Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Thank You Tom Durkin!
Well it is Travers week and we are excited to be going again. We are not sure, but we are at least up to 12 in a row at this point and are glad that the tradition continues and our friends and family still join us for a great weekend in Saratoga, New York.
To help amp up our excitement, the last few years we have written some of our favorite (and most popular) posts regarding the event. Two years ago we talked about Songs for Gambling on Horses, three years ago we took the money out of it and just talked about Songs for Horses. Last year we addressed maybe the most important aspect to playing the horses, Songs about Luck. This year we are switching it up a bit to pay tribute to one of the most important aspects of Saratoga, Tom Durkin
Thursday, August 23, 2012
2012 Travers Special - Songs about Gambling on Horses
People who have followed the blog will know that RtBE looks forward to the end of August, because that is when the Mid Summer Derby happens, the Travers Stakes. Here is 2011's race in full:
Stay Thirsty ran a great race, unfortunately I had the under-performing Coil to win it after he dazzled me, coming from behind to win the Haskell, earlier that summer. Boy was I wrong. This year marks the unbelievable 143rd running of this great race, we have been attending the Travers for the last 10 years and look forward to catching up with old friends picking a few winners and most importantly enjoying a nice day out at the Top Of The Stretch.
We haven't made up our minds yet on who we will picking to the win the race, currently we are leaning towards the favorite Alpha, but we will probably switch it up 5 times at least pre-race. If you are looking for an insightful preview check out the Thoroughbred Racing Dudes, they have been pretty good this year and are a solid read. Here is a direct link to their Travers Preview although I am not as high on the closer Street Life as they are...Coil still burns.
In years past RtBE has marked the occasion of the race with Grateful Dead shows played at SPAC not too far away from the track. Last year we did one of our favorite posts, songs about horses. This year we will tackle songs about gambling, with a special focus on the horses. Click "read more" below to dive on in with your cash at hand.
Stay Thirsty ran a great race, unfortunately I had the under-performing Coil to win it after he dazzled me, coming from behind to win the Haskell, earlier that summer. Boy was I wrong. This year marks the unbelievable 143rd running of this great race, we have been attending the Travers for the last 10 years and look forward to catching up with old friends picking a few winners and most importantly enjoying a nice day out at the Top Of The Stretch.
In years past RtBE has marked the occasion of the race with Grateful Dead shows played at SPAC not too far away from the track. Last year we did one of our favorite posts, songs about horses. This year we will tackle songs about gambling, with a special focus on the horses. Click "read more" below to dive on in with your cash at hand.
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