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...away about a year," he said. "But when the races turned back to the fairgrounds in New Orleans, I took a ride out just to see 'em. The first sniff of a stable and I was back again, 24 hours a day." He took a deep breath of air and exhaled slowly. "The smell of manure is great to me. It's like fresh air; that's how used...
...Being away from home so long makes me shut out the world," he continued. "The one thing is to make money. When I do good, I have a party, and everybody does good. When I do bad, I might ask 'em for a buck, and they better not refuse 'cause one day I just might walk up with three grand and give 'em a hundred...
...made $800 on a $50 bet the night before. "Once in Chicago I won $2,000 on a couple of bets," he said. "But I was arguing with my wife. And when I dropped the tickets in my pocket, I missed. Someone picked 'em up and cashed 'em, though-some stooper. That's what I call 'em...
Handy began talking about girl jockeys. "I call 'em jockettes," he said laughingly. "They lend color to the races. I don't mind if they compete, but I don't think they're too much competition. It's a boy's game. I don't think they're strong enough to handle a rogue who lugs in and out. They get along okay with easy riders, though." Handy waved to a woman in the next section of box seats. "Hi, honey," he called...
Handy thinks a horse has got to have "heart" to win. "Some horses are 'morning glories,'" he said. "They break watches in the morning, but you can't find 'em in the afternoon. They're chicken. When they're hurting they don't put out. Others are different. I had a horse once who couldn't walk for three days after a race. I'd poultice him, and bathe his feet in Epsom salts, and let him stand in ice, and then in hot water. And then in about four or five days he'd be like a tiger...