Impromptu LEX DO Oct 3, 2020 weekend [was LEX Horse & Bourbon DO XVI April 10-12]
Apr 14, 2020, 6:09 pm
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)There's also LEX DO twice a year (absent force majeure) and milestone reunions only every 5 years
but we'll see...
Apr 14, 2020, 6:51 pm
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Apr 18, 2020, 3:53 pm
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I just saw (first time I noticed) TV ads for two different online horse race betting aps for cell phones. Does anyone know when this became legal in the USA, or should we assume that these are offshore outfits, like the online gambling sites for casino-like games? [I'm guessing that some of the Keeneland regulars here will know.] Obviously it wouldn't be nearly as much fun as going to the track in person.
Apr 19, 2020, 12:04 pm
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Bourbon
High-end bourbons article from Cigar Aficionado.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zH...jbkx8RRASxlaqk
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zH...jbkx8RRASxlaqk
Apr 19, 2020, 9:00 pm
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I just saw (first time I noticed) TV ads for two different online horse race betting aps for cell phones. Does anyone know when this became legal in the USA, or should we assume that these are offshore outfits, like the online gambling sites for casino-like games? [I'm guessing that some of the Keeneland regulars here will know.] Obviously it wouldn't be nearly as much fun as going to the track in person.
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Apr 20, 2020, 6:11 am
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There’s a company near me that makes bourbon mustard. Craft beer (IPA) also. Available on Amazon and reasonable. Might have to get some for the next LEX party.
Bourbon ? Plochman's Mustard
Bourbon ? Plochman's Mustard
Apr 21, 2020, 8:44 am
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I just saw (first time I noticed) TV ads for two different online horse race betting aps for cell phones. Does anyone know when this became legal in the USA, or should we assume that these are offshore outfits, like the online gambling sites for casino-like games? [I'm guessing that some of the Keeneland regulars here will know.] Obviously it wouldn't be nearly as much fun as going to the track in person.
MSPEconomist: many of the big players in ADW that advertise on TV or the internet are US-based. Two of the biggest are actually owned by the same folks who own racetracks: Churchill Downs, Inc. owns TwinSpires.com and the New York Racing Association owns NYRA Bets.
One article lists 2000 as the year which electronic wagering became legal:
"The Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, amended in 2000 to include telephone and other electronic forms of wagering in states where that type of betting is legal, provides an explicit exemption for horse racing to conduct interstate wagering."
https://www.paulickreport.com/news/r...l-on-wire-act/
May 4, 2020, 1:07 pm
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Glad to hear it wasn't a permanent closure! I hope you all had as good a Derby Day as possible under the circumstances. We have friends who host an annual Derby party here in SAT, and this was the first year that both of us were scheduled to be in town and off work to attend.
May 5, 2020, 11:10 am
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Looking forlornly at my liquor cabinet. My favorites are shrinking: 'Forgiven' by Wild Turkey and 'Stave + Barrel' by Glenns Creek. https://glennscreekdistillery.com/
These pair magnificently with my latest shipment of Cubans.
May 7, 2020, 3:32 pm
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May 7, 2020, 3:41 pm
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Have to increase my manhattan consumption
There are bad accidents and sometimes there are good accidents but I didn't know there could be good senior moments. I accidentally bought a bottle of Bulleit Rye, forgetting that I had an unopened one.