Funny Horse Racing Story

One of my dogs the other day hurt his leg so I had to bring him to the vet. This is the first time I have ever brought my dog to this vet. So when I walk in this guy has pictures of him and thoroughbreds all over his office. So me and him instantly start shooting the shit about the horse game. He goes on to tell me this story that I couldn't help but to bust out laughing in his face.

So he buys this one horse I forget the name for around $50,000 he is telling me. So a few months later the horse is set to race. Prior to the race he goes and speaks to the jockey about his horse and tells him when you are coming down the stretch do not pull on the rings. Just tug on his hair a little bit and he will respond. If you touch the rings the horse will get nervous and pull up. The horse goes off at 25-1 and has a 10 length lead with a furlong to go. He told me he looked at his wife and said this is going to be the easiest money we ever made. He put $2000 across on him. He then goes on to tell me with about 100 yards to go he sees the jockey start pulling the rings and the horse comes to a complete stop and every other horse passes him. Of course after this happens he runs to the jockey room about to kill the jock. He says he starts screaming at the jockey saying I told you not to pull the fucking rings and what did you do pull the rings he asked why he did it and the jockey responds with "no comprende"

The doc then went on to tell me he now knows that the sport is completely fixed but he loves it. Its always interesting to me to hear horse racing stories like this.

have heard a similar story before..urban legond but a great story to picture in your head! thanks for sharing..

long story short, my friend owns a few horses. he called me with a 15-1 horse named thiscatsgotcharm and i took a big shot. here is what happened:

from http://www.emeralddowns.com/?cat=6&id=1708&type=news

...Thiscatsgotcharm has had a brief but unlucky career. The Kentucky-bred by Pure Prize now has just one win from four starts, but could easily be a double stakes winner. In his previous start, the Everett Nevin Stakes at Pleasanton,

Thiscatsgotcharm opened a three-length lead in the stretch when he suddenly veered inward, tried to jump the rail near the sixteenth pole and unseated Alvarado ...

or from http://www.drf.com/news/article/95946.html

Trainer Steve Miyadi was too busy thanking the racing gods Sunday to look ahead for Squallcreek, who won the Everett Nevin for 3-year-olds when Thiscatsgotcharm, the clear leader in the stretch, ducked in at the sixteenth pole and lost his rider when he tried to jump the rail

now that is a bad beat!

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i always love hearing the stories from horse people. There is always someone at the track it seems with some outlandish story.
I used to work construction and one year we had a job going right by Churchill and we would go over to this place called Wagner's Pharmacy, it is an old hangout for horse people from the track, it has a small diner in it. Everyday there was someone with a story and everyday it seems like they would be someone trying to top the other.
Horse tales are like fishing tales.

@ the track, opinions and stories are like assholes...everyone's got one...it's best to just fill up a cooler, go with yer pals, and pick #"s and names...lotta people at the track are so full of shit...it makes me nauseous....