We’ll get into the Derby itself as we get closer to race time. You know from my posts that horses are important to me, and I at least like to watch the Triple Crown. I was compelled to post this after what I just witnessed. It was almost justifiable for NBC to subject us to Johnny Wier as a commentator for figure skating at the Olympics. Now they put him and Tara Lupinski on the Derby telecast. What he is wearing is indescribable. Suffice to say, he makes Boy George look masculine. Damn them.
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May 05, 2018, 02:30 PM
striker1
I think Johnny and Tara have been there a few years. He’s an odd duck for sure.This message has been edited. Last edited by: striker1, May 05, 2018 03:32 PM
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May 05, 2018, 02:36 PM
Jimbo54
A nasty wet track this year. Pick your favorite mudder.
Jim
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May 05, 2018, 02:51 PM
TMats
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Originally posted by striker1: I think Johnny and Tara been there a few years. He’s an odd duck for sure.
I don’t usually turn it on until about 30 minutes before race time. We were fixing lunch and I turned it on. Going outside to try and kill some Dalmatian toadflax, I’ll return to my usual—tune in the learn the field and see the race mode. I don’t have a horse yet.
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May 05, 2018, 02:53 PM
Rightwire
Wow, a.total mud run today. I personally could do without Johnny Weird
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May 05, 2018, 03:00 PM
Balzé Halzé
On another note, all the stores are completely out of mint leaves.
I guess I should've planned ahead. But man I'm craving a mint julep.
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May 05, 2018, 03:07 PM
mbinky
Not really a horse guy, but I have spent some time in Kentucky and the Derby reminds me of those good times. Every year I turn the TV on about a half hour prior, mix up my Mint Julep, and enjoy the race.
My julep from a few years ago. 1 oz simple syrup, nip of bourbon, mint leaves...muddle leaves and syrup, add crushed ice, add bourbon, stir. Enjoy
May 05, 2018, 03:31 PM
walkinghorse
To be honest I would rather watch Weir and Lupinski than see or hear Bob Costas! Rather stare at a manure pile than see or hear Costas.
Jim
May 05, 2018, 04:29 PM
2BobTanner
Mint julep recipe attributed to Henry Watterson (1840-1921), Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The Louisville Courier-Journal:
“Pluck the mint gently from its bed, just as the dew of the evening is about to form on it. Select the choicer sprigs only, but do not rinse them. Prepare the simple syrup and measure out a half-tumbler of whiskey. Pour the whiskey into a well-frosted silver cup, throw the other ingredients away, and drink the whiskey.”
I have to agree with Marse Henry with this. A mint julep only tastes good if you’ve already have had a couple or three. And I’m from Kentucky.
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Originally posted by mbinky: Not really a horse guy, but I have spent some time in Kentucky and the Derby reminds me of those good times. Every year I turn the TV on about a half hour prior, mix up my Mint Julep, and enjoy the race.
My julep from a few years ago. 1 oz simple syrup, nip of bourbon, mint leaves...muddle leaves and syrup, add crushed ice, add bourbon, stir. Enjoy
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May 05, 2018, 04:42 PM
mbinky
^^^^ Well since I am a straigt rye whisky guy and consider bourbon a drink for the fairer sex, a little extra mixed in the glass can't be any worse
May 05, 2018, 04:46 PM
BamaJeepster
Love the derby! A friend of ours is a photographer and she is working there again this year. If you're on FB, she posts some pics throughout the day:
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May 05, 2018, 04:49 PM
downtownv
Firenze Fire loves the mud not a favorite Bet $10 WPS!
I remember watching Secretariat and Damascus 2 of the great horses of all time.
Does strategy change when the track is waterlogged like that? That seems like it would be awful hard to get a burst of speed on.
Ok my horse is My Boy Jack. Good name. Reminds me of the movie Tropic Thunder. Loved that movie.
May 05, 2018, 05:51 PM
TMats
Good day to bet on a few long shots. Hard telling what horse is going to like these conditions and do well, conversely, what favorite will hate the flying mud and water and be negatively affected.
Free Drop Billy, Enticed others...?
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May 05, 2018, 05:58 PM
TMats
Justify
Mike Smith up
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May 05, 2018, 05:59 PM
mbinky
That is a beautiful animal. He was flying straight out of the gate.
May 05, 2018, 06:12 PM
rburg
Not sure I condone polluting good bourbon with the adulterants mentioned. Noting wrong with the silver cup, as long as its silver and not silver plated. The mint might be OK if nothing else is added. Even the sponsor, Woodford, is shown in commercials going into glass. Its like nearly everything else, commercials overtake common sense. So I ask you all, do you own a sterling mint julep tumbler? Yes, I do have several. One with a dent that was cheap, one perfect. The prices have risen over the years, as they have for everything.
