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[NorCalGreg]

Originally Posted by green80

That was a claim/claim back by the previous trainer. The way he's running my question is why claim him back. Or why somebody would claim him for 10k to begin with.

Hey Mike--thanks for the review on Amazon, but I've already canceled my acct. The hoops they make sellers jump through--just wasn't worth it. They give anyone a refund that asks for it...they hold your money for a month or two, etc.

I went back to E-bay.

[oughtoh]

I am with you. I do not like Amazon either and would rather use Ebay. Never have had a problem with Ebay.

[horseplayer]

Bezos hates to part with $$$$

[NorCalGreg]

The other day I was looking on Horse Tourneys for something to enter...I clicked on the wrong track or something, and found myself in a tourney that the first two finishers win an entry into the NHC tournament Saturday(entry fee = $165) I finished 2nd and won a free roll.

I don't really have any grandeurs of winning, but it pays down to 10th or 12th place, so I hope to cash in somewhere.

I noticed the winners of these things always hit a couple longshots somewhere--I'm just going to play my regular game, and hope for the best.

-NCG

[oughtoh]

Good luck. How nice would that to get into the big tournament.

[headhawg]

Nice, NCG. Go get 'em. Best of luck

[Vinnie]

Congratulations Greg:

Tear em up at the Tourney! I wish you nothing but the Best of Luck!!

[Vinnie]

Greg:

Best 5 nearly cleared the card at Santa Anita today (on 04-26) winning every race except the 8th (7 of 8) including an early Pic 4 of $99.00 and an early Pic 5 for $371.35 for 50c.... That 5th Race had Bob's Sniper as a $29.000 winner which I missed. Not only E1, E2 advantage, but, he was also a Speed Blast horse on PaceView Platinum. Nice stuff! Three of the first five race winners were the Top Points selection (one race was the 2nd choice) and the $29.00 winner was the third choice...

Excellent Stuff Greg! Have a wonderful weekend, and, once again, thrilled to hear that your family pet (doggy) is rock'in about your house as you are normally accustomed to him doing...

[NorCalGreg]

Thanks for the encouragement, guys....but I pretty much sucked a rat's butt when the results came in. I don't think I even finished in the top 100

Oh well...today is new day. We usually do well at Belterra, so here's todays Best-Five to give you a little help:





Good Luck,

-NCG

[NorCalGreg]

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These are two what I consider "unusual" claims by Diodoro & Garvey. Anyone else I wouldn't have noticed. I've mentioned before, these connections don't throw darts--there is a reason for the claims.
They are both entered tomorrow @ Oaklawn-SILVERA @ 9-2 and PURELY GIVEN @ 6-1

[NorCalGreg]

Oakland is a Democratic fiasco, as you've probably heard. They've teetered on bankruptcy for years--had to make budget cuts everywhere. No wonder we lost the Warriors and Raiders. They've also made budget cuts in the courts, and the police are understaffed --they can't afford to pay any more.

I got yet another Jury Summons from Oakland--they can't even afford to send a summons letter anymore, it's a POSTCARD.

So for the hell of it I answered back that I was sick and couldn't go. Didn't get a DR to fill it out and verify--I just sent that back.


Here was the response:

Your request to be excused has been GRANTED. You are NOT required to report on your regular scheduled date. Thank you.Please do not reply to this e-mail as it is unmonitored.

[NorCalGreg]

****Looks good for Thursday

[NorCalGreg]

Haven't had much luck with these, lately....I'll hit a nice one soon--or go broke. And I ain't going broke:

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good luck boys (and Margie)

-NCG

[NorCalGreg]

For some reason, it's hard to lose weight when you get older. I love ice cream and frozen 3 Musketeers candy bars. Finally I have some issues I am currently seeing the GI dept for. I swear I went a week without eating. Every time you go to the Dr, they take your vitals and you get on a scale.

Only drank water, the week before I ate very little (because I couldn't). So when they put me on the scale--I had lost 7 lbs.
That's it. Only 7 lbs When I was younger, it would have been 40 lbs.

So I had to go get a bike out of the garage, fix it up and start riding around the neighborhood. Hope I don't get hit by a car.

Anyway--that's the reason I disappear sometimes. They don't have computers in the hospital, and I don't use laptops.

-NCG

[JBmadera]

yep!!! the only thing slower than my metabolism are the horses I wager on...