Royal ascot

[EddieM]

due to train problems today, working at home, and watching ascot... ha.. ha how stupid do they all look, watching a "sport" that comes second to watching paint dry.

 

[thatbloke]

Agreed, but each to their own.

 

[EddieM]

Agreed, but each to their own.

true its not hurting anyone is it

 

[thatbloke]

Only the poor horses.

 

[joinerjohn]

I used to go to Royal Ascot years ago. Local pubs etc always ran trips there for Ladies day. It's a great atmosphere in the racecourse. Sometimes I came back with more money than I went with. Last time I went I had a £1 placepot on and after the first five races I only needed the final horse to be placed to win a decent amount of money. 6th race, my horse was second favourite, with Frankie Dettori as jockey. Thought I was on to a certain win. Sadly, Frankie was having an off day and managed to come last out of 17 horses. I reckon I next saw that horse giving rides on Blackpool beach.

 

[OwainDIYer]

And there was I expecting a discussion about Prince Charles' old boiler

 

[Mickymoody]

How is horse racing associated with the Royals around the world, but has been proved so corrupt? Does that mean, shock horror that Royals are corrupt? Oh yeah they are.

 

[elecguy]

good when its windy down there and all the nice dresses

 

[holmslaw]

Don't knock it you have'nt tried it, horse racing is a great day out for all the family no matter how wealthy you are.

 

[joinerjohn]

Have to agree Holmslaw. The atmosphere on course is just fantastic (as I've already stated). Last time I went to the races was the Cheltenham Gold Cup meeting. Bloody cold at that time of year though. Spent most of my time in the bars and the Tote.

 

[EddieM]

Have to agree Holmslaw. The atmosphere on course is just fantastic (as I've already stated). Last time I went to the races was the Cheltenham Gold Cup meeting. Bloody cold at that time of year though. Spent most of my time in the bars and the Tote.

I have tried it, not my thing I'm afraid. Nothing particularly wrong with it, apart from being a bit "seedy" and very boring!

 

[Mickymoody]

I used to go to Royal Ascot years ago. Local pubs etc always ran trips there for Ladies day. It's a great atmosphere in the racecourse. Sometimes I came back with more money than I went with. Last time I went I had a £1 placepot on and after the first five races I only needed the final horse to be placed to win a decent amount of money. 6th race, my horse was second favourite, with Frankie Dettori as jockey. Thought I was on to a certain win. Sadly, Frankie was having an off day and managed to come last out of 17 horses. I reckon I next saw that horse giving rides on Blackpool beach.

I used to go to Haydock Park as a teen, and do various work there, for pocket money, so was a good atmosphere. I was given a dead cert, all gathered round, to see it run backwards...A few years later it was entered into the Grand National, so I thought, worth a punt, surely. It died. Pashto was it's name.