I will never again attend a horse race w my Aunt Jean because both times, a horse was put down on the track. 2nd one was right in front of us. We were enjoying the buffet when this occurred.
I was so amazed by this. I'm an avid baseball fan and born and raised in the Portland area, and I had no idea about any of that till I watched that doc
I'd consider Dick Allen as one of those athletes you know only if you follow the sport. He was exceptional, but not really a player that was ever a common, non-baseball household name. So I don't blame you.
Yes and no. The more risky activities you do the more likely is to fall deep end into one of them, someone who drinks but does nothing else is in much less risk than someone who drinks, gambles and use opioids, even if at the moment they do all 3 in moderation
But lack of sun will give you low vitamin d which can lead to plenty of stuff that can kill you faster than cancer. My doctor literally wrote me a Rx for time in the sun. [[prepares self for incoming "I'll give you some D jokes"]]
It's kind of the climax of the entire movie. Kurt Russell's character is a horse trainer and he and his daughter (Dakota Fanning) bond by training Sonador after she broke a leg in a bad fall during an earlier race (usually at least a career ender and often a lethal injury). This is the very end of the movie where they bring Sonador out to race again. The real-life horse this movie is based on finished in 9th place. Spoiler ahead ----->
rshewmaker6
Darryl Strawberry?
MagmaCarta
Would have been funnier if it was Pete Rose
stingraysds
Ol’ Dick Allen
JustANerdInTheWorld
My dumb ass continually scanning for an icon of a baseball…
KilroyLichking
The Hank Arron or A Hank Arron, bother are in the blurnsball hall of fame afterall
redletterservices
It’s the season for horse races & here’s the best: The Honeymoon is Over https://youtu.be/T0Zl9t8o6Es
DanCTheman
You should see that horse run the bases it's a brutal.
pinatafarmer
I recognize a Greendale alum
RabeMeansRaven
$257 at 80:1? That's like 3 times the bet if he wins.
frenofafren
Movie is Dreamer, from 2005.
EverythingYourMotherWarnedYouAbout
springelmogizmo
pete rose?
seannikiforuk
Nice one, have an upvote
BradysButtBoy
Icon might be a bit of a stretch
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
$20,560 for the win
fragdemented
Been looking for a picture of a baseball to show up for one and a half playthroughs before it dawned on me.
Moriarte
Me too, IN fact....i was doing that until I happened upon your comment.
DrDadJokes
kris kris kristopherkrison
hippocampus
kris kriskriserson
GhostofSumostar
The one who played for the Portland Mavericks?
mako925
I was about to say that's the only former player I saw
stingraysds
Dick Allen is the guy behind him in line
Padawin
Is Pete Rose in there somewhere gambling?
brownribbon
Well of course I recognize Kurt Russell
Drewcifer70
I will never again attend a horse race w my Aunt Jean because both times, a horse was put down on the track. 2nd one was right in front of us. We were enjoying the buffet when this occurred.
pr3viso
Sonador= sounder, Soñador= dreamer
TheDandyMan0
Dick Allen. I got his autograph during spring training like 10 years ago. Told him he should be in the HOF
kamosey
Do horses even play baseball?
BallsLikeWatermelonsPeckerLikeAThimble
I recognize 3 of the actors but not the movie.
xETM
And 2 of those actors are horses! /s
SomeDetroitGuy
Also has Elizabeth Shue and Dakota Fanning in it. Pretty amazing cast for such a small movie.
frenofafren
Dreamer.
ImahumanIpromise
I know nothing about betting odds but does that mean he wins $80 for every $1 he bet? So he'd win $20,560 if that horse won?
HiddenSanity
Yes, but they're good at setting odds, something given 80-1 odds will win around 1% of the time so they can skim the difference.
MarsIsAfire
This is a misconception. The odd's are ultimately set so that the house doesn't lose. It's all based on what other bets are made.
Tomadzo
Correct
SomeDetroitGuy
He'd win $20,560 plus get his original $257 back so he'd collect a total of $20,817. The movie was set in 1993 so that's like $44k today.
corbor4
damn, thats almost enough for a carton of eggs!
ActionJohnnie
Grade B small
drduffer
Kurt Russell was a very good minor league ball player in Portland. Who are the 2 guys behind him though?
thespaceghetto
He also had a stint on the Bend Rainbows https://bendmagazine.com/kurt-russells-short-lived-term-on-the-bend-rainbows-minor-league-baseball-team/
suffyr
Battered Bastards of baseball was a great documentary
hitdog42
I was so amazed by this. I'm an avid baseball fan and born and raised in the Portland area, and I had no idea about any of that till I watched that doc
stingraysds
Guy behind him is Dick Allen, former ballplayer
drduffer
Ah. Ok. Thanks!
necrojoe
Huh...now, I dont follow baseball, but feel like I have a base-level awareness of a bunch of "icons", but have never heard if Dick Allen.
RadicalLiberal
Played for the White Sox, me thinks, in the 70s.
