Psssst....PaceAdvantage.com turns 19yo today.

[PaceAdvantage]

Born July 27, 1999, in a dimly lit apartment, in the wee hours of the morning, the switch was flipped and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tom put this up the other day, but in case you've never seen it, here's how it looked back in 1999:

https://web.archive.org/web/19991013114726/http://paceadvantage.com:80/

Not much better today, right? :pound:

And here's what the message board looked like in its first incarnation:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000310135449/http://www.paceadvantage.com:80/cgi-bin/UltraBoard.pl

You can click on the links and see some of the topics, and even read some of the posts. Although I'm not certain if that will work for all threads or even most of them, but I just did pull up a thread from March of 2000.

Anyway, I just want to say, once again, THANK YOU to each and every one of you over the years that have made this place the king of horse racing message boards. Without ALL OF YOU, this place would not still be here.

You all are GREAT!

With much peace and love.

==PA

[Grits]

I'm happy for you because you have put your absolute soul into this board for all of these 19 years.

You have a year of planning. A whole year to plan the biggest gathering ever to celebrate the TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY. So, start thinking. :)

Thank you for all that you do. You are just the best! :kiss:

[burnsy]

Congrats......not only do you and others have to put up with knuckleheads like myself.


I'm sure its a lot of work too.


Good for you. :ThmbUp:

[Dave Schwartz]

Anyway, I just want to say, once again, THANK YOU to each and every one of you over the years that have made this place the king of horse racing message boards. Without ALL OF YOU, this place would not still be here.

If ever there was a LABOR OF LOVE, this would be it.

Congratulations!


Dave

[Greyfox]

You've done a good job.
Thank you and many more Happy Birthdays in the future!

[mezmac]

Impressive! and Thank you!

[Tape Reader]

Happy birthday, Boss. Nice place to hang out.

[jimmyb]

Happy anniversary.:cool:

[Si2see]

Luck number :13: year crew here :ThmbUp:


There have sure been some unforgettable characters over the years, that's probably what makes this such a great place to be, and obviously the longest running horse forum of all time

Thank you and Happy Anniversary
Jason

[098poi]

Happy Birthday!

[Steve 'StatMan']

Happy Birthday P.A.!

[GaryG]

Thanks for all of the hard work. I have enjoyed the 13 years that I have been here and I have learned a lot. What a cast of characters has passed through these virtual portals.

[Valuist]

PA is the best racing forum on the internet.

[mikekk]

I stopped following the racegame seriously years ago...but I still visit the PA site daily. It really is the BEST. By large, large margins.

Happy Birthday!

Mike

[Suff]

I could barely spell Belomont back in them days:)

[headhawg]

Nineteen years for anything is impressive. Happy Birthday PaceAdvantage.com.

[Tom]

Peopleplayer, Scoopcone, Que, melman....and JACK! A ture internet legend, God rest his soul! what memories.
I almost want to have a.....FOODFIGHT! :lol:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and THANK YOU


Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to be where you can see
The troubles are all the same
You want to be where everybody knows your name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7U3lo80YrQ

[lex]

Happy Birthday to the forum.

Just wanted to say you've brought together a great group of people. I don't post very often but when I do everyone is always welcoming.

[NJ Stinks]

PA, it's been a real eye-opener for sure. But even more it's been a place to come and visit with friends.

Thanks and Congrats! :ThmbUp::ThmbUp:

[PhantomOnTour]

I'd crack open a nice bottle of Jacquesson champagne with you, but uhhhh, you've got to wait two more years. Lolol
Happy 19th !!!

[Zydeco]

Congratulations! Really enjoy this forum! Thanks PA for all you do.

[VigorsTheGrey]

Happy 19th Mike...thank you for all you do here to keep it going for the rest of us...!:)

[parlay]

Congratulations! i'm going to have a drink for you right now!;)

[thaskalos]

Where have all those years gone? :eek:

Congrats, Mike...and thanks for providing us with a gathering place where we can come and vent our frustrations. :ThmbUp:

[Elkchester Road]

Thanks so much for this forum!!! I rarely post, but look forward everyday to logging in and reading everyone's take on all things horseracing.

From a big fan of racing originally from about 1 mile from the back entrance of Keeneland Race Course. :)

[vegasone]

Congrats!




I have a ton of links from other websites from that time that don't seem to work:bang::gone bye bye....Takes dedication.

[barahona44]

It's your last year as a teenager.Pretty soon, you're going to have to move out of Mom's basement, get a REAL job and stop associating with those good-for-nothing horse racing hoodlums. :D

Congratulations:ThmbUp:and hopefully there'll be many, many more years.Unless Off Topic - General finally drives you around the bend.:eek:

[MPRanger]

I'd like to thank all the little people who have been involved to help me make this forum such a success. But I can't because I mostly did it all myself.



Congrats PA!

[PaceAdvantage]

That's not true.

There were many notable players along the way...in fact, probably way too many to mention specifically because I'm sure I'll leave MANY people out.

Nowadays, there is cj, who is and has always been, THE MAN, and Track Collector who helps with contest scorings.

