Catholic Horses.

A punter was at the horse races playing

the ponies and all but losing his shirt.
He noticed a Priest step 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..

Next race, as the horses lined up, the Priest stepped onto

the track. Sure enough, he blessed one of the horses.

The punter made a beeline for a betting window and placed

a small bet on the horse. Again, even though it was another

long shot, the horse won the race.

He collected his winnings, and anxiously waited

to see which horse the Priest would bless next.

He bet big on it, and it won. As the races continued

the Priest kept blessing long shots, and each one

ended up winning.

The punter was elated. He made a quick dash to the

ATM, withdrew all his savings, and awaited for 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.

This time the priest blessed the eyes, ears, and hooves

of the old nag. The punter knew he had a winner and

bet every cent he owned on the old nag.

He watched dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead

last. In a state of shock, he went to the track area where

the Priest was.

Confronting Him, 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!’.

The Priest nodded wisely and with sympathy.

Son,’ he said, ‘that’s the problem with you Protestants, you

can’t tell the difference between a simple blessing and last rites.’ 🙂 🙂