{"id":6437,"date":"2008-08-16T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6437"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=6437","title":{"rendered":"Snapshots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt is one of the smartest and one of the\u00a0most amazing people I have ever met.\u00a0 He came from New York one summer, and\u00a0arrived in AZ with a suitcase and a\u00a0cat.\u00a0\u00a0In less than 2 years went from hardly\u00a0knowing which end of a horse ate – to being one of the most respected people on the AZ racing\u00a0circuit.\u00a0 He’s been a groom, a jockey agent, a trainer,\u00a0and helped out in the racing office.\u00a0 He can talk\u00a0circles around almost everyone on the backside and although he has\u00a0had a few ‘New York moments’\u00a0I can’t think of anyone I would rather have training my horses.\u00a0 Here is a snapshot of Hannibal – please take it with a grain of salt.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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First name?<\/STRONG><\/P>

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John. Matt.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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How long have you been in the Sim?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
A long time… I don’t know in years, but it couldn’t have been going for much longer than a few months when I started.<\/DIV>
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Favorite food?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Asparagus. I just can’t eat it or I will vomit.<\/DIV>
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Dog or cat?<\/STRONG><\/DIV>
If I’m living in a car, then a cat. If I’m living on the streets, then probably a dog. A small one that only needs scraps.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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If you were to take a solo road trip which would you rather drive – a convertible or a motorhome?<\/STRONG><\/DIV>
I hate driving large vehicles, but I have frequent, sudden\u00a0bladder urges (phrase borrowed from Detrol commercial) and over a long voyage, I may have wished I had taken the eighteen wheel home.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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Hobby – other than horseracing?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Cleaning. I’m a neat freak. It’s a disorder, but I’m coping, like I learned to do\u00a0for the compulsive lying problem I used to have.<\/DIV>
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Favorite band or singer?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Well, I like live music, so that depends on who performs well on any given day. Neil Young put on a great show, but so did Jane’s Addiction. And the Albany Symphony Orchestra was worth seeing. I wish I had seen Frank Zappa and I wish I had seen Elvis. Maybe that puts them above some of the others.<\/DIV>
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Last book you read?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Veterinarian Brent Kelley’s book on – of all things – horse health and anatomy peppered with his own wisdom… for about the three hundred and eleventh time since I bought it a few years ago. <\/DIV>
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What’s playing in your cd player or Ipod right now?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
If you consider my head a cd player or an Ipod then it’s actually “Wonderwall” by some band that also sang a song called “Champagne Supernova” or something. I don’t know why.<\/DIV>
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If you were stuck in a hospital room for 6 months and could chose one person, past or present, other than husband\/wife, relative or in-law,\u00a0to be in the bed next to you – who would it be?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Dr. Kevorkian. Ten conscious minutes in a hospital is far longer than I can endure for my own benefit.<\/DIV>
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If you were to take a day trip in your area – where would you go?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Yavapai Downs.<\/DIV>
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Favorite real life racehorse?<\/O:P><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
Ms. Minton’s Excess. He wasn’t the coolest, most talented, or memorable. But, I had a point to prove with him. He made me look smart instead of merely lucky enough to acquire a horse that had the capacity to answer questions when asked. I respected his willingness to accomodate me with unabridged efforts after years of futility so long as he was reciprocally accomodated with attention to his trivial daily requests.<\/DIV>
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If you could meet one person in the Sim – who would it be?<\/STRONG><\/DIV>
Bill Gulch. I tried to email him once and got a response from some lackey named Mike that works for him.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>

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