Kentucky Derby Betting and NBA Playoffs!

I've never bet on the Kentucky Derby.  I actually didn't even know you could bet on the Derby if you weren't in Kentucky or Vegas.  This year though I have $20 on Gemologist!  They're taking bets at the racetrack in Dallas and a friend of my boyfriend's is putting our bets in for us.  It should be interesting!  I'm willing to gamble $20 on the Derby.

I watch the Derby most years but I'll admit I'm not an avid horse racing fan.  Once again, I fear for the horses!  I sit there nervous that one will get hurt and have to be put down right there on the track.  Some years back while watching the Derby I saw that happen.  I was sad for the rest of the day! 

So today I will watch the Derby with nervousness yet I'll have a horse to cheer for!  Another thing I'll be watching with nervousness is the Mavs game.  Geez, it's so frustrating!  I think the Mavs could possibly be done tonight!  They could go from winning the Championship last year to being swept in the first round this year.  I know everyone thinks their team is unfairly picked on by the refs but in the case of the Mavs it's really true!  The refs have made some terrible calls against them.  Really quite incredible!  Not only that but they've had bad luck this year. They've lost numerous games in the last seconds when the other team makes a lucky shot or the Mavs fail to make a lucky shot.  The intensity to win is not there for the Mavs this year.  Different team that's struggled with a lack of chemistry all year long.  Well, at least we have last year's awesome playoff championship still rather fresh in our minds.  That'll help us cope!

I must admit though something is missing from the playoffs this year for me.  I'm just not that into watching basketball.  I've watched the Mavs this season and caught some of the Suns games.  Now that it's playoff time, for some reason I'm not fired up for it.  Too much Miami!  Miami has an easy road!  Knicks are banged up! The Magic don't have Howard!  Chicago lost Derek Rose in the last minute of playoff game 1.  So please tell me who's going to challenge Miami?  They're going to walk to the Finals with little to no trouble!  And it's annoying as heck to me!  I fear the Heat will hoist the trophy up over their stupid overly arrogant heads when it's all said and done in mid-June!  GGGRRRRRR!