FrankD. Wrote:
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> Shanny,
>
> Tell me how hot it was!!! I had my oil changed and
> tires rotated the other day, I'm on my way to the
> track, here a vibration on the north way, get off
> at 13N to route 9 to the track. It's under
> construction 2 narrow lanes at 35 MPH brilliant
> planning to not have it finished by track season,
> my F'in right front wheel falls off, no shoulder,
> 1130, 90 minutes till the first race and I have
> one lane blocked in a construction zone. Traffic
> was backed up for miles, triple AAA and the state
> police got there fairly quickly and I was on the
> flat bed truck by noon. I had the tow driver drop
> me off at the harness track and I hoofed it from
> there with 4 lawn chairs and a cooler!!!! I was a
> little bit hot to say the least. Not to mention
> the F bomb tangent I went off on my guy at the
> only garage I've had all my personal and business
> vehicles serviced at for 15 plus years.
>
> After all that Jimbo was texting and calling me
> saying WTF are you, he was about 20 feet away.
> After my adventure I knew the tire not falling off
> on the highway was my luck for the day. Today's
> cashers were a saver pick 3 that paid $36 in a
> sequence I invested $136 and the scratch of the 8
> horse in the 10th. That's 2 more tickets than
> Jimbo cashed! Magic night stopped by flashing his
> media pass now that he is famous! Uncle Bill and
> TGAB got there for the last 2 races.
>
> UGLY day back at them tomorrow with the pressure
> on TGAB at the seminar to help bail the boys out
> after a BAD opening day.
>
> I'm really wondering what I'm doing wrong in life?
> We got rear ended on the way to the Belmont. My
> front wheel falls off on opening day, I tipped the
> tow driver generously, put my traditional opening
> amount in the veterans bucket outside the gate and
> got back ZERO from the karma Gods!!!!
>
> Better days ahead,
>
> Frank D.


Nice.

Wasn't on the premises, but there, in fiscal spirit.

For first time, lifetime, cashed in on a mispunched ticket I didn't turn in (crowded windows and NO time) -- the 5th-race EX featuring Scarlet Goddess. Better to be lucky than good.

UNlucky with Special Risk in 6th, who deserved better, going against the heavily-played Frenchie-ridden no-answers Colonel John filly.

Was intent on fading Asmussen in the Schuylerville (as well as headcase Olive Branch), and indulged in the multiple bull stories and appearance of the Tapit, under Johnny V, 'specially the way the track was playing.

Not a "book" day, but long ago learned to adapt to conditions. Looking forward to greater volume of my preferred TG-fig pattern developmental projections as meet settles in. GL to all.