Catholic Horses

[BobB1]

CATHOLIC HORSES

One day while he was at the track playing the ponies and all but
losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto the
track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the
4th race. Lo and behold, that horse...a very long shot...won the race.

As the horses began lining up before the next race, Mitch watched with
interest the priest step onto the track. Sure enough, as the horses
for the 5th race came to the starting gate, the priest made a blessing
on the forehead of one of the horses. Mitch made a beeline for a
betting window and placed a small bet on the horse. Even though it
was another long shot, the horse the priest had blessed won the race.

Mitch collected his winnings and anxiously waited to see which horse
the priest would bless for the 6th race. Again the priest blessed a
horse. Mitch bet big on it and the horse won. Mitch was elated. As
the races continued, the priest kept blessing long-shot horses and
each one ended up coming in first.

By and by, Mitch was pulling in some serious money. By the last race,
he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a quick
dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and awaited the priest's
blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.

True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the track for the last
race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the longest shot
of the day. Mitch also observed the priest blessing the eyes, ears,
and hooves. Mitch knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned on
the old nag.

Mitch watched, dumbfounded, as the old nag came in dead last. In a
state of shock, Mitch made his way down to the track area where the
priest was.

Confronting the priest, he demanded, "Father! What happened? All day
long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the last race, the
horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now, thanks to you, I've
lost every cent of my savings. ALL OF IT!"

The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy and then said, "Son, that's
the problem with you Protestants. You can't tell the difference
between a simple blessing and the last rites."

[Niner]

Good one.

[Aughnanure]

Good one.

I'll bet on that.