Another day maker;
richiebee Wrote:
> Man I\'m getting old. Ask me what time it is and I
> will tell you the history of
> Big Ben, and I didn\'t even come close to answering
> your question. The recently
> returned NC Tony may be able to give you the
> information you need.
I remember the way Devil\'s Bag looked coming off the turn in a 5/8th work,
and I did just happen to be standing next to Woody, (in AWE),
and the way Graustark looked when he worked 1/2 in 44 on a good track,
and being in the company of the statesman of timers, Edwin Peterson, but I can\'t
remember if I should look for my date book, or write a note on the edge
of the form here telling me to find my date book. I think I decided, but
I can\'t remember for sure. I DO KNOW that I would offer \"betty\" in the coming up
feature at a rather generous price compared to the ML. To save paper here,
Miff, How can you look like a rider, riding this guy\'s horses? That\'s all I am saying, and I am not dodging the paperwork to establish whether it\'s the horse or rider, I just am not competent to do so. Both, I would buy, but not just the rider. Owners aren\'t always fair, even fair judges of stuff like this. Angel, when asked what goes first, your thighs, said emphatically, your clients.
I turned to Mr. Peterson, with my mouth open and said, \"GOD DAMN, SIR, DID YOU EVER SEE A HORSE THIS FAST?\" to which he dryly repsonded, yes. I said, WHO.
And he gave me the name of a mare that raced in 1920, as if it had been yesterday. I am younger by about 20 years than he was that day, but I don\'t remmeber the mare\'s name, although I do remember that one from 20 years old, as did he. The one by Ribot, from Flower Bowl, and don\'t need Online Inquiry to recall that.
Later that week, when he broke his maiden I was standing with Tony Milano, whose real name was Tony Amadeo, who owned Milano\'s at State and Division, where liqour was served after hours (2Am in Chgo) for decades. He gave me 400 to bet on Graustark which I promptly put in my pocket because, hey it\'s percentage, and the horse was 1/5 in his debut. He romped, and when he was at the 5/8th pole, I turned to Tony and said, THis is the Derby winner, what will you give me on the $40. He said, 40/1 kid, are you nuts?
The next Spring, I was at Leonard Wood, took a couple days to return to the Windy, and the horse was 3/5 in the future book. Now, I NEED the money, and of course you know the rest of the story. Tony bought me dinner.
PS: I am so sure it\'s fun to ride Betty now, instead of ALbertrani\'s horse.
