Remember when? Good memories from both of you :up:
I recall Giant's Causeway very well, Mugz
Unfortunately, with a tinge of financial pain.
With the internet still in it's early days, I used it more than most.
Aidan O'Brien was on the fence about running GC on dirt in Breeders' Cup.
A work on the Southwell surface was going to answer his questions.
This was 2-3 weeks before the race at Belmont. In Nevada race books,
we could get as high as 30-1 on Giant's Causeway to win the BC Classic.
I remember dialing up websites on Sporting Life and Racing Post that
morning of the Southwell work. Racing journalists were in unison.
O'Brien had left the course with a grin from ear to ear. The BC Classic was on.
A work colleague of mine at the time is a huge racing fan.
I told him the latest on GC. Soon after, he tells me he is headed up the street
to get down on the horse in the BC Classic. It was late morning here.
He would bet it for me, and some more for himself. I gave him $100.
You know the rest of the story.
To this day, I contend that had Chris McCarron ridden GC, he'd have won.
Tiznow was tough as nails, but the jockey made the difference that day.
Cost me $3K.....my good friend $15K.
He still loves to talk about it, though. :blush: