Grand Natinal

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Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Translation:

I am not sure if you can watch it (Grand National - a horse race) in America, or Europe for that matter. But if you can watch it, are you betting on it (the race)?

At the moment, I have 750 pounds (a monetary denomination) bet on 'On His Own', who has 12:1 odds to win. Rube is a good jockey and I just like the name. I don't have much hope for 'Synchronized' to win two in a row.

Oh, I wasn't confused about what he wrote, I'm astonished at the cost-to-fun ratio; $1200 for 10(?) minutes of excitement. That's two dollars per second. I was a Sailor, and I can tell you with certainty that $1200 can buy a lot more fun than that.