A jockey should use his weight, leg, balance, rein handling and the horse's momentum to help a horse change leads. It is a technique that is mastered my the best jockeys around the world to be able to
It means that the horse has either given up or is totally out of energy to finish strong regardless what the jockey does to encourage him. If the horse doesn't respond to whipping or any other type of
If you are playing home games without standardized rules, it's best to play only for money that doesn't matter and only with people who are gracious and fair. It sounds like they just wanted to take advantage
Ed, glad I could help. As far as the casino staff being able to tell you about points and comps, I don't think that they are deliberately trying to avoid an answer. It sounds like they just don't know
Unfortunately there aren't any official rules to kitchen table style games. Actual casino poker games with standardized rules help to prevent this sort of issue rather than dealing with house rules. There

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