The Glass Half-Full Award
 

A lot of us are saying things like 'well on the bright side, it's better that they withdrew him now instead of the entire country watching something bad happen on the track.' Others take the glass half-full thing to a whole new level.

I nominate @Steve_Byk for this gem: ;)

well, he's got a point. i'd have thought more than two other horses would have those stats..and that's a long time ago.
better he join those two in that stat, than be compared to majestic prince.

I have great respect for Stevie, of course, but I'd imagine he wouldn't mind if I disagreed and nominated another beloved gentleman for this fine award of yours.

My choice would be Lava Man for being one of the most joyful parts of the whole TC season.

How could anyone watch him leading out I'll Have Another and not get a kick out of it? Not smile?

He is the Yang to I'll Have Anothers Yin in terms of showing the non-racing fan, easily persueded New York Times reading public that see??? We DO take care of them.

He is the quintessential racehorse, the blue collar hero (oh come on don't get mad at me for using that word), the peoples champion and proof that any claimer can achieve a degree of greatness.

He is the poster child for 2nd careers for thoroughbreds and just well the perfect ambassador for the sport.

He is a treasure.

Since nothing can balance out the disappointment of the day I'm searching for positives and he's my favorite one.

I'm hoping (assuming) that if IHA leads the Belmont post parade tomorrow, that Lava Man will still come out with him.

He will. One of my favorite parts of this TC season has been getting to see Lava Man in his new role. Still looks amazing. I'm glad he gets rounds of applause from the grandstand just for being there.

I'm so sick of hearing about god.damn Lava Man.

They tricked you.....it was a lava man look alike.

I agree. :)

Okay, here's another glass half-full: though I'm incredibly bummed about IHA's scratch (my stepbrother even called as soon as he heard, concerned about how I was handling the news!), I hated the horse's name. Or rather, I hated the thought of a horse named "I'll Have Another" joining a list of elegantly named Triple Crown winners (with the possible exception of Sir Barton. It's hard for anything with the syllable "bart" in it to sound elegant). So there's that.

Yeah that did occur to me, although I was trying to enjoy the idea that people remembered the name easily since it was fun. Celebrities all picked him because they enjoyed it. It was something the general public got a kick out of. It wasn't particularly elegant though, you're right. Not gonna lie, a little relieved that the name Bodemeister isn't gonna be on that list either. Sounds like a frat nickname.

In defense of Sir Barton. The "Sir" is in there, plus Bart sounds like Bard as in Shakespeare.

"Bart" rhymes with "fart." Heh. Because, deep down, I am a 9-year-old.

My husband says Whirlaway sounds like an amusement park ride. I told him it was still a good name, shut up. (But yeah, it does.)

Agree about Bodemeister, though I really like the horse.

I never thought that "Seattle Slew" was an elegant name. :o

Maybe it sounds more elegant to those of us who first knew of him as a Triple Crown winner. ;)

Per NBC I'll Have Another is not leading the post parade after all. That was a tentative plan. I believe they said he'll be in the winner's circle before another race and they'll acknowledge him then. I did wonder about how confused he and Lava Man would be doing the post parade part without the race. Although I dunno that they'd ask Lava Man to do it on his own, he could always lead the post parade.