Headlines: December 22
– Graves: Rider change no surprise (TU)
– Smarty: Person Who Mattered, 2004 (Time)
– Ireland faces industry meltdown (Guar.)
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Ghostzapper Who?
“But no hero, no champion, nothing could make us happily forget everything ugly and awful in the world like Smarty Jones, a rambunctious little chestnut colt from that non-hotbed of thoroughbred breeding, Philadelphia, who captured the imagination of non-racing fans like no horse since the three Triple Crown winners of the ’70s, and maybe like none since the first and greatest of those, Secretariat.” (Salon)
A Safe Prediction
Bill Finley looks ahead: “At this writing, there are 148 days, three hours and 18 minutes until the running of the 131st Kentucky Derby, but it’s not too early to get excited. I can’t tell you who is going to win, but I can tell you, even this early, that it’s likely to be an outstanding horse.” (ESPN)
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