I’ve lost my shirt at the races before but fortunately never my pants. Could you imagine if what happened at the Canterbury Race Track in Sydney, Australia (see video) occurred this upcoming weekend at Churchill Downs in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby? With all the pomp and ceremony? You might say this jockey was only behind at the end.
I know that the top three spots in a race are Win, Place and Show. I would say that even though his horse, Miss Royale, came in second, I think he placed and showed. Ironically, a horse named “Modesty” came in third.
I’m sure the rider is the butt of many jokes regarding this “wardrobe malfunction.” I would imagine there’s a way that Jockey® Underwear can leverage this to sell more of their shorts. The video certainly gives new meaning to the expression “They’re off!”
I wonder if the rider is taking it all in stride. If he’s not, my advice would be for him to turn the other cheek.
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My Experience with Horse Racing
The way I see horse racing is that the “sport,” if that’s what you want to call it, has two main elements. The people that have gambling in their blood and the people that see it as a form of entertainment.
Our family used to go to Delaware Park Race Track every year, so I’d like to think I know a thing or two about horse racing. The track was owned and operated by the DuPonts, of gunpowder and chemicals fame. Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro made his debut at Delaware Park. And Afleet Alex, who won the Preakness and Belmont in 2005, was stabled there, too.
Because my father used to work with horses when he delivered bread door-to-door in the city of Philadelphia, he, too, liked the thoroughbreds. He would sit in the stands and root for the ones he bet on. He would never be seen down with “the railbirds” as he used to call them.
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I remember one day I was at the races with him and one of the favorites didn’t win. After the race, a spectator was verbally abusing the jockey as he walked back to the paddock. The exchange went something like “(jockey’s name), you $#!&, your odds were 2-1 and you still didn’t win!” The jockey looked the heckler right in the eye and said “You’re the idiot, you bet on (it).” I’ll never forget that.
The Run for the Roses
The Kentucky Derby has a different atmosphere than most races. There’s the pageantry. The hats. The singing. The mint juleps. What a spectacle!
Last year’s winner was California Chrome, which sounds more like a Silicon Valley web browser. Does that mean the horse “Stanford” will win this year?
I used to work with a woman whose strategy toward betting on horse racing was “I always pick the number 4 horse.” At first blush, this sounds ridiculous. But the day after she told me that, the #4 horse won the Kentucky Derby! I couldn’t believe it. Actually, it does make some sense. The #4 position is close enough to the rail that the horse doesn’t have that far to go to take the inside track, yet they’re not so close that they can get pinched coming out of the gate.
The Kentucky Derby is called the greatest two minutes in sports. I’m not sure that placekickers in football would agree with that definition but it is definitely an American institution. I tell my wife, who is from the southeastern part of the U.S., that spring really doesn’t arrive in Philadelphia until Derby Day. Well, the temperature was in the 30s in Philly last week. I rest my case.
Will there be a Triple Crown winner this year? Anymore, it seems to be about as likely that there will be one in horse racing as there will be in baseball.
Whatever happens, if you do bet on the race, my recommendation would be to not lose any articles of clothing.
