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>> I'M IN MIAMI.
THERE'S A TOURNAMENT GOING ON.
QUALIFYING IN KEENELAND WAS
A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE
IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF.
I'VE GOT MY N.H.C. SPOT DOWN,
AND AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO PLAY
IN THIS TOURNAMENT, IT'S NOT A
NECESSITY.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
GET YOURSELF A NEW LITTLE RIDE
WHEN YOU COME DOWN HERE OR WHAT?
>> WE'RE IN MIAMI, MAN.
>> DOING THINGS BIG, HUH?
>> YEAH, MAN.
>> YOU WIN A TOURNAMENT, YOU
SHOW UP IN A HOT RIDE?
LIKE THAT, HUH?
>> WE'RE NOT IN KEENELAND, MAN.
THIS IS MIAMI.
PROBABLY THE FASTEST CITY I'VE
EVER BEEN IN--
FAST CARS, FAST HORSES, FAST
EVERYTHING, MAN.
>> YOU GONNA FINISH IT OFF,
FAST WOMEN?
[laughter]
>> WHAT'S NEW SINCE KEENELAND,
MAN?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
>> GETTING READY TO TAKE DOWN
THIS TOURNAMENT.
YOU READY TO ROLL OR WHAT?
YOU'RE HOT RIGHT NOW.
>> AFTER LAST WEEK, I FIGURED,
YOU KNOW, I MADE A LITTLE BIT OF
MONEY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THE THING IS,
IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE HAS
ACTUALLY BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO
INTRODUCE ME TO A LADY FRIEND OF
HIS.
IF WE HIT IT OFF, MAYBE I'LL
JUST SKIP THE TOURNAMENT
ALTOGETHER.
THIS GAME IS JUST BRUTAL ON THE
MIND, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE
BALANCE, IT JUST WILL TAKE THE
WIND RIGHT OUT OF YOU.
>> MY JOB NOW IS THAT I WORK FOR
THE BREEDERS' CUP, WHICH IS THE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF HORSE
RACING.
IT'S THE RICHEST EVENT IN
SPORTS--$27 MILLION.
IT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT IN THE
SPORT.
I'M IN THE V.P. OF MEDIA AND
ENTERTAINMENT.
BREEDERS' CUP'S NEXT WEEKEND SO
I CAN'T MAKE IT DOWN TO
GULFSTREAM TO PLAY WITH THE BOYS
IN THE TOURNAMENT.
THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF US THAT
ACTUALLY WORK FOR THE
BREEDERS' CUP ALL YEAR, SO...
WE DO EVERYTHING, FROM THE
MARKETING, THE PUBLIC RELATIONS,
THROWING THE BIG EVENTS THAT WE
HAVE DURING THE WEEK AT THE
TRACK, AND IT'S A BIG EVENT, SO
I GOT TO GET READY.
DAD, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> I'M HERE WITH LEE.
WE'RE AT GULFSTREAM PARK
CHECKING OUT THE TRACK.
YOU KNOW, TOMORROW'S THE BIG
TOURNAMENT.
FEEL BAD THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA
MAKE IT, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY,
RIGHT?
>> I'M HERE AT THE BREEDERS' CUP
WORKING MY *** OFF, AND I'VE
BEEN REALLY THINKING LATELY THAT
I'VE HAD NO CHILDHOOD, 'CAUSE
FOR 15 YEARS, WE WENT TO
GULFSTREAM PARK EVERY YEAR.
>> BUT WAIT, WAIT--
>> THAT'S NOT A BAD DEAL!
>> THAT'S NOT A BAD DEAL.
I MEAN, WHAT, ARE YOU
COMPLAINING YEARS LATER?
20 YEARS LATER YOU'RE
COMPLAINING?
>> I SAW THE RAMADA INN POOL
UNTIL 1:00, AND THEN I WENT TO
THE TRACK.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS
SAND THERE--BEACH.
>> YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO SWIM.
AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO,
TAKE YOU TO THE BEACH?
GOD FORBID THAT YOU GO IN
THE WATER OR WHATEVER.
I CAN'T EVEN SAVE YOU!
>> I THINK--I THINK I NEED
A LITTLE THERAPY FROM THIS.
[both laughing]
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, BOY.
WE LOVE YOU.
>> HAVE A GOOD DAY.
BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> WHEN BREEDERS' CUP COMES
AROUND, ESPECIALLY AT
SANTA ANITA, CELEBRITIES COME
OUT.
SO CONAN O'BRIEN IS HERE TODAY.
HE'S GONNA CALL A RACE.
IT'LL BE FOR HIS LATE-NIGHT
SHOW.
TO CALL A HORSE RACE HAS GOT TO
BE THE HARDEST THING IN THE
WORLD TO DO BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
PAY ATTENTION TO SO MANY
DIFFERENT VARIABLES, AND YOU GOT
TO BE RIGHT.
>> EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE IN THIS
WHITE THING, WHICH I'M TOLD IS
A GATE.
VERY EXCITING.
HERE THEY GO!
AND IT'S PANCAKES ON THE
GRIDDLE AS THE HORSES ARE OFF!
AND OUT IN FRONT, WE'VE GOT--
IT LOOKS LIKE BLUE COLLAR BOY IS
GOING IN STRONG!
YES!
THIS RACE IS REALLY UP.
THE JOCKEYS' BOTTOMS ARE IN
THE AIR, WHICH IS THE WAY THAT
JOCKEYS RIDE HORSES.
BOTTOMS HIGH!
THAT'S THE WAY TO GO, BOYS--
BOTTOMS HIGH.
I THINK IT'S HE'S A SURE CALL
AND BLUE COLLAR BOY.
IF I'M WRONG, I APOLOGIZE.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING IN ENGLAND,
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
I DON'T DO THIS REGULARLY.
BLUE COLLAR BOY!
BLUE COLLAR BOY AND
KNUCKLEBUSTER.
BLUE COLLAR BOY AND
KNUCKLEBUSTER!
WHO SHALL IT BE?
BLUE COLLAR, KNUCKLEBUSTER?
IT LOOKS LIKE KNUCKLEBUSTER'S
TAKING IT BY A HEAD!
OH, GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY!
PULL OUT THE KITCHEN, GRAB THE
ONIONS, AND COOK YOURSELF SOME
FAJITAS, 'CAUSE I TELL YOU,
GRANDMA'S COME HOME TO ROOST.
WHAT A ***-A-DOODLE-DOO!
WHAT A HIPPITY-DIPPITY,
JIBBITY-JOPPITY, HIP-HIP-HOORAY!
GO, AMERICA!
YEAH!
>> HOW'S EVERYTHING?
>> UH, IT'S, UH--IT'S--
IT'S FASCINATING.
>> HOW DID IT FEEL?
>> UH, IT WAS ***.
>> YEAH.
>> IT WAS AN *** EXPERIENCE.
>> IT'S LIKE AN EMOTING--
>> YEAH.
WELL, I WAS SAYING *** AND
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS ACTING OUT
THROWING UP.
>> [laughs]
WELL, THAT HAPPENS,
SO YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
>> THAT'S THE SPORT WE'VE
CHOSEN.
>> YEAH. NO, IT WAS PERFECT.
I LOVED IT.
>> BUT IT WAS FUN.
IT'S JUST THAT IT HAPPENS VERY
QUICKLY...
>> RIGHT.
>> AND YOU'RE LITERALLY LOOKING
THROUGH OLD WORLD WAR II
BINOCULARS.
>> HAVING CONAN HERE TO PROMOTE
BREEDERS' CUP BY CALLING A RACE
THAT'LL ULTIMATELY AIR ON
HIS SHOW, IT'S ONLY GONNA GET
BETTER FROM HERE.
YOU KNOW, THE TAGLINE FOR
THE BREEDERS' CUP IS "THE BEST
IS YET TO COME," AND I THINK
WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK,
BREEDERS' CUP'S NEXT WEEKEND, IF
YOU WANT TO COME BACK OUT AND
ENJOY THE RACES.
>> OH, YEAH, I SHOULD COME BACK.
>> YEAH, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
>> HERE I'M A CELEBRITY.
>> YOU ARE.
>> "LOOK, A CELEBRITY."
