{"id":482,"date":"2006-06-17T20:31:03","date_gmt":"2006-06-17T20:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2006-06-17T20:31:03","modified_gmt":"2006-06-17T20:31:03","slug":"a_day_at_the_races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/a_day_at_the_races\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day at the Races"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day in San Francisco! It was warm, it was close to 23 degrees outside and sunny and I got comped for a day at the races at Bay Meadows<\/a>, courtesy of one of my buds!
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\nThat’s how a comped ticket looks like! <\/em>
\nGoing to the racetrack is one of those things that I’ve never done before. It’s not like it has the same interest for me as, saaaay, hopping a 777 across the Pacific Ocean or having a nice dinner with someone charming in Singapore or Sydney. But the opportunity presented itself and off I went…
\nThere was a buffet set up in the lower patio of the Turf Club.
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\nThe Turf Club entrance<\/em>
\nThe food was nothing really exciting so it’s not worth a photo or commentary EXCEPT that dessert and sweets were at the begining of the food queue. Despite that, there was a lot of cake left over.
\nNow if you know me well enough, you’ll know that I dun like to gamble. Gambling to me is wagering that I’ll get the upgrade to BZness Class on the flight to Tokyo Narita because I was reallly nice to that hella kawaii gate agent at SFO. Not coughing up real money that could be lost in the bet, that could be used for real things, like food. Or beer.
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\nThis follows the horses around when they race. I dun think a horse will fit inside. <\/em>
\nBut when in Rome, eat Roman (food). Going to the racetrack means wagering, so I decided to give it a shot. After reading the “so you’d like to gamble” brochure thoughtfully left on each table by Bay Meadows’ management, I decided to give it a try. I committed US$20 to gambling, no more! I lost US$2.00 on my first shot. Then, I tried a multiple bet, using the following criteria:
\nOdds (how much of a long shot)
\nLineage (where the horse was raised)
\nName (how funky is the name?)
\nGuess what? I picked the winner (out of three bets on the slip)!
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\nHere’s my bet<\/em>
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\nAnd here’s my win!<\/em>
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\nThis is the next race; I bet on #1 to win<\/em>
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\nMore Winnings!<\/em>
\nSooo out of US$16 wagered, I won back a total of US$91.00. Wah! If only I had the guts to wager US$160 instead! Would have made US$910.00! Would be enough for a ticket to Beijing right now!
\nGuess that’s why I’m not meant to be a gambler…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day in San Francisco! It was warm, it was close to 23 degrees outside and sunny and I got comped for a day at the races at Bay Meadows, courtesy of one of my buds! That’s how a comped ticket looks like! Going to the racetrack is one of those … <\/p>\n

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