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00:00But when did you, like, so right, were you already dabbling in ponies when you were in the league, or did you wait until it was over?
00:06No, I didn't get into it until after. I was, I started, I moved to Florida and started playing, playing golf with some guys, they owned some Florida Breads, and I...
00:13That raced at where? Gulfstream?
00:14Tampa Bay.
00:15Tampa Bay.
00:16So I was like, this looks like fun, let me, let me grab a, let me, you know, get me in, or whatever. So I, I got a piece of a horse, and I'm like, let's go to the race, you know, when it's running.
00:23So we go up there, I have no idea what's going on, and it's like a Tuesday afternoon, like, you know, two o'clock, it's like the third race at Tampa.
00:29Right.
00:30You know, low-level claiming race, literally like the bottom of horse racing.
00:33Right.
00:33And, and I was just like, well, this is, this is amazing. We got, I get to go into the paddock and pet the horse, you know.
00:39Right.
00:40And then like, you know, the, the, you know, they yell riders up, and the, you know, meet, meet the little jockey, you know, and then the guy helps him up onto the horse.
00:47I'm like, wow, look at this, you know, and then all of a sudden, I'm like, I'm like, can I swear? Can I cuss?
00:51No.
00:52No.
00:52But you just say F, Bob.
00:54I'm like, I'm like, man, I'm, I'm, I'm like nervous.
00:57Right.
00:57Like, why, why am I nervous? The horses go on the, on the track, they get loose, and I'm like, I'm like, what? I don't get nervous. What's going, what's going on? You know, like, and, and then bang, the, the, the gates open, and I'm like, oh, my God, I'm, I'm back on the field.
01:11I felt like I was like, I was back.
01:12Playing baseball.
01:13Baseball again.
01:13In a World Series.
01:14Well, maybe not for that race, but like, as the races.
01:17You were getting your rocks off.
01:18Yeah, I was like, this is amazing.
01:20So, uh, that was kind of like the first time I was like, oh, this is, this is cool.
01:24I got to get into this.
01:25So then I started buying more horses, uh, mostly fillies.
01:29And then the first horse that I, the first colt that I got, got into was Dorna.
01:32And, uh.
01:33And then Dorna took you to heaven.
01:35Yes.
01:35I mean, that, that is crazy.
01:37Uh, now you got a podcast about horse racing.
01:40Who do you do that with?
01:41Uh, I mean, my, my old teammate, uh, Sean Kelly, uh, he played the big leagues for 10 years.
01:46Um, he's my, he's my co-host.
01:48We started icon racing, uh, partnerships.
01:50So we're bringing people in to own the horses.
01:52So my biggest takeaway from horses was like, you can go bet the horses.
01:55You go to the track and bet them, but it's not the same as owning.
01:58Like when you own the horse, you wake up in the morning.
02:00You like, how is he?
02:01You know, you call me and what's he doing?
02:02Yeah.
02:02You know, like you check that you check you fall in love with them.
02:05You fall in love with these things.
02:06They become like family.
02:07They're like dogs, but they're bigger.
02:08But like you fall in love with animals, but a horse is great.
02:11It's great.
02:11It's insane.
02:11There's some sort of connection with these guys.
02:13It's like, I tell people it's like Avatar, right?
02:15When they're like, they jump on them and they put their hair in their
02:17head, there's this connection with them and they become like, they
02:20become part of your life.
02:22Even the ones that aren't any good.
02:23You know, yeah.
02:24Well, I listen, you're awesome.
02:25I thought what you did at the Breeders' Cup was cool.
02:27I thought it was cool how you partied.
02:29I thought it was cool.
02:30The hat you wore, the outfit you wore.
02:32Now you've made a splash into horse racing.
02:35That's badass.
02:37Screw the Phillies, but you had a great baseball career.
02:40I'm glad your grandpa was on the Pirates.
02:41It's great to meet you, dude.