I'M LIKE, "WOW. IF I COME HERE
PEOPLE GET EXCITED."
>> EXACTLY.
THANKS, MAN.
>> THANK YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.
>> CHEERS.
>> YES, SIR.
>> TO EXCELLENCE IN
THE TOURNAMENT.
>> YES, SIR.
>> SO YOU READY?
>> I THINK SO.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE.
I'M READY TO GET BACK INTO
THE SWING OF THINGS.
>> I KIND OF ACTUALLY WAS
CONSIDERING MAYBE PLAYING
A CARD, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY
MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO PUT
IT IN MY NAME.
>> YEAH, RIGHT.
>> BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY
QUALIFIED, SO I WOULD JUST GET
THE MONEY.
I KIND OF WANTED TO THROW
SOMETHING AT YOU.
WHAT ABOUT--LET'S SAY I PUT
TOGETHER SOME PICKS, FEED THEM
TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO THINK, YOU JUST
FOLLOW MY LEAD, AND THEN I PUT
IT IN YOUR NAME AS A SECOND
ENTRY, AND THEN WE MAYBE WORK
OUT SOME TYPE OF A DEAL OR
ARRANGEMENT AROUND, LET'S SAY,
IF THE ENTRY WINS, FOR
THE N.H.C.
>> HOW WOULD WE EVEN WORK THAT,
THOUGH?
I KNOW AS FAR AS THE LOGISTICS
OF DOING IT.
HOW WOULD YOU WORK OUT THE SEAT
PART OF IT?
>> THE TICKET IS UNDER YOUR
NAME.
THE ENTRY FOR THE MILLION IS
UNDER YOUR NAME.
>> RIGHT.
>> BUT ULTIMATELY I'VE, LIKE,
FUNDED IT AND...
>> YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> AND FED YOU THE HORSES.
>> SO WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT,
AT THE END, WHEN WE GOT TO THE
TOURNAMENT, I WOULD ULTIMATELY
PLAY THOSE HORSES FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEN I WOULD GIVE YOU
A PERCENTAGE OF THE WINNINGS.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR MATT TO TAKE
A RISK.
SO, IF MATT IS WILLING TO
PARTNER UP WITH ME, HE'LL
HAVE TWO ENTRIES.
HE'LL HAVE HIS OWN, AND THEN
HE'LL HAVE MINE, AND IF HE WINS
ON HIS, IT'S ALL HIS MONEY.
IF HE WINS ON MINE, THEN WHAT
HAPPENS IS WE GO TO THE N.H.C.,
AND I'LL GIVE HIM A PERCENTAGE
OF THE WINNINGS AT THE N.H.C.,
WHICH COULD BE EASILY
$50,000 TO $100,000.
I'M LOOKING AT TRYING TO EXPAND
MY CHANCES.
I'M COMING AT YOU KIND OF LIKE
AN INVESTOR.
>> YEAH.
>> LISTEN, IF YOU REPRESENT
YOURSELF BUT USING MY--
MY SUGGESTIONS...
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU WIN IT, I DON'T MIND
SAYING, "HEY, MATT WINS...
YOUNGEST GUY IN THE HISTORY OF
THE N.H.C."
>> THAT WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU AT
ALL?
>> NOT AT ALL, NOT A SECOND.
>> REALLY?
>> AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO
SAY THAT I WAS BEHIND YOU.
I DON'T MIND THAT.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, THOUGH,
IS MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY CLEAR
ON THE FINANCIAL TERMS.
>> THAT BLOWS MY MIND, THOUGH.
THAT WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU
THE SLIGHTEST?
>> THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
>> YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT WINNING?
>> PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW I'M GOOD.
I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THAT.
WHAT I CARE ABOUT IS THE MONEY--
>> THAT WOULD DRIVE ME NUTS.
>> I MEAN...
>> IT WOULD DRIVE ME NUTS.
>> WHAT DO I NEED TO HEAR FROM
OTHER PEOPLE RIGHT NOW?
THAT I WON A MILLION DOLLARS AND
THEY'RE ALL GONNA SHAKE MY HAND?
>> RIGHT NOW IS ONE THING.
LET'S JUST SAY THE, YOU KNOW,
TABLES WERE TURNED A LITTLE BIT
AND I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS
ALREADY LOCKED UP, READY TO GO
FOR VEGAS.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER SOMETHING
LIKE THIS?
>> NOT A CHANCE, BUT...
>> WHY?
WHY?
>> BUT I'M COMING AT YOU--
>> NO, NO, NO, NO.
ANSWER THE QUESTION, NOW.
>> I UNDERSTAND--NO, LISTEN,
I'M COMING AT YOU...
>> I DON'T--I DON'T--NO.
>> WITH 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
IN THIS, RIGHT?
SO...
I'M--I THREW IT OUT THERE
BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND OF THIS
YOUNG JEDI, RIGHT?
YOU GOT A LOT GOING FOR YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, CUT THE [bleep].
GET TO IT.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
>> SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I LIKE TO BE IN CONTROL.
>> THE OFFER THAT HE GAVE ME
KIND OF MADE YOU WANT TO BE
LIKE, "'F' OFF."
AT THIS POINT, I MEAN, I STILL
WANT TO BEAT EVERYONE ON MY OWN.
YEAH, WHATEVER.
I'M GONNA SAY NO AT THIS POINT.
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>> SO YOU READY, BROTHER?
>> YEAH, I'M READY TO GO, AND
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY AT STAKE
TOO.
OBVIOUSLY MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR
ME AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, IS
THE SEAT.
>> I'M PULLING FOR YOU TO GET
THAT SEAT, MAN.
>> WELL, YOU AND ME BOTH.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT
ANTSY AT THIS POINT.
>> I THINK INVARIABLY IT DOES
AFFECT A PERSON'S HANDICAP WHEN
THEY HAVE TO WIN, NOT
WHEN THEY WANT TO WIN.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU KNOW, NOW--
>> IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT, YEAH.
I MEAN--
>> DON'T LET IT AFFECT YOUR
HANDICAPPING, MAN.
>> TOP TWO FINISHERS QUALIFY FOR
THE 2014 NATIONAL HANDICAPPING
CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAS VEGAS, AND
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S
REALLY WHAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING
FOR.
>> IT'S GETTING TO NUT-CRUNCHING
TIME.
YOU READY TO GO SIGN IN?
>> MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[indistinct chatter]
>> WE'RE AT GULFSTREAM PARK FOR
THE GULFSTREAM HANDICAPPING
TOURNAMENT.
IT'S A $40,000 PRIZE POOL.
THREE DIFFERENT TRACKS--
GULFSTREAM, KEENELAND, OR
BELMONT.
YOU MAKE TEN WAGERS.
$10 TO WIN AND PLACE ON YOUR
SELECTION.
FIVE OF 'EM HAVE TO BE AT
GULFSTREAM PARK.
DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY AT
GULFSTREAM?
>> YEAH, LOOK AT THIS--
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--
>> LOOK AT THIS EIGHT
WARMING UP.
>> THIS THREE, THOUGH--
>> THIS EIGHT IS NICE.
>> A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS.
>> LONG LE--I WISH--I WISH
THE WORKOUTS WERE A LITTLE
FLASHIER.
>> SO WE GOT BELMONT AND
KEENELAND, AND YOU GOT TO BET--
>> NO, I HAVE--
>> THREE MORE.
>> I HAVE TO BET THREE MORE.
>> YEAH, WE'LL DO THE SIXTH,
SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH,
BECAUSE THESE ARE THE TWO HORSES
TO BEAT--THE ONE AND THE FOUR.
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.
>> WE HAVEN'T QUALIFIED FOR
VEGAS YET, SO THIS IS--YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A BIG TOURNAMENT FOR US.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR LAST SHOTS TO
GET A SEAT TO THE N.H.C.,
GOING FOR THAT MILLION DOLLARS
AND THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT,
THAT RING THAT MAKES YOU THE
BEST HANDICAPPER IN THE COUNTRY.
>> ALL YOU GUYS BETTING
THE EIGHT, I WAS GONNA CANCEL MY
BET.
>> WHO'D YOU PICK?
>> I BET THE EIGHT.
>> HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> EIGHT.
