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pat_k

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17. It is hard to resist.

Reply to catchnrelease (Reply #16)

Sun May 3, 2026, 03:08 PM

9 hrs ago

When I lived in Seattle, Longacres was still going. He came out to visit a few times when I lived in NJ for the Belmont and Haskell Stakes.

All good memories, although as I've gotten older, it is harder to keep the ugly truths about horse racing out of mind. But man, those animals coming down the stretch. I think it was about the most thrilling thing I'd ever seen as a kid.

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The overhead was so cool ... aggiesal 21 hrs ago #2

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