DancingPanther
I'd consider Dick Allen as one of those athletes you know only if you follow the sport. He was exceptional, but not really a player that was ever a common, non-baseball household name. So I don't blame you.
cookieduster
You follow baseball seriously, and you are old.
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
Who is the girl btw ? She seems familiar ? Supergirl ?
RecurringNightmare
imdb says Hutchi Hancock...nothing i would know her from in her credits...
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
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AllHailTheMoose
Don't gamble.. I've served guys who threw their lives away
ahorseelbowdeepinme
As a BDSM sub I got confused for a second but I think I'm caught up now
dragonraven13
Stay in school; I know some stupid ppl.
thevortexmaster
But the lotto ticket I buy twice a year could win
HamSlamwich
Don't drink beer, there's alcoholics out there.
applesforjuice
Don't drink water, people drown
DrDadJokes
don't
foolycharged
Hey, we found one!
CeoHuntingSeason
Yes and no. The more risky activities you do the more likely is to fall deep end into one of them, someone who drinks but does nothing else is in much less risk than someone who drinks, gambles and use opioids, even if at the moment they do all 3 in moderation
TheDaharMaster
I was a whiskey drinker for over a decade. I got help from r/stopdrinking and now I’ve been sober longer than I was an alcoholic:)
aShogunNamedMarcus
Watch out for prostitutes, now it burns when I pee.
InoffensivePablum
1.3 million people die in road accidents each year. NEVER GO ON A ROAD!
ElbowDeepInTheElbowDeepBandwagon
Don't go outside, there are people there.
justmemyselfi
Just don’t
VibratingNipples
stay inside, the sun will give you cancer
VolcanoHerder
But lack of sun will give you low vitamin d which can lead to plenty of stuff that can kill you faster than cancer. My doctor literally wrote me a Rx for time in the sun. [[prepares self for incoming "I'll give you some D jokes"]]
hadtochangemyusernamecauseIgotdivorced
MrWiggleBottom
Well? Did Sonador win?
GreenMnM
Yeah wtf??? What happened to sonador??
asmallcat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K08YAuE4UHI
TheHuntedSnark
Given that the name translates to "dreamer" or "sleepy" ...
deetatron
AllHailTheMoose
Hook line and sinker
Bystandr
Would you like to know more?
wordtoyourface
JohnnyScrumper
He fell after 200yds and had to be put to sleep. Sorry
vman2000
I hope he had a good nap.
mak10z
ThatShiftyMonkey
BanzaiRun
ThatShiftyMonkey
The8obman
Would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?
q2grapple
They’re a little melty, but damn are they good
JonnyPopular
He even licked his fingers!
SomeDetroitGuy
It's kind of the climax of the entire movie. Kurt Russell's character is a horse trainer and he and his daughter (Dakota Fanning) bond by training Sonador after she broke a leg in a bad fall during an earlier race (usually at least a career ender and often a lethal injury). This is the very end of the movie where they bring Sonador out to race again. The real-life horse this movie is based on finished in 9th place. Spoiler ahead ----->
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sesnut
so they based it on lies ಠ_ಠ
MadamPuddifoot
Wait who breaks the leg fanning or the horse
Drewcifer70
I thought Fanning, at first.
errrikblack
Fanning. Then the dad trains her relentlessly for one of those short dudes to ride her and whip her. She comes first.
alsoAzrael
Well at least she enjoys it then.
SomeDetroitGuy
Here's the race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K08YAuE4UHI
bullkitty
Keeneland racetrack, Lexington, Kentucky. It's a beautiful spot.
stronomer
That's 20,000 bucks...
yvonnemcgruder
I have been conditioned to immediately start bawling as soon as a movie goes into slow motion with a violin score.
whitebbwolf
noice
Treemandeous
Only slight embellishment of the real version of the story then…
Notareptilian
Spoiler: not a rickroll
Eiladar
Except they never gave up the horse, and the horse never let them down; and though he did run around, he did not hurt them.
kayakninjas
Spoiler: this one is a rickroll. https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
ProfessorBanesworth
Spoiler for the spoiler: Yes, Sonador wins.
TheNihilistsParadoxicalWashingMachine
Thank you !
LongCommentChainAppreciator
@SomeDetroitGuy soon probably
Imalwaysready
God damn it, I was going to watch this later! Why’d you have to go and spoil it?
ProfessorBanesworth
Think of it this way, I saved you 1h46m. Alternatively, for a small fee of $199 I can provide blunt-force trauma induced memory loss.
ummjakefromstatefarm
Yes or no
Sticklebrickk
Sure
ScottPerri
I know, right? It's as bad as asking for a recipe and then someone goes on a diatribe about their time in South France and their grandmother.
Mershkaderk
Which is where she first introduced me to horse racing
kenneththepage
In the movie, yes
ummjakefromstatefarm
Thank you
DreamPhreak
Dimension09
I am yoinking this so hard
ummjakefromstatefarm
I never noticed the fire shooting out of his thumbs before