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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
That's great about Bill Nack-- I always thought if they were going to do a movie about her they would need a major character outside her inner circle for the audience to identify with. Glad to hear they picked up on my psychic vibes... 
A lot of the volunteers at the Central Park Zoo (where I work) remember her very well-- might be because she was a New York horse, I don't know, but they remember the match race. One of them started to cry just talking to me about it. So some people outside racing remember her. I hope they tune in to see the movie!
It is a great name for a race horse; I agree. |
Ruffian was bigger than life, I grew up in California and let me tell you her races were covered prominently in the sports pages out here, and in fact her death made the headline, and I'm talking in big black print. Ruffian was a VERY much loved horse, even the Surgical Hospital where my mare was having surgery has a big framed painting of her in the Waiting Room with a very moving tribute to her, and this is 30 plus years later.!