>> SO THE WHOLE CREW IS ON
EIGHT?
THE WHOLE CREW'S ON EIGHT?
>> YEP.
>> YEAH, EVERYBODY'S ON THE
EIGHT.
>> I'M GONNA BET THE EIGHT
HORSE, RED HILL, 17 TO 1 WITH
JEFFREY SANCHEZ.
I REALLY LIKE THE JOCKEY.
I THINK HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO
GET TO THE LEAD AND MAYBE JUST
CONTROL THE PACE AND TAKE HIM
WIRE TO WIRE.
I DON'T SEE A LOT OF SPEED IN
HERE.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING
FOR.
>> GIVE ME A [bleep] WINNER.
GIVE ME ONE WINNER, ONE.
IN THIS TYPE OF TOURNAMENT,
I SEE A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN
FLORIDA.
IT'S OFF-SEASON.
A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS HERE.
SO I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE
PLAYING CONSERVATIVELY, BETTING
LOWER-PRICE HORSES.
I'M GONNA GO FOR
THE HIGHER-PRICED HORSE.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> THEY'RE AT THE POST.
[bell ringing]
AND THEY'RE OFF.
>> HE BROKE SLOW, STUMBLED.
>> ON THE OUTSIDE,
GOLDEN LAD IS SECOND.
HOLY INVADER IS THIRD.
TRUST THE DEPUTY IS NEXT.
FOLLOWED ON THE OUTSIDE BY
JUST JEBICAH.
>> THE EIGHT DON'T LOOK LIKE
HE'S RUNNING RIGHT.
I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THE EIGHT'S
RUNNING.
>> ON THE BACKSTRETCH THEY GO,
AND COMFORTABLE UP TOP,
THREE PART HARMONY, BRACKETED ON
EACH SIDE.
>> I SUCK, MAN.
I'M THE WORST.
>> RIGHT ALONGSIDE, FER JARA
NOW IN SECOND.
FIVE LENGTHS BETTER THAN TRUST
TRUST THE DEPUTY, BUT THE RACE
IS UP TOP.
>> THE RACE IS UP TOP, AND IT'S
OVER FOR US.
>> GOLDEN LAD IS FLAT TO THE
BOARDS AND NOT GAINING, SECOND.
CASINO DAY'S UP IN THE THIRD.
HEADS-UP RIDING AND A NICE
PERFORMANCE FROM HOLY INVADER.
HE WINS BY A LENGTH AND A
QUARTER.
>> IF OUR LONG SHOTS AREN'T
COMING IN, WE'RE ROOTING FOR
THE FAVORITES TO WIN BECAUSE IT
KEEPS THE LEADERBOARD TIGHT.
KEEPS EVERYTHING CLOSE.
THE FAVORITES ARE WINNING,
NOBODY RUNS AWAY WITH IT.
WE NEED OUR LONG SHOTS TO COME
IN.
THAT'S THE KEY.
>> THE WINNERS OF THE RACE WAS
A 6-TO-5 HORSE, SO, AGAIN, I'M
NOT GIVING UP ANYTHING OF
SUBSTANTIAL IN VALUE TO THE REST
OF THE FIELD.
I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE IN
THE CONTEST HAD IT, IF ANYBODY,
'CAUSE NO ONE REALLY PICKS
FAVORITES, AND IF THEY DO, IT'S
ONLY A $6 OR $7 ADDED TO
THEIR BANK ROLL.
>> LONG WAY TO GO, AND THE
LEADERBOARD REALLY ISN'T MOVING
SO MUCH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL
REGROUP, AND WE'LL GIVE IT HELL
AGAIN.
>> SEE, I GOT TO RESPECT YOU
GUYS 'CAUSE YOU DON'T USE
COMPUTERS.
>> NO, YOU GOT TO--
>> OLD SCHOOL.
>> OLD SCHOOL.
IT'S OVER FOR OLD SCHOOL.
THE GAME PASSED US BY,
TRUST ME.
THE GUYS WITH THE COMPUTERS--
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, TRUST ME.
ALL THESE OLD GUYS, IT'S OVER,
BECAUSE THEY GOT THING--
THEY DON'T HANDICAP ANYMORE.
THEY GOT THINGS THAT CHOP, ***,
THE NUMBER COMES UP.
THAT'S WHAT THEY BET.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE HORSE.
DOESN'T MATTER.
THEY KNOW WHO WON.
IT'S ALL NUMBERS.
>> BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING--
>> IT'S A PROGRAM.
>> I'D RATHER DO IT
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
>> ME TOO.
>> BECAUSE THERE'S--
>> YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT
YOURSELF WHEN YOU PICK THE
WINNER.
>> NO, NOT ONLY THAT--
>> YEAH, LIKE YOU DID SOMETHING.
>> THAT'S WHY WE STICK TOGETHER.
>> ONE THING A COMPUTER CAN'T
DO, HE CAN'T VISUALIZE THE BODY
LANGUAGE OF A HORSE.
>> RIGHT, AND THAT WAS ANOTHER
THING I TOLD YOU.
WHEN YOU SEE FOUR SPEEDS IN
THE RACE AND ONE WINS AND THE
GUY HAS IT, YOU KNOW HE'S NOT
A HANDICAPPER.
>> RIGHT.
[cell phone beeps]
>> SO WE'RE MIDDLE OF THE
TOURNAMENT, STRUGGLING AS IS,
AND I GET A TEXT FROM
CHRISTIAN.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> WHAT DO YOU GOT?
>> JUST GOT A TEXT FROM
CHRISTIAN, GIVING US PICKS.
>> [laughs]
>> MIKE AND I GOT A--GOT A TEXT
GIVING US PICKS.
>> I DIDN'T GET THAT TEXT.
I WONDER WHY.
>> I WONDER WHY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY.
>> I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY I DIDN'T
GET THAT TEXT.
>> YOU'RE NOT TIGHT WITH HIM,
MAN.
>> [laughs]
>> MAN, YOU'RE NOT TIGHT WITH
HIM, MAN.
CHRISTIAN AND I--LOOKIT, HE'S
QUIRKY.
HE'S GOT ODDITIES.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT,
BUT I THINK HE GENUINELY WANTS
THE BEST FOR ME.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A LITTLE
BIT--COMES ACROSS KIND OF LIKE
CONDESCENDING, LIKE WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
I DON'T NEED YOU, WHEN YOU'RE
20 MILES AWAY, TELLING ME WHAT
I SHOULD BE DOING.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR THOUGHT WAS,
THEN PLAY.
HE ACTUALLY APPROACHED ME
YESTERDAY AND WANTED ME TO PLAY
A SECOND CARD WHERE HE WOULD BUY
ME IN...
>> RIGHT.
>> WHICH IS ALL--YOU KNOW,
I APPRECIATE THE GESTURE.
>> RIGHT.
[laughs] I MEAN, HE IS THE BEST
IN THE WORLD, ISN'T HE?
I MEAN, AT EVERYTHING.
>> BUT MY POINT IS I KNOW HE
MEANS WELL, AND HE KNOWS WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
IF I WANTED ADVICE OR I WANTED
YOUR OPINION, I'D ASK.
I DON'T NEED YOU TO TURN TO ME
AND BE LIKE, "HEY, BY THE WAY,
CHECK OUT THE THREE."
>> WELL, IF HE WANTED TO MAKE
HIS PICKS HE SHOULD HAVE ENTERED
THE TOURNAMENT.
HE'S JUST TEACHING YOU
THE ROPES, KID.
THAT'S ALL IT IS, BABY.
>> I THOUGHT YOU'D GET A KICK
OUT OF IT.
>> OH, THAT'S HYSTERICAL, MAN,
HYSTERICAL.
>> IT SHOULD BE "BRING YOUR
GIRL TO THE TRACK" DAY.
>> YEAH, WHAT TODAY?
>> NO, ANY DAY.
>> WHAT THE [bleep] ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT HERE?
>> GIRLS--BRINGING GIRLS TO
A TRACK.
MATT, SO YOU'VE NEVER BROUGHT
A GIRL TO THE TRACK ON A DATE OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> NO, WE GO WITH ALL THE BOYS,
AND THAT'S PART OF GOING TO THE
TRACK, IS SEEING ALL THE BROADS
WALK BY--LADIES.
