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[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by Nitro

I’m sure I’ve had much more interaction with Thaskalos than you could possibly imagine.

You have me at a disadvantage; I honestly can't recall interacting with you on a wide scale here...mainly because your focus seems to be on the overseas version of the game...something that I am not particularly interested in. Sure...we've gotten into the occasional scrape here...but I don't know that this could accurately be called "more interaction than you could possibly imagine...". Might you have me confused with someone else?

[Ocala Mike]

So, given all the Derby kerfluffle, I don't guess it would be a good idea to lighten up Sally Jenkins' weekend by sending her this:

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[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by AndyC

So if a person is apprehended right after committing a murder a reporter should be sure to mention that the murderer was an eagle scout, volunteered at a homeless shelter, and went to church every Sunday all in the name of balance?

lmao.

I would consider balance in a murder case to be using words like "accused", and "alleged", the inclusion of any details related to the motive, and whether there are any witnesses that dispute the official story.

if there are mitigating circumstances (like a fight that escalated) you have to include information like that because there are degrees of murder that involve different punishments.

If you didn't show that kind of balance, your audience would presume the worst and for all we know the guy may not even be guilty.

[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

How easy do you suppose it is to come up with a list of the "good things" about this game?

How about this?

classhandicapper and his partners love their horses (only 2 right now) and always make sure they have a good home when injuries and/or lack of talent end their racing careers.

[Ocala Mike]

Also that small-time breeder Ocala Mike bought an aged mare (Party Cut Up) out of a dispersal sale for $900, saved her from the killers, bred her to Island Whirl, and watched her filly, Island Party, win for her owners at River Downs. Gave her a good life here afterwards, too.

[The_Turf_Monster]

Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston

But how many 2-furlong races are run every year?

And no North American track has ever run a turf race shorter than 4 1/2 furlongs.

It was either Atlantic City or Meadowlands that was running turf sprints at a few hundred yards within the last 10 years

[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Also that small-time breeder Ocala Mike bought an aged mare (Party Cut Up) out of a dispersal sale for $900, saved her from the killers, bred her to Island Whirl, and watched her filly, Island Party, win for her owners at River Downs. Gave her a good life here afterwards, too.

A couple more stories like this...and I'll write the Jenkins rebuttal myself. I always had you pegged as a classy guy, Mike.

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

A couple more stories like this...and I'll write the Jenkins rebuttal myself. I always had you pegged as a classy guy, Mike.

I'll gladly give you another one. Debbie Lee, an Oklahoma breeder, always stipulates that anyone buying one of her horses sell it back to her when their racing career ends.