{"id":43978,"date":"2018-02-04T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T15:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=43978"},"modified":"2018-02-04T10:27:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T15:27:43","slug":"urc-2018-equinics-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=43978","title":{"rendered":"URC 2018 Equinics Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"
URC 2018 Equinics Diary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
By durkastan<\/div>\n

I silently stared out the window as I rode the midnight train from Silicon Valley to Pyeongchang for the 2018 Equinics. It\u2019s been so long since I\u2019ve seen anyone from the\u00a0URC\u00a0<\/b>in person. A flood of memories came to me as I nervously stirred my Tanqueray & Tab, which as everyone knows is the official drink of our little club. How did we all meet anyway?<\/p>\n

The first of us met when\u00a0Metallinut\u00a0<\/b>was but a wee lad. If I remember correctly, his family mistakenly left him at home when they went on a trip to Paris. He was having a great time by himself, however at some point\u00a0Qwikvett\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Pboy\u00a0<\/b>tried to break into his house! Hilarity ensued as the young Nut foiled their every attempt to enter. At some point, Old Man\u00a0Wahoo\u00a0<\/b>next door hit those boys with a shovel and they all had a good laugh. Then\u00a0Metallinut\u00a0<\/b>was all:<\/p>\n

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A number of us met as kids actually. If I remember correctly, in his childhood\u00a0Lbcstables\u00a0<\/b>used to run puppy races in a vacant lot near his house. He attracted the likes of\u00a0Derekc<\/b>,\u00a0Denovo<\/b>, and\u00a03away\u00a0<\/b>and they were all having a great time until one of the puppies wandered into the yard of \u201cthe Beast\u201d which is what they called\u00a0Nepenthe\u00a0<\/b>back then for some reason. I think it was because of his eyebrows. Anyway, luckily they had\u00a0Jms7777\u00a0<\/b>with them as he was wearing his Derby Flyers and was able to rescue the puppy. Then\u00a0Denovo\u00a0<\/b>was all:<\/p>\n

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And who could forget the story of how\u00a0Kentuckiana\u00a0<\/b>Jones escaped the evil clutches of\u00a0Newmarket\u00a0<\/b>with his young sidekick\u00a0Dunn<\/b>Round\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0the famous nightclub singer\u00a0Kimugle<\/b>! I believe their plane crashed somewhere near Santa Anita. They found a series of hidden tunnels under the track, which were full of booby-traps! I don\u2019t remember the rest of the story but I\u2019m sure everything turned out okay. They even made up with\u00a0Newmarket\u00a0<\/b>in the end! When\u00a0DunnRound\u00a0<\/b>found out about the\u00a0URC\u00a0<\/b>he was all:<\/p>\n

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Finally, I will always remember the time when I was released from Horse Prison (Dunnman\u00a0<\/b>told me racing the same horses every day was good for them). I was on my flight home when some inmates we were transporting,\u00a0Dkyoung\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Punter34<\/b>, incited a riot and took over the plane! They really wanted to go to Belmont to catch the late pick 4.\u00a0Mark\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0BillyBoy\u00a0<\/b>were piloting the plane and ended up having to pose as inmates for some reason. We never did make it to Belmont, as we had to crash land at Monmouth. But during the additional jail time we had to do at Horsitraz, we all became friends! When I thought we were going to Belmont, I was all:<\/p>\n

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But then when I realized we were in New Jersey I was all:<\/p>\n

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Man, those memories really brought me back. Hopefully\u00a0URC\u00a0<\/b>will make some new ones in South Korea. May the horse be with you!<\/p>\n

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