>> YOU DON'T BRING SAND TO
THE BEACH.
>> EXACTLY.
>> NO, YOU BRING A GIRL
TO THE TRACK, AND YOU'RE
BETTING--
>> YEAH, BUT WHAT HE JUST SAID
THOUGH, YOU DON'T BRING SAND--
>> YOU'RE BETTING MONEY.
YOU'RE BUYING HER DRINKS.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE GAMBLING.
YOU MIGHT--IT'S A PROCESS.
>> TELL ME WHAT PART OF THAT IS
GOOD.
>> THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
>> I'M PAYING FOR DRINKS?
WHAT PART OF THAT IS GOOD?
>> THE GIRL THINKS THAT'S
IMPRESSIVE.
>> NO, OR SHE THINKS I'M
A DEGENERATE 'CAUSE I'M AT
THE RACETRACK.
>> WELL, THERE'S THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THIS IS A PURE RELAXATION
TRIP.
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO KIND OF GET
AWAY FROM ALL THE NOISE IN
CALIFORNIA AND...
>> WELL, THEN YOU'RE IN
THE PERFECT PLACE--
MIAMI, YOU KNOW?
>> A FRIEND OF MINE ACTUALLY WAS
KIND ENOUGH TO INTRODUCE ME TO
ALEJANDRA AND HER SISTER, AND
SHE'S REALLY SWEET.
EVERY HORSEPLAYER NEEDS
A BREAK, AND I CAN TELL YOU
RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE
I'D RATHER BE THAN JUST IN
THE POOL IN MIAMI RIGHT NOW.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN LATER TODAY.
>> I GOT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING
REAL QUICK.
WE TALK ABOUT GURU.
>> WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT NOT
HEARING THIS CAT'S NAME?
>> I'M SORRY.
HANG ON.
THAT'S HIM.
RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S NOT HIS CAR.
>> THAT'S WHAT HE'S ROLLING
WITH.
>> THERE'S THE VALET GUY IN
THE BACKGROUND THAT HE PAID $20
TO LET HIM SIT IN IT.
[laughter]
>> SO I'M GLAD WE HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET UP.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK SENSATIONAL.
>> OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THEY'RE ALL
IN LINE.
>> AND THEY'RE OFF.
>> WOW.
>> KEEN KATANA IS NOW FIFTH
TOWARD THE INSIDE.
CHARMING EYES RUNS ALONG IN
SIXTH.
CRYPTIC COMET IS SEVENTH.
>> CAN'T GET HURT AS LONG AS THE
CHALKS ARE WINNING.
THE "CHALK" IS JUST ANOTHER WORD
FOR THE FAVORITE IN THE RACE.
TODAY AT GULFSTREAM HAPPENS TO
BE A "CHALKY DAY," WE CALL IT.
ALL THE FAVORITES ARE COMING IN.
>> UNDER THE WIRE!
SHERIFFA TO WIN THE OPENER HERE.
>> OFF TO A BAD START.
YEAH.
I DON'T LIKE WHAT HAPPENED,
RIGHT AWAY.
>> THEY'RE LOADING FOR
THE SECOND AT BELMONT.
>> AND THEY'RE OFF!
>> WE CALL THE FAVORITES
THE "CHALK."
YEARS AGO, THE BOOKIES USED TO
WRITE ON A CHALKBOARD.
WHEN A LOT OF MONEY CAME IN ON
A HORSE, THEY HAD TO ERASE THE
ODDS AND TAKE THE CHALK AND
AGAIN START WRITING UP THE NEW
ODDS.
>> MISS NARCISSIST IS
THE WINNER.
>> OH, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, MAN.
>> SAVE YOUR BULLETS.
>> WHAT A JOKE.
>> THIS IS REALLY NICE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY COOL.
>> CHECK THIS PLACE OUT.
THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE
CURVES A WOMAN A LITTLE BIT.
DON'T YOU THINK?
>> KIND OF, ACTUALLY, YEAH.
[bell ringing]
>> AND THEY ARE OFF.
>> COME ON, JO-JO.
>> TAP AND TRADE PICKS IT UP NOW
BETWEEN HORSES, GOES FROM FOURTH
TO THIRD TO SECOND, JUST A
LENGTH OFF THE LEAD.
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED
PEOPLE HERE IN THIS TOURNAMENT
THIS WEEKEND, AND EVERYBODY
SEEMS TO BE BUNCHED UP.
WE NEED ONE BIG-PRICE HORSE TO
STOP THIS REIGN OF CHALKS
WINNING PRACTICALLY EVERY RACE.
EVEN THOUGH TEAM ROTONDO HASN'T
PICKED A WINNER ALL DAY,
WE COULD STILL WALK AWAY WITH
THE BIG PRIZE.
>> EXPLORING MOVES OFF THE RAIL
FOR SHAUN BRIDGMOHAN.
THAT'S THE PATH THAT'S GONNA
WORK.
>> AH, YOU HANGING RAT!
>> EXPLORING TAKES THE OPENER.
>> WHAT A DUMPSTER FIRE OF
A DAY.
IT'S BEEN A [bleep] NIGHTMARE
TODAY.
>> THIS FEELS SO GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING ME
HERE.
>> OH, NO PROBLEM.
SO HOW LONG ARE YOU IN MIAMI
FOR?
>> WELL, I'M ACTUALLY ONLY HERE
TILL TOMORROW.
I HAVE TO HEAD BACK TO
SAN DIEGO.
>> OH, REALLY?
SO WHEN IS YOUR NEXT HORSE-RACE
COMPETITION?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY IN CALIFORNIA.
I'LL BE BETTING TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, SO THIS IS
A BIG ONE.
>> WHOA.
>> YOU LOOK BETTER THAN ME, MAN.
YOU LOOK BETTER THAN ME.
LOOK AT YOU.
>> 64.
DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
>> OH, MY GOD.
WHAT'S THE SECRET?
>> POLAND SPRING WATER AND BEING
MARRIED TO A 23-YEAR-OLD.
>> [laughs]
>> NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT
ORDER.
>> YOU'RE BREAKING THE TEN-YEAR
RULE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
A TEN-YEAR RULE.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> I GUESS THAT DOESN'T APPLY
TO 40-YEAR-OLDS.
>> RIGHT.
>> I WISH I COULD LOOK THAT GOOD
WHEN I'M 53.
>> IF I HIT THIS RACE,
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH THE
WINNER--I'LL WIN MORE MONEY THAN
EVERYBODY.
BELIEVE ME.
EVERYBODY'S BUNCHED UP ON
THE LEADERBOARD AT THIS POINT
BECAUSE THE FAVORITES HAVE BEEN
WINNING.
WE DON'T BET FAVORITES IN THESE
TOURNAMENTS, SO NOBODY'S WINNING
ANY RACES.
I SPOT A HORSE 30 TO 1 MORNING
LINE, THE 14 HORSE IN
THE TENTH RACE AT KEENELAND.
I'M LOOKING AT THIS RACE.
IT'S A SEVEN-FURLONG RACE.
THE 14 HORSE IS COMING OUT OF
FIVE-FURLONG RACES, SO THAT'S
GONNA GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT MORE
SPEED INTO THE RACE.
SO, WHEN I SAW THIS RACE, I WAS,
LIKE, SALIVATING.
>> WHERE ARE WE?
WHAT'S COMING UP?
KEENELAND?
>> KEENELAND.
>> ALL RIGHT, TIME TO GET ON
THE BOARD, GUYS.
>> THEY'RE AT THE POST.
[bell ringing]
AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE LEXUS
RAVEN RUN STAKES.
FINDING MORE HUSTLES AWAY FROM
THE GATE.
EDEN PRAIRIE OUT RUNNING IN
THE SECOND POSITION.
TURN BY TURN RIGHT THERE TO
CONTEST THE EARLY PACE AS WELL.
THETALOVEANDMINE IS AWAY RUNNING
IN THE FOURTH SPOT.
JEWEL OF A CAT UP CLOSE IN
THE FIFTH POSITION.
>> YEAH, COME AND CATCH ME.
COME AND CATCH ME!
>> COME ON, 14.
>> LAST OF 14 INTO THE FAR TURN.
