There are champions and there are others, and sometimes the others are the ones I love the most.
Somedays I'll have so many workout notifications to look at and i'll skim the "good" horses but pause on the claimers, on my favorite claimers, cause they're the ones who are constant reminders... they're the heart and soul of racing.
Khyber Pass wouldn't be considered a "good" horse by most. I doubt he had a lot of fans, doubt a lot of people followed him.
He didn't win much.
When he ran he had that spark though.... a little claimer with the determination of a champion. He radiated heart and he tried so hard every time..... every time.
Someone on another forum watched as he died at Fairplex, while or after being unsaddled. Okay that was hard to even write those words.
Maybe there's somewhere when he and Go Bye Bye, Capecloakanddagger, Ride and Shine and All the Boys are winning races now and free of pain.
Rest in peace, special boy. You were loved and I will never forget you.
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