back in 1988 or 89 I can’t remember now I won the Kentucky Derby…every time I think about it I can’t forget how I had my whole paycheck in my pocket but didn’t know what I was doing and I initially got in the $50 minimum betting line…got all the way to the booth and then when she told me it was the minimum I got in the other line! I bet $2 on win, place or show and it paid out almost $135 !! If I had bet $50 I would have won like $5000…bummer dude…
but I won !! the horse was “after the gold rush” and I picked it only because it was also the name of a Neil Young song…haha
My moms father was an engineer, but he also happened to be an addicted gambler. He would take his weeks pay and bet it all on one horse. Horse betting was his game. There were good times as a result when he won, but for most of my mothers childhood, she lived in poverty. Because most the time he lost…
Ha, I was leaving 7-11 yesterday and some old guy says, “You look like Neil Young.” He was trying to be friendly and I just laughed and said something like, “I wish I had his money” or something. But when I got in my car, I thought, “Wait a minute. Neil Young is not a good looking guy”, And I felt like I just got insulted.
And this came two days after a woman called me handsome.
I could see myself losing a lot of money betting on the horses. I think if you know what you are doing betting on the horses isn’t quite as uncertain as other kinds of betting are. I don’t gamble well, though. I shouldn’t even try.
Yeah my bro in law knew a guy who knew everything about horse racing like that. THe odds are still way against you though. Unsure if my grandfather was that astute about his betting. I never met the guy. Although he was an engineer so he must have been decently smart.
that’s true… very important factor… a crap joke can kill if its timed just right…just like the most clever joke can bomb hard if the timing isn’t right…