EDEN PRAIRIE AND TURN BY TURN,
SIDE BY SIDE FOR THE TOP SPOT.
FULLY LIVING WIDE IN THIRD, BUT
IN THE CLEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW LET HIM OUT!
OPEN HIM UP NOW!
OPEN IT WITH THIS, 14!
ALL DAY I'VE BEEN HANDICAPPING!
>> EDEN PRAIRIE, TURN BY TURN
JOINED BY FULLY LIVING.
FINDING MORE BEHIND THEM.
MADAME CACTUS AND MY OPTION UP
THE CENTER OF THE TRACK WITH
CIAO BELLA LUNA.
>> OPEN HIM UP WITH THIS, 14!
>> AND THEN TURN BY TURN DOWN
TOWARD THE RAIL.
EDEN PRAIRIE WITH THE LEAD.
>> COME ON!
STAY THERE!
STAY THERE!
>> STAY THERE!
>> STAY THERE!
>> MADAME CACTUS AND MY OPTION
ON THE GRANDSTAND SIDE.
PRIMED FOR PASSION LOOKS FOR
ROOM IN BEHIND HORSES.
EDEN PRAIRIE CHASED BY MY OPTION
AND MADAME CACTUS!
>> both: STAY!
STAY!
STAY!
>> EDEN PRAIRIE, MY OPTION, AND
MADAME CACTUS!
MY OPTION, MADAME CACTUS,
EDEN PRAIRIE!
OH, AND IT IS MADAME CACTUS!
>> NO.
>> OUTSIDE.
>> DAMN!
>> SON OF A [bleep]!
THE TEN?
>> THAT'S MY HOR--ARE YOU
SERIOUS?
>> 16.
>> [bleep].
>> THAT'S THE ONE I WAS ASKING
YOU--
>> [groans]
>> I GOT HIM, I GOT HIM.
>> SON OF A [bleep].
THIS 14, ALL DAY I WANTED
TO BET THE [bleep] HORSE.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
>> 14, 10.
>> OH!
THAT'S IT.
TOUGH DAY TODAY, SON.
I'M NOT, YOU KNOW--
>> CAN'T GET OUT OF OUR OWN WAY
RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT
IS?
ALL THE FAVORITES ARE WINNING.
AND WHEN THE FAVORITES ARE
COMING IN...
>> WE GOT NO SHOT.
>> WE GOT NO SHOT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S JUST--THAT'S THE WAY WE
PLAY.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR VALUE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A PRICE.
>> YEAH.
>> IN HORSE RACING, THE WORD
"VALUE" IS USED, AND IT MEANS
A HORSE THAT PAYS A GOOD PRICE.
AND IN HORSE RACING, A GOOD
PRICE IS ANYTHING THAT PAYS
DOUBLE DIGITS OR MORE.
$10 OR BETTER.
THAT'S USUALLY VALUE.
SO I LOOK FOR HORSES THAT PAY
DOUBLE DIGITS OR MORE.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE THING.
I MEAN, AND EVEN AT THIS POINT
RIGHT NOW, YOU GOT TO REMAIN
OPTIMISTIC 'CAUSE ALL THESE
PEOPLE PICKING WINNERS AT
2, 3 TO 1--ONE 15 OR 20 TO 1
FOR US, AND WE'RE RIGHT BACK
THERE, SO...
>> WELL, THAT'S THE WHOLE THING.
ALL WE NEED IS ONE LONG SHOT.
>> RIGHT.
>> 15-TO-20-TO-1 SHOT AND WE'RE
RIGHT BACK IN THIS THING.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW, SO...
>> IT TAKES ONE.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> IT TAKES ONE.
>> I'M DOING TERRIBLE.
I MEAN, I WAS ASKED BEFORE,
"WHO'D YOU HAVE IN THE LAST
RACE?"
I SAID, "I HAD TWO HORSES.
I HAD KEVIN THE LOSER AND
THE BROOKLYN IDIOT."
THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER THE NAMES.
IT DOESN'T MATTER THEIR ODDS.
[bell ringing]
>> AND THEY'RE OFF!
SO THE BIG FAVORITE'S IN FRONT
HERE.
>> COME ON, GET A SEAM!
GET A SEAM!
>> WILL PUT IN HER FINAL BID IN
THE FINAL EIGHTH OF A MILE HERE.
>> AH, YOU DIRTY ***.
>> EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT PICKING
ANY WINNERS, NOBODY'S PICKING
WINNERS, 'CAUSE A LOT OF
FAVORITES ARE WINNING.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS IN MY LIFE, MAN.
>> WHAT?
CHALK PARADE?
>> NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN...
>> A HORSE IN GENERAL?
>> SIX GROWN MEN NOT PICK
A WINNER.
>> IF YOU PICKED A WINNER TODAY,
RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOBODY CAN RAISE THEIR HAND.
>> YOU PICK ANYBODY THAT RAN
SECOND ONCE, RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> YOU'RE THE WINNER.
>> NOBODY LIKES A SHOW-OFF.
[laughter]
>> ALL FAVORITES.
ALL FAVORITES YOU'D HAVE
$400--OR YOU'D HAVE $150 AND
YOU'D WIN.
ALL FAVORITES.
OH, [bleep], [bleep], [bleep].
>> MOST OF US HAVE ENDED UP ON
THE SAME HORSE--
CHILEAN BROTHERS.
HE'S 15 TO 1 WITH
QUINCY HAMILTON.
HE'S A FIRST-TIME STARTER.
WE ALL SAW SOMETHING IN HIS
BREEDING, HIS WORKOUTS, HIS
TRAINER THAT WE LIKE.
HE'S NEVER RUN BEFORE, BUT HE'S
15 TO 1, SO WE'RE HOPING FOR
THE BIG PAYOFF.
>> YOU GOT ANYTHING HERE?
>> YEAH, I GOT SOMETHING.
>> I GOT THE FOUR AND THE NINE.
>> I GOT A BUSTER.
>> YOU ON THE FIRSTER?
>> I GOT THE TEN.
>> WE ALL DO.
>> NO WAY.
>> I SWEAR TO GOD.
>> NO, NO [bleep] WAY.
>> WE ALL HAVE THE TEN.
>> DO WE ALL HAVE THE TEN?
>> YOU GOT THE TEN?
>> YEAH, I GOT THE TEN.
>> 47 AND 4 WORKOUT, 3 WORKS.
20% TRAINING.
>> I KNOW, IT LOOKS--
>> OWNED AND TRAINED.
OWNED AND TRAINED.
>> CHILEAN...
CHILEAN SEA BASS.
>> GO RIGHT TO THE FRONT WITH
THE TEN.
>> CHILEAN BROTHERS.
>> AND THEY'RE AT THE POST.
[bell ringing]
THEY'RE OFF.
TRAPNALL HALL FROM THE OUTSIDE
WINS THE BREAK, BUT HE WAS
QUICKLY BUMPED THERE AND DUCKING
OUT SHARPLY WAS BEN JACOB.
RIGHT OUT OF THE ONE-MILE CHUTE,
MYSTERIOUS CIRCLE IS IN UP
FROM...
>> [bleep].
>> DUCKED DOWN TOWARD THE
INSIDE.
TAKING IT IN SECOND IS
BEN JACOB.
FROM THE OUTSIDE, EAST HALL.
EAST HALL MOVES UP INTO
THE VANGUARD TO BE A JOINT
SECOND NOW.
>> CHILEAN!
KEEP PASSING HORSES, CHILEAN.
>> KEEP PASSING UNTIL THERE
AIN'T NOBODY TO PASS.
>> ON THE BACKSTRETCH THEY GO
AFTER AN OPENING QUARTER IN
23 AND 3.
THE LEADER IS STILL
MYSTERIOUS CIRCLE.
>> COME ON, CHILEAN!
>> COME ON, CHILEAN!
>> DON'T HANG NOW!
>> I WAS GONNA SAY, WE GETTING
FLAT NOW?
WE RUNNING OUT OF ROAD?
>> HE'S GOT HORSE.
COME ON, CHILEAN!
>> OPENS IT UP NOW BY THREE.
WORLD CHANGER COMING ON,
SO IS CHILEAN BROTHERS.
