Eep! Yeah, you're right about Ruffian's handicap (cripes, she'd have been carrying two or three jockies if she'd had 220 on her). I'm old, so I remember that race. I was a kid and I was all fired up for the match race (even had a Breyer's horse model that I was carrying around which I'd made silks for to match Ruffian's) and had a bet going with my Dad (he picked Foolish Pleasure, of course). We both started crying when she faltered. It was awful.
I still think she would have won. She was pulling away. :-(
Anyway, I came across this very interesting article from an online issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Dates back to 2004 but it's very timely and really something to think about.
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Date: 2006-05-22 05:43 am (UTC)I still think she would have won. She was pulling away. :-(
Anyway, I came across this very interesting article from an online issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Dates back to 2004 but it's very timely and really something to think about.