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Finally found diary for 2004
The highlight of this year was Suff getting me into the Jockey's room.
Trijack's Diary of 2004 PaceAdvantage Toga Party
Arrived in Albany Friday night around 9:15 pm. BillW & Stormcadet picked me up at airport which was a surprise. We went to the Ramada where Bill & I had made reservations. Stormcadet joined us for 2 hrs of discussing horses.
Woke up early Saturday & it was raining, left for track at 7 am. Stormcadet (if you missed meeting Stormcadet you missed meeting a great guy) was taking us to the backside to watch workouts & have breakfast. Not too much going on because of the rain.
On Saturday the following was there, Trijack, BillW, Stormcadet, Suff & 2 friends Pete & Danny, PA, Silversow, Bubbles, SamIam & JoeG. Later that night Stuball (a class guy from Wisconsin) joined us, could not find us at track. Observer also visited with us.
Sunday
A Beautiful day. Again went to backstretch with Stormcadet, who seemed to know just about everyone. Lots of horses working out. Saw a lot of trainers. Later went to Siro's for racing seminar. Mailman joined us on one of these days.
Back to Whispering Pines for BBQ at beach with, BillW, Suff and Stormcadet.
Monday
Nothing much for this day except as Bubbles mentioned on the board I made an exacta bet and won and he said he was going to call me ex trijack. I believe this was the morning that Stormcadet, Stuball, BillW and my self went to the track for breakfast and horse work outs. A BBQ at the beach again.
Tuesday
Dark day at the track. Went downtown for lunch and played some Keno. Rocajack & his friend Charlie joined us. We then went to the Harness track & Casino. I played video poker instead of the horse’s, hit a 250.00 jackpot after Rocajack found me a machine to play.
Wednesday
Andicap joined us. Nothing exciting happened this day.
Thursday
Stormcadet returned with his family, Stuball, BillW & I met him to go on the backstretch again. It is nice just to watch those horses work out. Lost or misplaced an 87.00 voucher, Ouch.
Redknave, Zafonic & friend joined us. Two more class guys. This was the day that Suff took me to the jockey's room and we got our picture taken with Pat Day, Migliore, and Castellano. What a great treat this was. All 3 were very friendly. To see all the silks with all the colors was just fantastic.
Friday
Another large group. Trijack, BillW, Stuball, Suff, JoePrunes, Zafonic & friend, Budda, Tom, Redknave, Bubbles with his mom, Andicap, SamIam, Maxspa and Cryptic. Whispering Pines owner found my 87.00 voucher. Life is good
Saturday
Travers Day. A lot of people but not as many as last year. Another good crowd of PA members showed up. The rain came before the last race which was canceled. Budda got soaked had to go back to Whispering Pines to change and later joined us for dinner downtown. Where do all of these people come from? People elbow to elbow, bands playing. Looked to me like a playboys paradise for all the women that was there.
Sunday
Our last big day, 11 PA board members showed up. Track muddy. At the end of the day only 4 left my self Suff, BillW and Budda. Went to the Water House for dinner. We got 2 free dinners that night because we had had some bad meals the week before.
Monday
One last day at the track. Suff , Budda and I got to go into the infield for the start of 6th race on the turf. What an experience that was. That and the jockey’s room were both number 1 in my book. Andicap stopped by with wife and daughter who had come by train on Saturday. Went downtown for dinner and I finally got a hamburger to eat. We sat at a table on the sidewalk and got to watch all the girls go by.
Budda took us back to Whispering pines and showed Suff how to build a good fire even though he had to leave for his home in West Virginia about an 8 hour drive. Sure was a great fire and about 2 hrs later around 9:15 PM the rains came and we had to make a dash for our cabin.
Tuesday
Down to Suff, BillW and myself same as last year. Maxspa (another great guy) had agreed to take us to the airport. Picked us up at 11:00 AM and that ended our stay at Saratoga for another year.
For those that did not get to come should make an extra effort next year. All the guys are just great people and horse players. Al so if I missed someone I am truly sorry. I tried to jot down all the members that were there.
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Trijack
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