MYSTERIOUS CIRCLE AND
TRAPNALL HALL HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
VALID CONCEPT IMPROVES WITH
A GROUND-SAVING TRIP.
HE HAS A CHANCE NOW AS THEY MOVE
FOR THE TOP OF THE STRETCH.
>> GET SECOND AT LEAST!
BILL KAPLAN TRAINEE EAST HALL
ON THE WRONG LEAD IN THE RIGHT
PLACE AND HOME SAFE THREE
LENGTHS TO THE END.
>> NOW WE'RE STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE BIT LEARY AS FAR AS
TIMING GOES.
THE TEN HORSE, CHILEAN, GOT
BUMPED RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
SAPPED SOME ENERGY OUT OF HIM.
THAT'S WHAT--THAT'S A HORSE,
THOUGH, NEXT TIME OUT, YOU
ABSOLUTELY PLAY.
>> SON OF A GUN, LEE.
THE SEVEN RAN THIRD.
>> YEAH, IT'S MONEY.
>> WOW.
ALL RIGHT.
>> [sighs]
>> WOW.
WOW.
>> NONE OF US ARE DOING VERY
GOOD.
I THINK IT'S NOT MY FAULT,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S THE BA--IT'S BAD KARMA.
WE NEED THE GURU FOR SOME KARMA.
WE NEED SOME MUCH BETTER KARMA.
WE NEED A LITTLE SMELLING JUICE.
YOU KNOW, SOME SMELLING SALTS.
>> I'M GONNA HAVE A
JACOBY ELLSBURY NIGHT TONIGHT.
TWO FOR THREE, FIVE RBIs.
"W"s ALL AROUND US.
>> A LOT OF CHALK TODAY.
>> POPPING BOTTLES.
>> A LOT OF CHALK.
>> A LOT OF CHALK, MAN.
THE FACT THAT THIS IS A STILL
A COMPETITION BLOWS MY MIND.
THIS WILL BE BACK-TO-BACK JUST
DISASTERS FOR ME IF I CAN'T GET
SOMETHING--SARATOGA WAS
A NIGHTMARE.
THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.
>> MONMOUTH WAS A NIGHTMARE.
OH, THIS IS BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
FOR ME.
>> TENTH RACE AT KEENELAND--
THIS IS LIKE THE END OF
THE TOURNAMENT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND THE
LONGEST SHOT THAT I THINK HAS
THE BIGGEST SHOT TO WIN, SO
I SETTLED ON SKILLTOPAYTHEBILLS.
HE'S 30 TO 1.
HE JUST HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FORM
THAT I THINK COULD POSSIBLY WIN
THE RACE, AND IF HE WINS, HE'LL
MOVE ME UP THE LEADERBOARD.
>> JUST THROWING A [bleep] DART
HERE AT KEENELAND.
>> THEY'RE AT THE POST.
[bell ringing]
AND THEY'RE OFF.
>> COME ON!
>> COME ON!
>> COME ON, ONE WINNER.
>> SKILLTOPAYTHEBILLS DROPS OVER
TO THE INSIDE IN SECOND.
CIVILITY PLEDGE IS THIRD.
FORTY FOUR NORTH, FOURTH IN
BETWEEN.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
HOLY SMOKES.
>> WOW.
>> MARCH REWARD GOT THE FIRST
HALF MILE IN 47 AND 3/5TH
SECONDS, LEADING
SKILLTOPAYTHEBILLS BY A LENGTH
GAP OF TWO.
CIVILITY PLEDGE THIRD.
FORTY FOUR NORTH IS FOURTH BY
A HEAD.
CAME TO BELIEVE, FIFTH ON THE
INSIDE OF THAT ONE.
KITON GOES IN THE SIXTH
POSITION.
>> SEVEN'S DEAD.
>> OH, THAT'S IT, BUMP ME!
>> THEY'RE ALL CHASING
MARCH REWARD WITH A QUARTER MILE
TO GO, WHO HAS A THREE-LENGTH
ADVANTAGE.
CIVILITY PLEDGE IN SECOND.
FORTY FOUR NORTH IS THIRD.
>> WHO'S FLYING?
SOMEBODY'S FLYING.
>> NINE.
>> FROM MUTASAAWY.
MOUNT TRONADOR HANGS ON BY
A HALF LENGTH.
AND, OH, WHAT A RUSH BY
MUTASAAWY, BUT HE CAME UP
A HALF LENGTH SHORT,
HAD TO SETTLE FOR SECOND.
>> OH, MAN.
>> ODD BALL, SEVENTH PICKS OUT.
>> CHRISTIAN--LOOK AT ALL THE
CONTESTS WHERE HE HAS TRIED TO
[bleep] WITH PEOPLE'S HEADS.
ME AT DEL MAR, WHEN I WAS IN
SECOND PLACE AND HE WAS ALREADY
TAPPED OUT.
MIKE, WHEN HE WAS ON A HEATER
AT SARATOGA.
"OH, LET ME BUY INTO YOU,"
AND NOW SENDING THE MASS TEXT
MESSAGE OUT TO EVERYBODY TODAY.
ONE TIME, HEY, YOU'RE HELPING.
TWO TIMES, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
NOW IT'S THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS
WHERE HE IS DEAD OR NOT IN IT
OR WHATEVER, AND HE'S THROWING
PICKS AROUND LIKE WE NEED 'EM?
>> Y'ALL ARE TOO *** HIM.
>> DON'T--NO, NO.
DON'T GET YOURSELF OUT OF THIS.
>> [laughs]
>> GET OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S A POLITICIAN RIGHT THERE.
>> COME ON, SWITZERLAND.
SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE POLITICAL
ADVISOR.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE WALKING BOTH
SIDES, MAKING SURE--
>> I'M LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES.
HANDICAPPERS LOOK FOR EXCUSES.
MOST OF US FALL INTO THAT RUT OF
BLAMING SOMETHING ELSE.
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT."
CHRISTIAN HAS TEXTED US IN THE
CONTEST HIS PICKS, WHICH I DON'T
THINK HE WOULD APPRECIATE US
DOING.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO INVADE
SOMEONE'S SPACE, AND HE'S
INVADED MY SPACE BEFORE AT
SARATOGA, AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT.
AND HE'S DOING IT AGAIN, BUT THE
TRUTH IS THE ONLY EXCUSE YOU
REALLY HAVE IS YOURSELF.
>> LAST RACE OF THE DAY.
>> THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE LEFT.
I LOOK FOR NUMBER TWO TO PICK UP
THE EARLY LEADERS MIDWAY DOWN
THE STRETCH AND GO ON TO
VICTORY, HOLDING OFF THE LATE,
LATE CLOSERS IN THE RACE.
[bell ringing]
>> AND THEY'RE OFF.
HARBOR MIST, SALLY'S DREAM
AND EFFIE'S TRINKET RACING FOR
THE EARLY LEAD.
AND HARBOR MIST SEIZING
COMMAND EARLY ON HERE.
EFFIE'S TRINKET DOWN ON THE
INSIDE.
MYSTIC CITY ON THE MOVE EARLY.
MYSTIC CITY UP TO SECOND NOW.
>> PERFECT.
>> TUCK, BABY.
>> THAT'S FINE.
SHE'S GOT HORSE.
THREE WIDE, NO BIG DEAL.
>> HARBOR MIST STILL IN CONTROL.
LONG SHOT.
MYSTIC CITY CONTINUES ON IN
SECOND.
LADY'S LUNAR LUCK JUST OFF
THE TWO AND FOUR RUNNING LONG
SHOTS HERE.
>> HE'S ALREADY--HE'S ALREADY
PUSHING THE ONE.
>> DOWN TO THE INSIDE HERE
OF LADY'S LUNAR LUCK.
>> ANYTIME YOU WANT, JUNIOR!
>> DON'T DIG YET!
>> ANYTIME YOU WANT, JUNIOR!
>> GO FOR IT!
>> NOW THE FIELD TURNS FOR HOME.
TOP OF THE LANE, HARBOR MIST
BARELY.
MYSTIC CITY, EFFIE TRINKET UP
BETWEEN HORSES.
SALLY'S DREAM COMING ON,
AND SALLY'S DREAM IS COMING
ON FAST ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> COME ON, JUNIOR!
