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Fourth annual Turtle Downs in 1982 saw everything from betting to excited fans for a turtle-y good time

Fourth annual Turtle Downs in 1982 saw everything from betting to excited fans for a turtle-y good time
Talk about racing in Omaha and you're talking Aaron, but that's not the only place in town to capture the excitement of racing. Let's go now to the fourth annual Turtle Downs. Fortunate. Fortunate. Ok. Yes, folks, the UN O turtle downs complete with racing forms, betting windows for turtle dollars, fanatical fans owners and trainers, handicappers. Well, what I figured I was going to do this year is keep track of all the winners. And then by the time the fifth turtle down comes, maybe I'll be able to bet and win something and of course track experts like South Dakota veterinarian, Doc Wahlstrom, who had some tips on turtle racing. They like their own water. Of course, I'm telling one of the secrets of turtle racing. Uh So I always take along with me some of the water that, that they've been in or they know, see, and uh I generally go off planet at *** certain place, depending which direction the turtle maybe want to go. Do, do turtles have *** racing peak? Yes, they do. I like to just raise them 11 year and then turn them back in my pond. Do you turn them out to stud or anything like that or put them in *** glue factory. I have *** pond. All this excitement and fast paced action will continue every Thursday at Elmwood Park, August 12 when the grand turtle office will be held. Now, there are *** couple of drawbacks to turtle racing. First of all, you have to watch where you step because you could be stepping on *** contestant. And second of all, you can't time *** turtle race. Because what are you going to use *** calendar? Michael Scott News. Watch seven update?
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Fourth annual Turtle Downs in 1982 saw everything from betting to excited fans for a turtle-y good time
Normally if someone was talking about racing in Omaha, they'd talk about the Aksarben horse races, but that wasn't the only place in town to capture the excitement of racing.UNO's fourth annual Turtle Downs in 1982 was complete with racing forms, betting windows for turtle dollars, fanatical fans, owners, trainers, and more."What I figured, I was going to do this year is keep track of all the winners, and then by the time the fifth Turtle Downs comes, maybe I'll be able to bet and win something," said one of the attendees.See all the turtle-y good fun in the video above!More from the KETV archives:'Happy birthday': Omaha celebrates 150th birthday in 2004 with ginormous cake and KETV's Rob McCartneyOmaha celebrated its 150th birthday in 2004 with a giant 1,350 sq. ft. cake and thousands lining up to grab a slice, including KETV's own Rob McCartney.Doc's babies join parade to honor small town Iowa doctor as he retires in 1989Over 34 years, Dr. K.D. Rodebaugh delivered about every baby in Tabor, Iowa, so in 1989, when he was going to retire, some of the 2,127 babies he'd delivered joined forces to honor Rodebaugh in a parade.

Normally if someone was talking about racing in Omaha, they'd talk about the Aksarben horse races, but that wasn't the only place in town to capture the excitement of racing.

UNO's fourth annual Turtle Downs in 1982 was complete with racing forms, betting windows for turtle dollars, fanatical fans, owners, trainers, and more.

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"What I figured, I was going to do this year is keep track of all the winners, and then by the time the fifth Turtle Downs comes, maybe I'll be able to bet and win something," said one of the attendees.

See all the turtle-y good fun in the video above!

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'Happy birthday': Omaha celebrates 150th birthday in 2004 with ginormous cake and KETV's Rob McCartney

Omaha celebrated its 150th birthday in 2004 with a giant 1,350 sq. ft. cake and thousands lining up to grab a slice, including KETV's own Rob McCartney.

Doc's babies join parade to honor small town Iowa doctor as he retires in 1989

Over 34 years, Dr. K.D. Rodebaugh delivered about every baby in Tabor, Iowa, so in 1989, when he was going to retire, some of the 2,127 babies he'd delivered joined forces to honor Rodebaugh in a parade.