My favorite part is when John's boys give him a backwards toss, and he just kinda lands funny, then a quick cut to Barack pointing/laughing. That busted my gut.
I have been a long time fan of Zippy Chippy, but he decided to retire at the top of his game after losing a straight 100 races and being banned from several tracks (one of them due to refusing to leave the starting gate).
Kudos to Bob for mentioning Zippy Chippy. He's a bit of a local hero in Western NY!
As for the Japanese and how they treat most old racehorses, we should remember what happened to 1986 Kenticky Derby Champion "Ferdinand" who was sold to Japan for stud in 1994. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_%28horse%29
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That is very well done.
Gotta love the "I would tap that" line.
But on the other extreme - if someone is a record winner like Ken Jennings - they will root for it to keep growing.
That's beautiful story
As for the Japanese and how they treat most old racehorses, we should remember what happened to 1986 Kenticky Derby Champion "Ferdinand" who was sold to Japan for stud in 1994.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_%28horse%29