There was Jay Trotter back in the day who helped with contests, and that big ol' PaceAdvantage.com hockey jersey-type shirt giveaway. I still have some of those lying around. He also helped in getting the design of the present day PA logo.

There was BillW (who no longer comes here, but is still listed as a moderator). He helped moderate the board big time years ago. Buddha was also big time help as a mod and contest scorer. Haven't seen him in ages.

There were a LOT of people who without their help, this site might not have lived this long.

Then there were the cast of characters who kept everyone coming back for more.

Who can forget SUFF (now FUSS)...AND he made sure a lot of those earlier Saratoga get togethers were anything but boring! ;)

Grits, JustRalph, TOM, all the lunatics on off-topic from EVERY political persuasion...all the industry folks like the little guy, Vic Stauffer, Dave Schwartz, Jeff Platt, and all the guys and gals who don't use their real names, and all the other people I'm not naming who, when I read or hear their names, I'll smack my head and say "Oh Shit, can't believe I forgot to list him/her"

There are just way too many people to thank, actually.

Which is why I wrote, without ALL OF YOU, this place probably wouldn't still be here today.

THANK YOU ALL

[Suff]

Honored by the mention, even with the tint of shade included.

Here's a few of your mentions in one place. 15 years ago!!! Remember my TVG appearance where I pimped your website? You never paid my invoice!

[PaceAdvantage]

Tint of shade...:lol:

[riskman]

Never thought I would live to 2018. Still here and expect a few good years
Left in me before I throw in the towel.
The best to PA and all the great years I came to this site.There are always lessons to be learned here about handicapping and life in general.
Thanks for a job well done.

[MadVindication]

Teenage years are angsty hang in there :kiss:

[thespaah]

Born July 27, 1999, in a dimly lit apartment, in the wee hours of the morning, the switch was flipped and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tom put this up the other day, but in case you've never seen it, here's how it looked back in 1999:

https://web.archive.org/web/19991013114726/http://paceadvantage.com:80/

Not much better today, right? :pound:

And here's what the message board looked like in its first incarnation:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000310135449/http://www.paceadvantage.com:80/cgi-bin/UltraBoard.pl

You can click on the links and see some of the topics, and even read some of the posts. Although I'm not certain if that will work for all threads or even most of them, but I just did pull up a thread from March of 2000.

Anyway, I just want to say, once again, THANK YOU to each and every one of you over the years that have made this place the king of horse racing message boards. Without ALL OF YOU, this place would not still be here.

You all are GREAT!

With much peace and love.

==PA
Congrats......With the propensity of message boards going off the rails, this one has held steady.
Great people here.
Continued success!

[Boris]

Peopleplayer, Scoopcone, Que, melman....and JACK! A ture internet legend, God rest his soul! what memories.
I almost want to have a.....FOODFIGHT! :lol:

The next Star Wars movie could have an opening with the charred ruins from the old flame wars of message boards past. This place brought it all together.

I got to hang out with BIG-ITM (Jack) at Sam Houston one afternoon and play simo horses. I made him call me a numbnut. It was a good day.

Congrats on the last 19 years PA!!

[pandy]

Very good. It's an accomplishment to have a long time popular website.

[aaron]

Congratulations on another year !!!

[1GCFAN]

Thanks for your work! Happy Birthday!!:headbanger:

[Zaf]

:headbanger::headbanger::headbanger:

Z

[v j stauffer]

To me you're only 17 1/2 since I was banned for a year and a half.

Congrats.

[surfdog89]

PA

You have put together this Forum that we as Racing Fans needed. We as Racing Fans need to get more Fans young and old to love the sport as we do........... A job that you have done with a high Standard of excellence'''

Sincerly Michael Cunnison
Handicappers Corner

[Brass Hat]

congrats, PA, and thanks for putting in the work keeping the site going. I've enjoyed it for years and appreciate reading the opinions of the posters here, and their willingness to share information.

[BCOURTNEY]

Born July 27, 1999, in a dimly lit apartment, in the wee hours of the morning, the switch was flipped and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tom put this up the other day, but in case you've never seen it, here's how it looked back in 1999:

https://web.archive.org/web/19991013114726/http://paceadvantage.com:80/

Not much better today, right? :pound:

And here's what the message board looked like in its first incarnation:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000310135449/http://www.paceadvantage.com:80/cgi-bin/UltraBoard.pl

You can click on the links and see some of the topics, and even read some of the posts. Although I'm not certain if that will work for all threads or even most of them, but I just did pull up a thread from March of 2000.

Anyway, I just want to say, once again, THANK YOU to each and every one of you over the years that have made this place the king of horse racing message boards. Without ALL OF YOU, this place would not still be here.

You all are GREAT!

With much peace and love.

==PA


Looks like an old My Space page, just needed some glitter. Happy Birthday.

[plainolebill]

Congratulations PA, great place to learn what you didn't know you didn't know.

[Zman179]

I stumbled back upon this place via a Google search and found some of my posts from 2005! Definitely looking to contribute once again and thank you for creating this board!

Also thank you for not deleting old user names. :headbanger: Don’t ask me how I remembered my password on the first guess, that’s like hitting a $100 horse.:coffee: