate people who ask the stupid fantasy questions like who would win Secretariat or Man 'O War or whose better Ruffian, Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, or Lady's Secret? (Who cares, appreciate the fact that we had them) You can only compare horses who can and are willing and ready to run against each other.

[CincyHorseplayer]

Thanks for the welcome. I was enthralled by Zenyatta almost becoming perfect when I was 17. I love the sport. I am going to school for journalism just so I can cover horse racing. People may say its not worth it but when you love your job its worth it. I am one of those people that look at every side of the story not just side that I am for. Just a side note I hate people who ask the stupid fantasy questions like who would win Secretariat or Man 'O War or whose better Ruffian, Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, or Lady's Secret? (Who cares, appreciate the fact that we had them) You can only compare horses who can and are willing and ready to run against each other.

Good timing!I got into the game in 96 when Cigar was in the midst of his streak."They" say it's an unappealing sport to the younger generation(s).Those laws don't apply to us.I loved it when I was 22 and still do even moreso at 40.Because we are the anachronisms we invent the game and it's truth for ourselves.That's awesome you are into journalism.You can start a crusade with a pen in hand.Go for it all.Just pace yourself!

[RacingFan1992]

The only reason why it is so unappealing is because you do not have one simple team to a region like football or basketball. The players change constantly and those who love horses find it mortifying if they see a break down. As Frank Y. Whitely once said after Ruffian was euthanized, "That's Horse racing."

[CincyHorseplayer]

The only reason why it is so unappealing is because you do not have one simple team to a region like football or basketball. The players change constantly and those who love horses find it mortifying if they see a break down. As Frank Y. Whitely once said after Ruffian was euthanized, "That's Horse racing."

This is a world unto itself.That makes it all the more interesting to me.And awesomely you are the one that decides wins and losses.The residue is some of these colts,filles,horses,mares,and geldings cling to your soul for life.Not every player is like that.I couldn't imagine it any other way.Passion fuels reason and reason fuels passion.It is mortifying to see a breakdown.It's brought me to tears more than once.Honor the fallen by loving and appreciating the living.These are big beautiful courageous beasts.They are what makes the game waaaaay better than a turn of the card or a pull of the 1 arm bandit.

[BIG HIT]

I have a 21 yr old mind wrapped up in a 67 yr old body