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chouchou

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25. My Husband (A veterinarian) once knew a few ah....dark-side individuals.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #17)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:12 PM

12 hrs ago

Took my husband to the track a few times. (Aquduct) ?
Hubby asked them once "Are these Jockeys and others on the up and up" Many years ago.

This is chilling,, One of the dudes said "Well, you know....some people will kill somebody for 5,000 dollars"
....."and you don't think that they'll cheat a horse race for 25,000 ??"

Whoa...

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I hope you're right. littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #20

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I'm sure we'll hear something misogynistic from the orange idiot BeneteauBum 13 hrs ago #14

Damn missed it. I know she chose not to run in the Preakness but never heard why. ToxMarz 13 hrs ago #15

I used to enjoy horse racing when I was young, but the more I've read about it,... LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #17

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My Husband (A veterinarian) once knew a few ah....dark-side individuals. chouchou 12 hrs ago #25

Somewhere outside Albany, NY, the ground is shaking Warpy 12 hrs ago #19

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I really respect them skipping the Preakness. Frasier Balzov 12 hrs ago #27