7/21 (SAR): Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Willard Straight S.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.

Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons

I was going to say something similar, I know he was a big race fan.

[pucknut]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons

cotton fitzsimmons sounds like more fun to party with than willard staight