This story is not tech related, but I hope you will find this amusing; at least I did by coincidence.

Last Saturday me and my wife went to Arlington Race Track for the first time to bet on the races. It was a gorgeous afternoon for race day. We arrived late just 19 minutes before the 4th race. This gave us plenty of time to get a couple of drinks and to read the race program.

I told my wife Victoria to pick the name of a horse she liked and will bet $6 to win on it. She opened up the program to the 4th race and the #1 horse was named N.Y. Wise Guy. It was an easy pick being that I was born and lived in New York for 40 years. In addition, I am a huge fan of gangster movies and the history of the mafia. It was a great pick.

N.Y. Wise Guy odds were at 4:1 at post time. If the horse wins we get $24. NY Wise Guy got out of the starting gate fast and to an early lead which he never gave up. He won by 2 ½ lengths and we were delighted to win our very first race at Arlington Race Track.

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At the end of the race, N.Y. Wise Guy made an erratic move on his way back to the winner circle which knocked the jockey (Danush Sukie) off the horse. The jockey was on the ground for a little while and ended up being carried off in an ambulance. He recovered and is doing fine.

Was this a coincidence? I turned around to a few gentlemen standing by and I said “It looks like New York Wise Guy Knocks Off Jockey”’. I was trying to be funny and one man responded with – I hope the jockey is OK. The old man behind me responded with – I thought they knock you off when you lose the race? Thank god someone has a clue.

It was a fun day and a story we will never forget.