Archive for the ‘Bits’ Category

Novemeber 13, 2007 – You only need two tools in life – WD40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.

November 12, 2007 – Bumper sticker seen in racetrack parking lot: “I’d rather carpool with Ted Kennedy than going hunting with Dick Cheney.”

November 7, 2007 – Overheard at the Keeneland Sale: “First they buck, then they bow, then the owner got no dough.” Bruce Headley being quoted by longtime Thoroughbred owner Michael House

October 26, 2007 – “When a jockey retires, he becomes just another little man.” Eddie Arcaro

October 25, 2007 – “The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip.” Henny Youngman

October 24, 2007 – “A jump jockey has to throw his heart over the fence – and then go over and catch it.” Dick Francis

October 23, 2007 – “A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that seperates the winner from the one in second place.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

October 22, 2007 – “I was too heavy to be a jockey and too honest to be a producer, so I became a writer.” Leon Uris

October 21, 2007 – “I would my horse had the speed of your tongue…” William Shakespeare

October 19, 2007 – “Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse.” Graucho Marx