Trivia - turf horses

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep. I would have bet the house no one was getting that one not named Kiri's or Rollo.

Diplomatic Jet was 7 for 13 over the Belmont turf with his 3 Grade 1 wins coming at 29/1 odds (By 4 lengths in the Manhatten) 11/1 odds (By 2 lengths in the Man O' War) and he also paid $13.40 when he won the Turf Classic. Not to mention a win at 6/1 in the Knickerbocker and that 12 lengths score in the Pilgram at age 2.

he's my all time favorite turf horse.

Was running right when I started watching racing, and on a family trip to Florida when I was 15, my mom and I rented a truck and drove to Ocala, FL to see the pretty horses. I remember we went to Double Diamond and saw a son of Personal Ensign (Proud Truth or something like that).. and then we went to Fred Hoopers farm and Diplomatic Jet was there... I was like freaking out cause I love that horse..

They let me to in his paddock and hold him on a lead rope.. he was quite a handful (not in a sumitis type of way though).

Good memories.. I'm sure my Mommy has pictures somewhere.

Ironically, I now live in the hell hole called Slowcala, and my house isnt too far from Hoopers old farm!