1-It really was! And Mike, if you're reading this, thank you. Invitations to join fans - even in the civilized circumstances that evening (a first-rate restaurant in Del Mar) - give every jockey the anticipatory creeps, because so many racing fans get out of line. [Continued]
Mike Smith was kind enough to join us at our table in a restaurant in 2008, which thrilled my wife. He mentioned how avidly he was looking forward to his next day's ride on Zenyatta.
The next day, the Zenyatta legend was born. She went from last to first, exactly in the way we witnessed yesterday.
But as good as she looked to Mike that evening & as amazing as she looked to us the next day, it was impossible to foresee that she would be the first filly to win the Classic.
2-At any rate, his humility that evening was heart-warming. What a pleasant experience it was for both myself and my wife, who had backed him in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, because MS that day was riding a son of Holy Bull (Giacomo, the winner). [Continued]
3-It's such a shame that this sort of experience in the racing world is such a radical anomaly. MS is one of the few people in it who understand that they are sport's ambassadors, and conduct themselves flawlessly in that regard. [End]
1-It really was! And Mike, if you're reading this, thank you. Invitations to join fans - even in the civilized circumstances that evening (a first-rate restaurant in Del Mar) - give every jockey the anticipatory creeps, because so many racing fans get out of line. [Continued]
7855waldo 2 years ago
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Nice camera work
530dave 2 years ago
nice video...made me laugh!
irarazon 2 years ago
Mike Smith was kind enough to join us at our table in a restaurant in 2008, which thrilled my wife. He mentioned how avidly he was looking forward to his next day's ride on Zenyatta.
The next day, the Zenyatta legend was born. She went from last to first, exactly in the way we witnessed yesterday.
But as good as she looked to Mike that evening & as amazing as she looked to us the next day, it was impossible to foresee that she would be the first filly to win the Classic.
7855waldo 2 years ago
Must have been a real honor to have Mike Smith join you!! Awesome!
ilovevsboy25 2 years ago
2-At any rate, his humility that evening was heart-warming. What a pleasant experience it was for both myself and my wife, who had backed him in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, because MS that day was riding a son of Holy Bull (Giacomo, the winner). [Continued]
7855waldo 2 years ago
3-It's such a shame that this sort of experience in the racing world is such a radical anomaly. MS is one of the few people in it who understand that they are sport's ambassadors, and conduct themselves flawlessly in that regard. [End]
7855waldo 2 years ago