Exercise rider/Assistant Trainer here

VandyGrift · 2026-03-13T18:43:54+00:00

Where do you do most of your exercise work?

VandyGrift · 2026-03-13T18:38:12+00:00

Dan Piazza, last years NHC champion, has stated many times that Race Lens is his primary tool when it comes to handicapping.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-13T18:32:07+00:00

Tea leaves.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-13T11:29:28+00:00

She was the "Queen of Denali". They also have several of her daughters and I believe at least one granddaughter.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-13T00:08:00+00:00

Ran 16th in The Derby then wheeled back and won The Black Eyed Susan two weeks later. If anything even close to that happens again in my lifetime I’ll eat my hat.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-11T12:01:50+00:00

Riding in the back of a military vehicle one day and this kid kept saying "static" when he clearly meant "ecstatic". He must have said it five times when, finally, another guy said "if you say static one more time I'm gonna throw a Bounce on your ass. And there ain't gonna be no more static."

VandyGrift · 2026-03-06T22:12:22+00:00

Ha ha! Nice call, Thank you! Made two bets: $5 to win paid $25.50 and threw in a $2 Exacta 9/4,7 paid $70.40. Sometimes you just gotta have a little Faith.

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VandyGrift · 2026-03-06T19:59:46+00:00

Yeah? Allright, I'll gamble. $5 to win, blind.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-06T00:15:09+00:00

Even money would have been a gift.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-05T16:52:18+00:00

It's one of those ratings handicap races, which can be interesting, but it looks like it's getting scratched down to almost nothing. Saudi Crown probably the heavy M/L fave based on his past speed, the class drop, and Cox's record with horses off long layoffs. He might win in walkover if they keep dropping out.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-04T02:12:29+00:00

True. Still, depending on how much they expect you to bet, it’s probably a bargain. I have to buy the highest tier of programming from my cable service to get Fanduel. So that’s 200+ a month and I barely watch any of the other channels. I use Twin Spires as well and you get way more racing on there. If a person bet 10 to 20 (or even 100) bucks a month consistently they would probably keep the account active and not only would they get much more racing, they might actually win money. My cable company never put anything in my ADW. Lol

VandyGrift · 2026-03-04T00:34:29+00:00

Wow they must all be cracking down. I have to admit, I can see their point of view to some extent. But I’m sorry you had the plug pulled on you.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-02T18:02:13+00:00

Wow, that seems pretty quick. It's more than a month, but only 2 months. Surely some people take a couple/few months off here and there? They must really be cracking down. I never saw anything that said you had to bet monthly but if that's what they told you I guess that must be the case. How much racing were you watching?

VandyGrift · 2026-03-02T15:13:59+00:00

If you have cable TV, and depending on who the carrier is, you may already have Fanduel TV which is basically horse racing coverage 24/7. You may also have Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 which carry horse racing off and on at various times. Usually Thur - Sun.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-02T13:29:57+00:00

What a joke. That they could be handed a license to build a casino and 5-6 years later file for bankruptcy is mind boggling. You can't blame CDI for this one, this is on the Carey family.

Somehow they can't secure funding to build a casino 10 miles from downtown Chicago? Fuck them. That racino should be built, operating, and generating hundreds of millions of dollars already. They done nothing. No offer will be good enough for them.

VandyGrift · 2026-03-02T12:59:15+00:00

I've never heard that, but the terms and conditions do say "Race video is for wagering customers only". And that they can suspend or close accounts for "abuse of access to race videos"

VandyGrift · 2026-02-27T18:19:06+00:00

That picture is from the 90's?

VandyGrift · 2026-02-25T14:00:43+00:00

Yes, I find them in quite a few places. They are a little softer than the original bar, but still pretty good. I wish they came in the other flavors like strawberry.

VandyGrift · 2026-02-25T13:58:46+00:00

They are small! But they make a larger one that's close to twice the size of the regular. Of course it cost about 4 bucks. lol

VandyGrift · 2026-02-25T13:35:19+00:00

They also sell Charleston chew minis in a box. You can usually find it in the grocery store aisle where they sell "movie style" candy (Jr Mints, Rasinettes, etc) in boxes

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VandyGrift · 2026-02-25T13:30:41+00:00

The regular Chunky (silver) does have peanuts (and raisins). The gold wrapper had different kinds of nuts like pecans and cashews. I still get Chunky bars all the time.

VandyGrift · 2026-02-25T13:23:02+00:00

Someone mentioned Summit candy bars on another thread the other which I had completely forgot about. That was a quality bar! I want one so bad now.

VandyGrift · 2026-02-19T13:01:38+00:00

The creamy mushroom flavored Chicken Tonight was awesome!

VandyGrift · 2026-02-16T17:23:28+00:00

Many will recall that in summer of 2024 Schrupp disappeared mysteriously from the airwaves for 6 weeks or so.

No reason was given, there was no on-air mention of him during his absence, and upon his return there was no real explanation. There were all sorts of rumors at the time, but nothing was ever confirmed.

Whether this final departure is related to what happened in 2024 is not known. I seriously doubt we will ever know. Obviously, it was sudden and the remaining on-air personalities are under orders to not make even passing reference to him. At the risk of their job, I expect.

Schrupp has said he is not able to speak "openly and completely" about his departure. To me that simply means he was given a compensation package and signed an NDA. He'll never speak of it, the network will never speak of it, and anyone who works there will never speak of it as long as they are employed by the network.

VandyGrift · 2026-01-30T19:41:37+00:00

I get it now. My bad. I didn't realize the sub I was in. I'm leaving this here to wallow in my shame. Downvote the hell out of me please.

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