>> COME ON!
>> GO, JUNIOR!
GO, JUNIOR!
GO, JUNIOR!
GO, JUNIOR!
>> SALLY'S DREAM DRIVING TO
THE LEAD.
EFFIE'S TRINKET COUNTERS RIGHT
BACK.
WHOLELOTTASHAKIN LATE.
HERE'S THE WIRE!
PHOTO FINISH!
THAT APPEARED TO GO TO
EFFIE TRINKET, VERY CLOSE WITH
SALLY'S DREAM.
WHOLELOTTASHAKIN THIRD.
>> [shouting indistinctly]
JESUS CHRIST!
>> I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
>> THAT'S TWO IN A ROW LIKE
THIS.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> FIND A SEAM, AND HE
COULDN'T--HE FINDS IT, TOO LATE!
>> COLLECTIVELY TODAY,
APPARENTLY WE'RE ALL HAVING
A VERY BAD DAY.
>> YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
>> I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WE'RE OH-FOR, MAN.
DOING GREAT.
WE ALL RAN IN THE MONEY.
WE ALL FINISHED FIRST, SECOND,
AND THIRD.
IT WAS A GLORIOUS DAY OF
HANDICAPPING.
WE HAD WINNER AFTER WINNER.
IT WAS--IT WAS--I'M LYING.
WE STUNK.
>> TOUGH GAME.
THIS IS THE PRICE YOU PAY.
IT'S THE THRILL OF VICTORY,
THE AGONY OF DEFEAT.
YOU GOT TO BE A VERY STRONG
PERSON, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
WOULDAS AND COULDAS, AND
THERE'S EVEN IFS, BUTS, AND
MAYBES, AND IN THE END, ALL THAT
REALLY COUNTS IS, DID YOU GET TO
THE CASHIER'S WINDOW?
>> OH, MY GOD.
THE LIFE OF A GAMBLER IS--
YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT.
THE EMOTIONAL HIGHS AND LOWS
ARE VERY STRESSFUL, SO YOU'RE
ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT--THOSE BAD
LOSSES ARE MORE IN YOUR MIND
THAN THE WINS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO HARD TO DO
WHAT WE DO.
>> WELL, IT'S TIME TO PACK UP
HERE FROM SUNNY MIAMI.
UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF US DID
VERY WELL IN THE TOURNAMENT.
I HAVE THE BREEDERS' CUP COMING
UP NOW.
I'M GONNA HEAD TO CALIFORNIA.
I'M GONNA PUT UP MY $10,000,
AND I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH MONEY
TO MAKE A SCORE AND GET A WHOLE
BUNCH OF CABBAGE.
>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO
SANTA ANITA.
>> THE PAST WEEKEND IN MIAMI IS
EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED--
A LITTLE BIT OF SUN,
A LITTLE BIT OF RELAXATION,
GOT TO MEET ALEJANDRA--
VERY SWEET GIRL, AND NOW IT'S
ALL ABOUT THE BREEDERS' CUP, SO
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO
RECHARGE, RE-ENERGIZE, AND GET
MYSELF FOCUSED FOR WHAT IS TO BE
THE BIGGEST BETTING TOURNAMENT
OF MY LIFE.
IT COULD BE A DAY WHERE I CAN
MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS
POTENTIALLY.
I KNOW THAT I'M GONNA SEE THE
FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD ALL
IN ONE PLACE, ALL COMPETING, AND
I'M PUMPED, MAN.
I'M JUST JAZZED.
HOW YOU FEELING, MOM?
>> UH, ANXIOUS.
[chuckles]
>> I BROUGHT MY DIVINE MOTHER
OUT HERE TODAY, SO IT'S GREAT TO
HAVE HER BY MY SIDE.
AND ONE THING ABOUT HER--SHE'S
BEEN JUST A BEACON OF LOVE.
JUST KNOWING THAT SHE'S HERE IS
HELPING ME A LOT.
OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> OKAY.
>> I'VE BEEN SECOND THE LAST TWO
YEARS.
I'VE EARNED WELL OVER $100,000
IN TWO CONSECUTIVE OCCASIONS.
>> FINISHING SECOND FOR
THE SECOND-CONSECUTIVE YEAR,
CHRISTIAN HELLMERS!
[applause]
>> THERE'S NO QUESTION I'M ONE
OF THE BEST, BUT I'M HUNGRY.
I DO WANT TO WIN THIS THING.
I KNOW THAT I'M DESTINED TO WIN
THIS THING.
>> HEY.
>> THIS IS MY DAD.
>> HEY.
>> RICHIE, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
>> VERY GOOD.
HAVING A GREAT TIME.
LOOK AT US, LOOK AT US.
>> KING SEAT OVER HERE.
>> LISTEN, IF YOU HAVE--
IF YOU HAVE TO FIX YOUR HAIR,
LOOK IN THE MIRRORS.
LOOK IN THESE MIRRORS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
[laughter]
>> OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THAT'LL DO.
>> BEING AT THE BREEDERS' CUP,
IT'S THE GREATEST, I THINK,
SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR.
RICHIE SAMBORA FROM BON JOVI.
OUR GOAL HERE IS TO ENTERTAIN
THE V.I.P.s HERE THAT ARE
SPONSORS OF THE BREEDERS' CUP.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO UP.
YEAH.
>> TAKE CARE.
>> BE GOOD.
NICE MEETING YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> RIGHT?
>> YOU GOT TO TELL THAT TO--
>> NO, WHAT DID YOU--
NO, RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I'M
SAYING.
THEY'RE HERE.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?
>> EXACTLY.
>> DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, A RABBIT'S
FOOT OR A--
>> NO, I'M NOT INTO ALL THAT
[bleep].
>> [laughs]
>> THAT'S CHRIS.
>> AND DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME AT
THE RACES?
>> YEAH, THE FACE.
>> REALLY?
HOW'D YOU GET THAT?
>> LOOK AT ME.
>> [laughs]
>> I'M STILL ON EAST COAST TIME.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
RECUPERATE, BUT THE WEATHER'S
MAGNIFICENT AND EVERYBODY SAYS,
"COOL, AMAZING."
AND I GUESS I CAN GET USED TO IT
AFTER TWO OR THREE DAYS, BUT
I COULD NEVER LIVE HERE.
AND I'M SURE WHEN YOU LIVE HERE,
YOU FIND OUT WHERE TO GO, BUT,
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT INTO ALL THAT
HIPSTER STUFF, SO I GUESS IT'S
COOL.
I GUESS IT'S AWESOME.
I'M PICKING UP THE LINGO.
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
WATCH OUT FOR THE ONES THAT ARE
STILL WET.
I GOT SOME WET ONES THERE.
NOW GIVE ME ALL THE MONEY.
>> [laughs]
I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU WHEN
YOU WIN.
>> ALL I COULD TELL YOU IS--
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
TWO POUNDS OF HUNDREDS HERE.
I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A CAR WITH
THIS--OVER TEN GRAND.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GOT A PISTOL RIGHT IN
MY ANKLE, MY ANKLE HOLSTER.
NOBODY'S GONNA HOLD ME UP FOR
THIS MONEY, BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY, I EXPECT TO HAVE ABOUT
$300,000 OR $400,000 FOR THIS
INVESTMENT.
ALL RIGHT?
>> SO HERE WE ARE--ANOTHER
LIVE MONEY TOURNAMENT, AND THIS
REALLY IS NOT MY STRONG POINT.
AND THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.
$10,000 ANTE.
I TELL YOU, I DON'T CARE IF
I LOSE.
I'M NOT GONNA PLAY CONSERVATIVE.
I'M NOT GONNA PLAY TO BREAK
EVEN.
I FIGURE MAYBE I COULD CATCH
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE.
>> CONFIDENT, CHRISTIAN?
>> CONFIDENT IN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.
QUESTION IS, WHICH POSSIBILITY
IS THE ONE I'M GONNA PULL THE
TRIGGER ON THE MOST?
MY MOTHER IS MY EVERYTHING, AND
WHEN MY FATHER PASSED, SHE WAS
THE ROCK OF OUR FAMILY.
AND I WANT HER HERE AT THE
BREEDERS' CUP WITH ME BECAUSE
SHE IS A GREAT FORCE IN MY LIFE.
