Miguel Mena

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Sad story.

Killed as a pedestrian crossing a highway?

I wonder if he was walking under the influence.

Hmmm...
 

Valuist

EOG Master
Sad story.

Killed as a pedestrian crossing a highway?

I wonder if he was walking under the influence.

Hmmm...

I saw on another site Mena had gotten out of a Lyft ride, and tried crossing I-64 in the Ville. I remember being in the paddock when he first started riding at Arlington; must’ve been 2003-2004 and he was talking serious trash to other riders. I was a bit taken aback by this unknown apprentice, but he did prove he could ride with over 2000 wins.
 

blueline

EOG Master
Kentucky, Police Chief Rick Sanders told The Associated Press that Mena got out of a rideshare vehicle, crossed the eastbound lanes of the highway, climbed over a retaining wall and was struck by a vehicle traveling in the westbound lanes. Mena died at the scene.

The driver was interviewed but not charged, Sanders added. The investigation is pending.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Kentucky, Police Chief Rick Sanders told The Associated Press that Mena got out of a rideshare vehicle, crossed the eastbound lanes of the highway, climbed over a retaining wall and was struck by a vehicle traveling in the westbound lanes. Mena died at the scene.

The driver was interviewed but not charged, Sanders added. The investigation is pending.


What a violent death.

Little known fact: Your birth certificate lists your place of birth and your death certificate details your place of death.

In this case, Mena died on Interstate 64.
 

Rockfish

EOG Veteran
Odds on the term "camel jockey" will appear in RAILBIRD's review: EVEN MONEY.
JK. i think you put out a bad line. i will take the No for the limit. Camel Jockey is a racists slur towards someone from the middle east. Mena was from Peru. Say what you want about Railbird, but the man is well schooled on his racists terms.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Ha Ha! you made me remember standing in the Stardust sportsbook in 1985. Hold up game 350 coming over the pa system.


Indeed.

The dramatic announcement of a pointspread change over the muffled PA system and then the actual adjustment.

I remember similar announcements at Caesars, Bally's and the old Las Vegas Hilton.
 

Rockfish

EOG Veteran
Indeed.

The dramatic announcement of a pointspread change over the muffled PA system and then the actual adjustment.

I remember similar announcements at Caesars, Bally's and the old Las Vegas Hilton.
Yes muffled is a great description.
You could pick out the serious sports bettors because all those with a schedule and not a sheet and those with a clipboard would freeze and stop talking to hear which game moved and then write it down.
if you were at the Stardust and it was within the first hour of the openers a few would hurry off to the payphones.
 

Viejo Dinosaur

EOG Master
Yes muffled is a great description.
You could pick out the serious sports bettors because all those with a schedule and not a sheet and those with a clipboard would freeze and stop talking to hear which game moved and then write it down.
if you were at the Stardust and it was within the first hour of the openers a few would hurry off to the payphones.

Those bank of pay phones outside the Stardust were a story all to themselves….I witnessed runners push and shove others to get on those phones…
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Those bank of pay phones outside the Stardust were a story all to themselves….I witnessed runners push and shove others to get on those phones…


Former EOG contributor HIGH TIMES once called me an asshole when I beat him to one of those phones.

The year was 1988.

Hahaha.
 
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