On Friday night WOODBINE RACETRACK held a very nice VIP party for about 100 or so guests to show their appreciation and I was fortunate enough to attend, this is their 2 year doing this, it is held in a huge party tent beside the Turf course at the track. When you arrive to check in, they greet you with Champagne and cigars and a bags of $1 coins (should you want to play slots later) Open bar with an unbelievable selection including a separate table with a very attractive female serving some type of Conac that I was told costs $400 a bottle. Menu consisted of Lobster, Filet Mignon, Beef Wellington and Cornish game hens and Sushi.
They had T.V's set up to allow guests to wager on the races if they wished to do so and had a draw for a slew of prizes. THIS IS WHEN THE FUN STARTED, you can always tell a gambler by his propensity to bet/wager no matter where he is. Seated at a table adjacent to mine was a fellow in his late 30's or early 40's with his girlfriend/fiance. A couple hours into the function Woodbine decides to hold the draws and this guy wins a 53 inch flat screen HDTV (value $4000). Now of course after a couple minutes of jubilation this gent turns around and sells the TV to another fellow at the table behind his for $2000, his date doesn't seem very impressed at this point and things got alot more interesting as he took the cash and headed to the window and proceed to play a $1000 Win/Place bet on a horse running at Woodbine. His date flips of course and utters out loud, I HOPE YOUR HORSE DIES!.. Well it didn't die but it sure as hell didn't win, he then proceeds to tell her to find a ride home to which she responded by removing her engagement ring and tossing it away. That's where I come in of course, As I am sitting there with a couple of friends having a beer and trying not to pay attention.. this ring strikes me flush in the forehead and lands at my feet. So I returned the ring, commented on having a good arm went back to my group.
Not sure if there is a moral to this story but I do think that if your heading to a function or somewhere that your going to be gambling, it's best not to bring your WIFE/GIRLFRIEND/FIANCE or whatever with you, the hassle may not be worth it.
Later
Ragu
They had T.V's set up to allow guests to wager on the races if they wished to do so and had a draw for a slew of prizes. THIS IS WHEN THE FUN STARTED, you can always tell a gambler by his propensity to bet/wager no matter where he is. Seated at a table adjacent to mine was a fellow in his late 30's or early 40's with his girlfriend/fiance. A couple hours into the function Woodbine decides to hold the draws and this guy wins a 53 inch flat screen HDTV (value $4000). Now of course after a couple minutes of jubilation this gent turns around and sells the TV to another fellow at the table behind his for $2000, his date doesn't seem very impressed at this point and things got alot more interesting as he took the cash and headed to the window and proceed to play a $1000 Win/Place bet on a horse running at Woodbine. His date flips of course and utters out loud, I HOPE YOUR HORSE DIES!.. Well it didn't die but it sure as hell didn't win, he then proceeds to tell her to find a ride home to which she responded by removing her engagement ring and tossing it away. That's where I come in of course, As I am sitting there with a couple of friends having a beer and trying not to pay attention.. this ring strikes me flush in the forehead and lands at my feet. So I returned the ring, commented on having a good arm went back to my group.
Not sure if there is a moral to this story but I do think that if your heading to a function or somewhere that your going to be gambling, it's best not to bring your WIFE/GIRLFRIEND/FIANCE or whatever with you, the hassle may not be worth it.
Later
Ragu
