Sunday, May 20, 2012

Dean Jackson's Facebook profile 

Racing to immortality? set to "Take" his place?

 

Baltimore, Md. - I accidentally watched. I was visiting family flipped on the Preakness broadcast.  I'm glad she did .

I'm not a horse racing fan. I don't know much. I don't have enough interest, let alone enough money to even care.

The sport of kings, basically requires a fortune of a professional athlete or at least third-world dictator.
Two weeks ago as I prepared my Saturday morning sportscast I never thought to even include the Kentucky Derby. It wasn't until before noon, when I realize was the first Saturday in May.
Of course, that's one of those universal that everyone knows. Just as the first Tuesday in November is election day.

No body called. I got no emails. I don't know that anyone cares.

Here's the bottom-line. We have chance to witness a Triple Crown. Something that's only happened 11 times. Only 32 horses have even come close.

After hanging back for more than three-quarters of the race, I'll Have Another, stepped out to the right and matched Bodiemeister stride-for-stride down the homestretch to edge the would-be champ for the second straight week. Like a highlight of the race two weeks before at Churchill Downs, I'll Take Another erased Bodemeister's six-length lead.

The stunning thing, you never doubted. Like he belonged their, I'll Have Another said, this is my race. Let me take out a bright red-sharpie and signed his name on the deed of ownership.

Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed... I'll Take Another?


And all of a sudden, we are interested in racing again.