Bubba, although a devout Southern Baptist, loved to play the horses. One day he was at the track, betting on the ponies and nearly losing his shirt, when he noticed this 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, this horse -- a very long shot -- won the race.
Bubba was most interested to see what the priest did the next race. Sure enough, he watched the priest step out onto the track as the 5th race horses lined up, and place this blessing on the forehead of one of the horses. Bubba made a bee line for the window and placed a small bet on the horse. Again, even though another long shot, the horse the priest had blessed won the race.
Bubba collected his winning and anxiously waited to see which horse the priest bestowed his blessing on for the 6th race. The priest showed, blessed a horse, Bubba bet on it, and it won! He was elated! As the day went on, the priest continued blessing one of the horses, and it always came in first.
Bubba began pulling in some serious money, and by the last race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a quick stop at the ATM, withdrew big money and awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.
True to his pattern, the priest stepped out onto the track before the last race and blessed the forehead, eyes, ears and hooves of one of the horses. Bubba bet every cent, and watched the horse come in dead last. He was dumbfounded.
He made his way to the track and, when he found the priest, he demanded, "What happened, Father? All day you blessed horses and they won. The last race, you blessed a horse and he lost. Now I've lost my savings, thanks to you!!"
The priest nodded wisely and said, "My son, 'tis a sad truth, for certain, that you Protestants can't tell the difference between a simple blessing and the Last Rites."