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Originally Posted by Sightseek
BRAVO! BRAVO!
At the risk of sounding like a big dork, that brought tears to my eyes. Inspiration can spring anywhere...
Thanks again for another lovely piece of writing.
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Me too
Anybody that's spent time with me at the racetrack knows I get emotional at times (as 'Seek can attest to) and other than Smarty Jones the following year I don't think I've ever gotten more excited in ANY race than when the "gutsy gelding" hit the front (even though I had selected Peace Rules.)
Great article, Steve.
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Originally Posted by ninetoone
Great write up Steve. I went back & watched a replay of the Derby on youtube. What an overlay FC was that day. People wrote him off after losing by only a half length to Empire Maker in the Wood...big mistake.
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I gotta give Ray Kerrison from the New York Post a lot of credit, he was behind this horse for a long time and I'll never forget Derby Day the back page of the Post was a huge picture of FC with a caption something like "don't forget about the NYB" and I got back on him for my backup selection because of that.