1/ST Things 1/ST: Happy Birthday Laffit!

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00:00Well it's time now for first things first. After a very successful opening day on Boxing Day December

00:0626th, we came back for New Year's Day and there were people aplenty. We even celebrated New Year's

00:13on set and trust me guys, don't drink and work at the same time. I couldn't even remember what

00:18race we were on. We also did wish Lafitte Pinkai a very happy 77th birthday.

00:35That's a hell of a cake. Yes, very nice.

00:38I'm pretty sure it tastes very good too. Oh, you're allowed to eat it now. Yeah, I can.

00:49I'm surrounded by all of his Hall of Fame jockeys and Lafitte, just a couple of questions for you.

00:57Happy birthday for one. We're just delighted to have you here and how about this cake? You can

01:02eat it now. How much of this cake are you going to eat? I have a piece. I won't have a lot but

01:07I have a piece. I still watch my weight pretty good. What are we weighing in at right now?

01:12Around 26, 27, 28. And at 77 years old, you still work out. Did you work out this morning?

01:21No, I didn't. I took the day off today but I played golf yesterday and I played the 18 holes

01:27and I shot 85 so I'm very happy about it. Wow. Do you ever watch these guys racing and think

01:32just one more time, just one more time? Oh yes, I do and I see the quality of

01:38riders that they have now. They have a lot of good riders now and I'm glad to see that. There's

01:43a lot of competition and they all want to be number one so it's tough. How glad are you to

01:50be still here at Santa Anita, still celebrating your birthday at the Great Race Place? Well,

01:55I enjoy it a lot every time I come. I have a good time. I see friends that I haven't seen in a while

02:01and the only problem is I'm the worst handicapper in the world and I always come and lose my money.

02:08Well, that's okay. I'll join you there, Lafitte. Let's join Lafitte in wishing him a very,

02:13very happy birthday. Lovely to see you here. Thank you. Thank you very much.

02:28And now our resident Brit is going to have to explain Boxing Day.

02:31The day after Christmas, the best thing you can unwrap. It's opening day at Santa Anita and I do

02:38want to remind you that we will open up once more on Friday. Free parking, $3, $2 beers, I think,

02:45and $3 margaritas and it's free to get in. So come on out to Santa Anita.