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    Fine Cotton

    just thought i'd pass on a topic of conversation that came up at work yesterday...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Cotton


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    This bit had me literally lollling....

    "The syndicate faced a problem in that the horses were different colours. Fine Cotton was an eight year old brown gelding and had white markings on his hind legs, whereas Bold Personality was a seven year old bay gelding with no markings. To overcome this issue, they applied Clairol hair colouring to Bold Personality with limited success. On race day, having forgotten the peroxide to whiten the legs of Bold Personality, they resorted to crudely applied white paint. These poorly conceived attempts to overcome the discrepancies in appearance between the two horses later served to highlight the amateurish nature of the scheme."



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    I don't know how they find the gap. I don't know how they find the line. But I do know where the dirty money that started my business was earned. Fine Cotton House dot com.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy View Post
    just thought i'd pass on a topic of conversation that came up at work yesterday...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Cotton

    Are you sure they weren't talking about shirts?
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    Love a good yarn.

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    giving a bit of needle,Normie?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy View Post
    just thought i'd pass on a topic of conversation that came up at work yesterday...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Cotton

    The horses are long gone, but the Waterhouses live on, son a bookie, mom a trainer, they call them personalities these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralto View Post
    The horses are long gone, but the Waterhouses live on, son a bookie, mom a trainer, they call them personalities these days.
    Not to mention the patriarch, Bill Waterhouse. He was cleared of being implicated in the doping of Big Philou in the 1969 Melbourne Cup. The AJC ruled that since he was a Randwick rails bookie (and also a barrister) who only bet on Sydney races, and that Melbourne betting was operated by his staff, he did not stand to lose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brokendown gunfighter View Post
    giving a bit of needle,Normie?
    Yeah, sew what?

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