Saturday, May 15, 2010

AT THE RACES ~ AT THE BIJOU ~ PREAKNESS POSTING

PREAKNESS POWERS PIMLICO

It's a fast track. Turf conditions are firm. 
~ Third Saturday in May ~ PREAKNESS DAY!

Welcome to Pimlico, on Preakness Racing Day  ~ Baltimore, Maryland your Maryland

For a fashionable segment of racing fans from 1870 on, there was no other place to be or be seen on Preakness Day than the sprawling stately Victorian building known as the Old Clubhouse, THE HOUSE OF STYLE. Men and women dressed to the height of fashion were served by white-coated waiters, directed by a maitre d’ wearing a tuxedo. Gleaming wood floors led to numerous sitting rooms, a wrap-around porch and an ornate cupola. Elegance prevailed and the menu followed suit. Standing at the foot of the homestretch, the structure was destroyed in June 1966 – with it went a racing tradition, heirlooms, photographs and paintings, genteel customs and more than nine decades of memories. A token replica of the destroyed building’s cupola now sits in the infield, complete with the notorious painted horse and jockey weather vane. (from Preakness history files)

No matter if you are stylin' from the genteel crowd or a whooping-it-up rowdy in the rough ~ EVERYONE HAS A HORSE ON PREAKNESS DAY, third Saturday in May, second gem of racing's Triple Crown.
It's a Tradition, I tell you.
 
 Along with the loveliest of gracious ladies' hats, LUCK is still the fashion of the day . . . the question is WHICH of the 12 contending horses will wear the black-eyed susan blanket home?
PONDER, PONDER, Preakness style.


JOIN US ... 
  AT THE RACES
  comes to off off track action AT THE BIJOU!

POST*TIME: 6:18 pm EST ~ NBC TV

You have $100 to wager
( imaginarily speaking )

BET IT WELL
AT THE RACES ~ AT THE BIJOU
Any configuration in WIN, PLACE or SHOW
or you can trifecta your perfecta ... it's up to You

Whomsoever can win the biggest treasure from their wagering accumen or Bennie Da Bookie's hot tips ... on a right nice fast track . . . shall WIN the GRAND*PRIZE ... AT THE RACES  ~  AT THE BIJOU!

~ THE FIELD OF 12 ~ 

#1 - Aikenite
#2 - Schoolyard Dreams
#3 - Pleasant Prince
#4 - Northern Giant
#5 - Yawanna Twist
#6 - Jackson Bend
#7 - Looking At Lucky
#8 - Super Saver
#9 - Caracortado
#10 - Paddy O'Prado
#11 - First Dude
#12 - Dublin


~ LEAVE YOUR $100 (imaginary) BETS
IN THE COMMENTS OFF OFF OFF
TRACK WINDOW BELOW:
( Before PostTime - 6:18 pm EST ~ NBC TV )


psst:  NEED TIPS:   
right here.  
Get your PREAKNESS RACING FORM  here.

GoodRacing and GoodLuck
BIJOU folks!

AT THE RACES ~ AT THE BIJOU is brought to you by
Absolutely*Kate, Horsey Harry and Sweet Sugar. 
PIMLICO PLEASIN' Recipes naturally follow ... *clink*!
HURRY! Place your $100 (imaginary) bet! 


"THE PRINTS AND THE POPPER", our murder mystery matinee 
returns post-Preakness ... to start your SUNDAY off  in scary style!
See you then . . . but first, something from our friends ~  


15 comments:

Wendy said...

Oopsy, one too many Black-eyed Susan's caused me to plop this in the wrong spot!

Sugar's bets are...
$25 win/place on Schoolyard Dreams = $50
$10 Exacta Box Schoolyard Dreams with Super Saver = $20
$5 Trifecta Box Schoolyard Dreams with Super Saver and Dublin = $30

Maryland, my Maryland...

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

There's no such thing as a wrong spot Sport, when you're sippin' Black-Eyed Susans from The SUGAR*SHACK!

Uh, I'd better quit sippin' and study my racin' form too.

