tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post116276089488146039..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: NotesAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1162778791107031462006-11-05T21:06:00.000-05:002006-11-05T21:06:00.000-05:00Turner's "bomb" today Aqu. That keeps me going.Turner's "bomb" today Aqu. That keeps me going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1162777779732156022006-11-05T20:49:00.000-05:002006-11-05T20:49:00.000-05:00I just got back from Churchill with a smaller bank...I just got back from Churchill with a smaller bankroll but had alot of fun. Being there to see Ouija Board finish an exceptional career, local (Delaware) fave Round Pond win the Distaff, and Film Maker and Better Talk Now fighting for victory (but coming up short) was super exciting. Better Talk Now cost me a nice Pick 3 as I had Round Pond and Invasor on a ticket, yet I'm not too ticked b/c BTN tried his best.<BR/><BR/>There were a couple of downsides like Pine Island and Fleet Indian, and long waits at the window, but for those of us hooked on the sport, there is nothing like the thrill of having a winning possibility as the horses are blazing down the stretch. <BR/><BR/>Just a little down because the season is pretty much over, how long to the Fountain of Youth card?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1162773502202607072006-11-05T19:38:00.000-05:002006-11-05T19:38:00.000-05:00Nice touch by ESPN getting Simon Clare (spokesman ...Nice touch by ESPN getting Simon Clare (spokesman for the large European betting firm Coral) onscreen. I've read numerous quotes from that guy over the years, great finally getting to see him (and hear his thoughts on the Mile) on tv. That's something i never saw on NBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com