if life was at all fair i'd live in the announcer's box at portland meadows, down in the stables or by the winner's circle, whichev.
thanks to jacki's bro being the announcer slash rainman of horse racing, i felt a real "gambler's high" for the first time in life.
yeah it was weird that i was the only one financially backing a one-eyed horse named "chancy chancy," but guess who out of the lineup has the most rage and thirst for vengeance after losing an eye in a freak whip accident? exactly = chancy chancy. thanks, boy, for the memories and the $26.
this was the height of the addiction, race 6
this is at the finish line, where two horses that i was told to bet on to come in 1st and 2nd actually CAME IN 1st and 2nd, which is the emotional equivalent of having christmas morning and fourth of july night all at once. The winners are: One Quick Brew on the left, and Stealth Attack on the right. Those names remind me of starbucks and pearl harbor, respectively.
photo courtesy of: jacki beem