AND I LOVE HER, AND I NEED TO
HAVE ANOTHER ENTRY, AND IN ORDER
TO HAVE TWO ENTRIES, YOU HAVE TO
HAVE TWO SEPARATE NAMES, SO
I CAN'T PLAY TWO ENTRIES IN MY
OWN NAME, SO SHE'S GONNA BE THE
LUCKY ONE.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO TEST MY
SUBCONSCIOUS.
LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS.
I JUST WANT TO CHECK SOMETHING.
WE USE MUSCLE TESTING.
IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST TO
MY HIGHEST FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M
THINKING UNDERNEATH TOO.
IT JUST GIVES ME ANOTHER
REFERENCE POINT.
IN TOURNAMENTS LIKE THIS, MIGHT
AS WELL USE EVERYTHING AVAILABLE
TO ME.
THERE'S A HORSE I LIKE IN THIS
RACE.
I'M JUST DEBATING ON--DO I BET
ON A HORSE TO WIN, OR DO I BET
THE EXACTA?
>> DID YOU WANT TO SEE THE
HORSES GO THROUGH?
BOY, THEY'RE SO FAST, AND
THERE'S HARDLY ANY HORSES
RIGHT NOW.
>> I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE USING
THE EIGHT HORSE HERE, BUT HIS
TAIL IS ACTUALLY BETWEEN HIS
LEGS, WHICH IS A NEGATIVE.
>> [sighs]
>> HMM.
THE HORSE I'M INTERESTED IN HERE
IS NUMBER EIGHT.
THE QUESTION IS--I HAVE NO
OPINION PAST THAT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF INTERESTING
LONG SHOTS THAT COULD COME
SECOND, SO WE'LL BET SOME
EXACTAS PROBABLY WITH EIGHT.
I'M REALLY TORN HERE.
IN THE END, I KEYED A 12-TO-1
SHOT, NUMBER 8, CINMARS DANCE
WITH TWO 40-TO-1 SHOTS.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> TWO MINUTES.
TWO MINUTES TO POST TIME.
TWO MINUTES.
>> WHO YOU ON, HOMES?
>> THREE, FOUR, EIGHT.
>> NICE.
>> WHO YOU GOT?
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, SEVEN,
NINE, WITH ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, SEVEN, NINE WITH ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT'S THREE, FOUR.
>> I'M JUST LOOKING TO BREAK
EVEN.
>> THREE, FOUR, EIGHT, RIGHT?
>> THREE, FOUR, EIGHT WORKS.
>> YOU'LL LIVE WITH THAT?
>> ARE APPROACHING THE STARTING
GATE.
>> IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT
PICKING WINNERS.
IT'S ABOUT PICKING LOSERS.
IF YOU HAVE A HORSE THAT YOU
THINK IS A BAD FAVORITE AND
COULD POSSIBLY LOSE, YOU SPREAD
OUT YOUR BETS, YOU KNOW.
THE EXPRESSION IS "YOU HOPE
SOMETHING SILLY HAPPENS."
THIS MIGHT BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS
SARATOGA, BOYS.
>> NO.
IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF
BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TELL--I MEAN,
IT IS.
>> LIKE ME?
>> WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLY
DIFFERENT.
[crowd cheers]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NEXT
UP THE FIRST OF OUR
BREEDERS' CUP RACES.
GATES CLOSED.
AND AWAY THEY GO.
CALIFORNIA CHROME OFF SLOWLY.
>> JUST IN TIME.
>> THOSE TWO SPRINTING EARLY
ON.
BETTER BET WANTS THE EARLY LEAD,
AND BETTER BET IS SENT ALONG.
BUT TRIBAL MYSTIC VERY FAST.
THOSE TWO SPRINTING EARLY ON.
>> I GOT THIS NINE.
ALL LONG SHOTS UP THERE.
THIS NINE IS LOADED.
>> HERE'S ELECTRIC EDDIE IN
THE WHITE BLINKERS GOING UP
TO RACE FOURTH.
CINMAR DANCE IS CAUGHT WIDE
BUT IMPROVING HIS POSITION.
ON THE INSIDE, CALIFORNIA CHROME
VERY KEEN, AND CALIFORNIA CHROME
PASSING HORSES AT THE RAIL.
>> PICK IT UP, EIGHT.
>> OPEN THIS NINE UP.
COME ON!
NINE, FOUR ALL!
>> THEY RUN INTO THE FAR TURN,
AND BETTER BET GOES ON NOW.
BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO COME
AFTER HIM.
BETTER BET THE LEADER,
BUT HERE'S GANGMAN GUY QUICKLY
TAKING SECOND.
>> COME ON, OPEN THIS HORSE UP!
OPEN THIS HORSE UP!
>> A QUARTER OF A MILE TO GO,
AND BETTER BET SCAMPERS AWAY
NOW!
BETTER BET OPENS UP 2 1/2.
>> NINE, THREE!
>> COME ON, THREE!
>> NINE, THREE!
>> BETTER BET HOLDING ON!
BETTER BET.
NOW HERE'S ELECTRIC EDDIE.
BETTER BET, ELECTRIC EDDIE.
BETTER BET AND MARTIN PEDROZA
WON IN A NECK.
>> WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH!
>> FOR MY $600 INVESTMENT, I GOT
BACK ABOUT $6,500.
47-TO-1 SHOT WON WITH
MARIO GUTIERREZ ON TOP, AND
I THINK I OWE THAT KID A BIG,
SLOPPY KISS AS WELL.
>> [groans]
YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?
THAT'S A 30-TO-1 SHOT ON TOP OF
A 40-TO-1 SHOT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> AND I BET BOTH OF THEM WITH
THE HORSE I LIKED AT 12 TO 1.
[groans]
NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA DO IT FOR
YOU.
NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA LOSE FOR
YOU.
AFTER ENOUGH MISTAKES, IF YOU'RE
IN THE RIGHT MIND SPACE, HEART
SPACE, SPIRIT SPACE, I THINK YOU
CAN FIND YOUR BRILLIANCE.
IT MAY BE MY DAY.
IT MAY NOT.
BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION I'M ONE
OF THE BEST.
>> TODAY IS BREEDERS' CUP
SATURDAY.
>> FOR THE $1 MILLION
BREEDERS' CUP DIRT MILE.
>> THAT'S A MILLION DOLLARS
RIGHT THERE.
>> THE BREEDERS' CUP IS
THE RICHEST EVENT IN SPORTS.
OVER THE TWO DAYS, $27 MILLION
IN PURSES.
THIS IS THE MONEY SHOT.
IT'S CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT
THE BREEDERS' CUP.
THERE'S A LOT TO HAPPEN TODAY.
>> I THINK THIS IS A RACE FOR
SOMETHING SILLY.
>> WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON,
YOU GOT TO BE READY TO GO.
>> I HAVE BET MORE MONEY IN MY
LIFE TODAY THAN IN THE HISTORY
OF MANKIND.
>> CHRISTIAN, YOU'RE PART OF THE
BREEDERS' CUP BETTING CHALLENGE
HERE YET AGAIN FOR A THIRD YEAR
IN A ROW.
>> THIS IS THE BIGGEST
TOURNAMENT I'VE EVER BEEN IN.
>> WE HIT 20 GRAND FOR THE
EXACTA, 20 GRAND TO WIN.
>> WHAT?
>> HIS NAME IS
CHRISTIAN HELLMERS' PARTNER.
>> GUESS HIS NAME.
>> HE CAME IN THE ROOM.
HE SAYS, "CHRISTIAN, WE JUST HAD
A BIG HIT."
>> "WE."
>> TEAM CHRISTIAN HAS DONE VERY
WELL IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
>> THE SAME GUY THAT WON
THE LAST ONE?
>> I HAVE MY ONE TICKET, MY REAL
$10,000 HARD-EARNED, N.Y.P.D.
PENSION SCRATCH.
THAT'S REAL MONEY, MAN.
SO I CAN'T TAKE THOSE WILD
SHOTS.
>> WHAT I'M DOING IS DECIDING
HERE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WORTH
IT TO TRY AND WIN $400,000 OR TO
WALK AWAY WITH NOTHING.
YES!
YES!
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!