oh no don't worry at all.
umm - actually I was drinking some wine while I was reading/posting tonite
it slows my brain down- that's my excuse and I'm stickin to it. LOL

I love horses but horse racing has a really ugly side too.

I watched a documentary a few months ago about what hapens when the horses are too old (usually 5 years) and broken down to race.

Having being ridden so young while their bones are still developing cripples so many. They WILL run on broken legs because they are so hot blooded and only know how to run.

The ones not fortunate enough to use as breeding stock go to auction where some end up in slaughter houses in Mexico and Canada for human comsumption in other parts of the world since it is not allowed in the US.

Fortunately there are groups who adopt horses and these horses can spend their "golden years" enjoying life as they should. I believe Senator Warner (Liz Taylors ex) was involved with this?

I am trying to find out more information so I can be a part of saving these noble animals from such a horrible fate.

I am one huge fan of the kentucky derby. Me and Jo would get along great as i too have all the speakers playing inside house and outside and the further they go the louder... the more my thumb hits the volum up. i just jump up and down and do a happy dance if one i picked places or shows but if it wins i gloat for weeks.
Florida has allot of horse farms and most times a derby horse was born or resides in Floida weather they win is another question. My eyes on the big screen from 4 p.m. on . cook out too
go run go safe fast racing!!!!
Peace
BMW

i got my derby hat!

Ya'll got a purty nice fancy hat thar monkey

Yes the sad side of any sport I think...- starting focused heavy training and competitions before the body had matured.

Horses {all modes of the industry}, Greyhounds, kids {the extremely focused sports training}

for horses & dogs it's because they want to see & prove that the animal is good early on so they can get more for the stud fees after the racing days are done.

Been to the derby a couple of times through work. One of DH's clients was a sponsor. And I had a purty pink hat .

Its a blast but those mint juleps...blech! Just gimme a margarita

ohh nice derby hat ill trade ya a bag of dove chocolate bars for it?
I am going for pyro to win and big brown to place.
chicken and burgers on BMW and a bag of dove bars for that hat

I've never been a fan of gambling, but I've always been a horse lover. I know these horses love to run and I enjoy watching them run, so it's all good to me.

I fell in love with Secretariat as a kid, and I still have a photo of "Big Red" on my wall. I used to ride a thoroughbred who was a cousin to Secretariat. A woman I knew bought him from the race track here and retrained him for jumping and dressage.

The last race I watched was with Barbarro. I fell in love with that horse because he reminded me so much of Dandy Man, the horse I used to ride (same markings, same personality). I was absolutely horrified when Barbarro's leg shattered shortly after coming out of the gate. WE did that to him in our quest for "bigger, faster, more - never satisfied with enough."

Good luck to all you betting on the horses today - and good luck to all the horses. I hope it's a safe and fun race.

Enjoy the mint juleps!

Twenty Seven years ago, I was newly pregnant, and Alan took me out to breakfast. It was right next door to OTB and everybody was milling about, all excited over the upcoming race. THE KENTUCKY DERBY.

(I know nothing about horseracing).

So I picked up my head and looked at Alan and said (and I kid you not).

Where is the Kentucky Derby??

He just looked at me with a mouthful of scrambled eggs.

I said 'what??? Where is the Kentucky Derby??

He just stared at me.

He then swallowed and said: "Do you have any idea what you just asked me??" and I said "Of course I know what I asked you, I don't see what's so hard about this, WHERE IS THE KENTUCKY DERBY??"

He FINALLY understood that I really was clueless (both at my own question, and how foolish I was sounding).

He politely took my hand and said: "Melody, the Kentucky Derby is held in KENTUCKY"!!!!

I never laughed so hard in my life.