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

KATE REACHED INTO HER $100 POCKET AND PLAYED THE PONIES THIS WAY:

TO WIN:
Super Saver ~ $10
Looking At Lucky ~$10

TO PLACE:
Super Saver ~ $10
Looking At Lucky ~ $10
Dublin ~ $10

TO SHOW:
Super Saver ~ $8
Looking At Lucky ~ $8
Dublin ~ $8
Paddy O'Prado ~ $8
Jackson Bend ~ $8
Yawanna Twist ~ $10, my longshot

Now off to the SUGAR*SHACK for sippin' and *clinkin* Black-Eyed Susans and hearin' Shoogs sing "Maryland My Maryland" < It gets better the more I drink!

Matthew S. Magda said...

Easy selection:

$20 on Schoolyard Dreams to Win

$20 on Schoolyard Dreams to Place

$20 on Schoolyard Dreams to Show

and an extra $40 on Calvin Borel to see if his mouth is where his horse is -- to win the Triple Crown -- That would be Super Saver to Win

Wendy said...

Prof knows schoolin' and there ain't no better place to bet than Dreamin' in a Schoolyard.

I've dreamed on quite a few...

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

Whatdidya dream? And did they come true?

Wendy said...

One time I dreamed I was Harriet Tubman and told all my passengers that every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Maryland, my Maryland, where Harriet Tubman was the conductor on that Underground Freedom Train

Wendy said...

And I always believed that somewhere over the rainbow where skies are blue...the dreams that I dared to dream really would come true...I'm patient.

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

If happy bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow then why oh why can't you? True. The Harriet Tubman dream is some mighty heady stuff of goodness doing its best stuff. Your stuff is worth that stuff. Now ... on to the races.

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

HERE'S HARRY'S PICKS FROM WHERE HE CALLED IN FROM THE PADDOCK, SEEMINGLY GETTING SOME HORSE-SENSE. (that's what they all say) ... Shoogs and I figger it has somethin' to do with a filly - it's always a filly:

"Time to go look at some ponies. Here are my picks for when you get the Preakness pick 'ems up At The Bijou:

$100 Trifecta Lookin' At Lucky in front of Super Saver in front of Paddy O'Prado 7,8,10" -- HSB

Harry said...

Well Lookin' At Lucky did his part but what happened to Super Saver and Paddy o'Prado?

Here are the results:
12th Race
Preakness S. (G1)

Next Post 7:13 Off: 6:19 | 1 3/16 Miles | 3 Year Olds | Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000


# Horse Jockey Weight Win Place Show
7 Lookin At Lucky Garcia M 126 6.80 4.60 3.80
11 First Dude Dominguez R A 126 16.60 9.20
6 Jackson Bend Smith M E 126 6.60


Times in 5ths: :224 :462 1:111 1:361 1:552

Times in 100ths: :22.91 :46.47 1:11.22 1:36.26 1:55.47

Also ran: Yawanna Twist, Dublin, Paddy O'Prado, Caracortado, Super Saver, Schoolyard Dreams, Aikenite, Pleasant Prince and Northern Giant

Looks like the only one cashing today is AK.

$10 win = $34 + $10 place = $23 + $8 show bet = $15.20 for a return of $72.20 for the $100.00 bet.

Winner by virtue of the smallest loss ($17.80) to host off brand M&Ms and Old Milwaukee after party. Congratulations Katie*Girl!

Harry said...

OK, I missed another one.

AK also had Jackson Bend to SHOW for $8 bucks, giving her another $26.40 and pushing her Pure Pimilico Profit (and Peanut M&Ms and Pabst Party budget) to $8.60.

Kongrats K*G!

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

That's the BIG bag of Peanut M&M's, all the better to share with track pals on the car ride home of exultation ... which leaves enough for a Smirnoff Ice to sip in the Place my Win did Show.

Hmmm, and Sugar and I will think twice about letting you cash in our tickets at the WINNER's WINDOW! (smile inclusive - I heard you bet a horse yesterday by name of Bad Karma - you'd think -- ah, nevermind)

Anonymous said...

Awwww Damn! So sorry I missed this one yesterday!! I was too busy introducing people to Lost Boys and Fright Night!!!

Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutely said...

Well Ms Introducer ... While you were with the Lost Boys I waited til after the race to head into the forest of Nottingham with Sir Robin that Hood. We'll send Benny da Bookie over before the Belmont so you can bet your hundred smackeroos in style.

~ Absolutely*Kate, Horsin' around Harry and Sweet Sensations Sugar servin' up At The Races ~ AT THE BIJOU