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04-30-2020, 10:51 AM
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A neat story and basically why Patty is a freaking thoroughbred savant and lover. Her family of 6 Irish Catholic kids, she's the oldest, took a trip to Cincinnati in the early 50's to visit relatives and she talked her dad into taking a side trip to Kentucky on their way back to Binghamton, NY. They stopped at Calumet, for some reason, on a beautiful sunny day and along fence lines as horses ran in the field a number of them came over to the kids holding handfuls of grass in their hands. One horse was much bigger and more beautiful than all the rest but seemed to be ignored by the young Foley kids. Patty saw him and walked over to feed him with a big clump of grass feeding him and rubbing his nose. She didn't stay too long since Jack, their dad was hollering at them from the car window "Let's go we gotta get back home, get in the car!" She very reluctantly walked to the car looking back at the beautiful specimen that gave her goosebumps and filled her face with a smile. He was shaking his head and neck around as if to say and talking to her, as most horses do in they want something, "hey cute little girl where ya going so soon, c'mon back, stay here, don't you know who I am? I'm Citation! She tells this special adventure often to those who have never heard before and some that have. Each time it's a little different so I took a little "poetic" license adding my interpretation as to how it makes me feel every time I hear it and see her smiling face like it had just happened yesterday.
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The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears – Arabian Proverb Last edited by DonGuido : 04-30-2020 at 01:26 PM. 
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04-30-2020, 12:10 PM
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A Whirlwind Wager
THE 'COLORADO KITTEN' IS NOW ENTERED WITH WHIRLAWAY
 SYNONYMOUS WITH HER MIND & PERSONALITY  A WHIRLWIND ON ANY GIVEN DAY! 
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04-30-2020, 09:05 PM
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First, here are two VERY good documentaries when Thoroughbreds were really true race horses:
Citation – who was freaking phenomenal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1803k520Mi0&t=9s Whirlaway was amazing, brat that he was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50pQR3AYv8 Second, TC winners prior to Secretariat ran such different conditions and careers I'm not sure how to estimate the older horses versus post 1973. That means iron versus aluminum shoes, training strategies, number of races run at two and three, lots of things. Older horses were RACED, not babied, not like today where they are raced maybe seven times a year, then of course retired at the end of their three year old lives. Older horses were sometimes raced with one week's rest and still won! Citation ran 29 times as a two year old! He won 19 from 20 races as a three year old! Third, how is the program for the virtual race written. Is there really a random program? Or is it based on their 2 and 3 year old races and applied to the outcome? How could that be, since older horses ran more races prior to the KY Derby than post 1973? Maybe I'm way off base as I have not looked at all the horses' careers. It's just my perception that the older horses were tested, tried and true, more than post 1973. That being said, because he's my Thoroughbred hero and sparked my love of horse racing, I want Secretariat to win. I have to admit his Preakness was my favorite, the way he passed all those horses in the first turn as if they were just jogging and he was steam rolling along. Yet, I would be extremely happy if Citation won. Talk about a tremendous machine! Wow! Watch that video link. What a story, both human and equine. Got to give a lot of respect to both for Citation and his connections.
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05-03-2020, 11:25 AM
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I was disappointed in the elongated program focusing pretty much on American Pharoah's Derby. I mean we love AP but . . . ? The virtual Derby race was also disappointing and way too predictable, of course they had to make Secretariat win. I was hoping we'd see each Triple Crown winner's Derby race. They had plenty of time to do that. Not well done NBC, if you ask me.
Too much time spent with Bailey and what's his name, you know what's his name, who cares? After being so disappointed by that telecast, I was lifted up at the end of racing at seeing the wonderful Trail's End tribute to all at Oaklawn. Never seeing that before of being aware of it, I was emotionally moved by the calmness (almost reverence) of the horses lined up in a row. And at these times, meaning even a little more. One of the better things of seen in any sport in a very long time. WELL DONE Oaklawn park for the entire meet. And in reality I'm sure we'll all be very happy not to have to play Oaklawn again for quite awhile. Be SAFE everyone and take care of yourself and loved ones!!! 
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The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears – Arabian Proverb
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05-03-2020, 11:40 AM
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I second that Emotion
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“ I was lifted up at the end of racing at seeing the wonderful Trail's End tribute to all at Oaklawn. Never seeing that before of being aware of it, I was emotionally moved by the calmness (almost reverence) of the horses lined up in a row. And at these times, meaning even a little more. One of the better things of seen in any sport in a very long time. “ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- INSPIRING TO KNOW THAT OTHERS WERE AFFECTED AS MUCH AS I WAS I HAD TEARS FALLING AS I WATCHED THAT TRIBUTE ....... WITH VARIOUS EMOTIONS WASHING OVER ME HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE AT LEAST NOT WITH HORSES!!! They said they do that at the end of the last race of the end of the season every year but this was the first I’ve ever seen anything like it I feel blessed to have witnessed it 
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