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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
Wasn't a huge fan of the idea, but it's something new at least. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | ||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Thanks for that. I will miss watching that annual run. I assumed the winner (no spoilers!) but wonder how they extrapolated the data- also I didn’t hear California Chrome in there.. wasn’t that a crown winner too? Eta: ah, yes, damn, I can’t believe I forgot Tonalist and the Belmont. I think that’s the year I finally realized some folks could rest their horses between big races- I always (foolishly) thought if you were in for one, you were in for all 3. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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The KD has been rescheduled for September. I too enjoy the triple crown. These are the only athletes I don’t mind seeing pampered.
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i Posted last year about how many horse get injured and put down due to this so called sport. I would hardly call it "pampered". It is disgusting really imho. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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| No, not like Bill Clinton  |
My wife, a former Jockey, yawned when I mentioned this to her to gauge her interest. I thought she would want to see it. She does want to see the Derby again, but a trip to the Belmont Stakes is required first | |||
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F that. I live in Louisville and this is nothing but a bread and circuses distraction. --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
Looks like I'll have to treat myself to a virtual Mint Julep later on...or maybe just make the mint virtual! | |||
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| Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
I agree that the outcome could well be predicted. The stated that they did extensive programming about each horse to get a legitimate outcome. I agree with above. I wasn't really chuffed to see this, but it's a couple minutes, and somewhat interesting. Though he wasn't a Triple Crown winner I'd rather have seen Seabiscuit than War Admiral. As much as he would come off the pace & had that will to refuse to lose I think he'd be an interesting pairing with Secretariat than War Admiral as a mid pack also-ran. Regardless, wouldn't have changed the outcome. In general I like well programmed virtual contests from across different eras, but I wasn't really fired up about this one. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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This is nothing more than the nation-wide launch of Churchill Downs’ current “historical racing gaming system” that is their version of slot machines, since slots are technically illegal in Kentucky. https://www.drf.com/news/kentu...s?type=news/all-news --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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