{"id":6159,"date":"2008-06-13T04:16:06","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T04:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6159"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=6159","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Marathoner Still Going Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I still love to run.\u00a0\u00a0 I imagine I always will.\u00a0\u00a0 I am only allowed to officially race seven more times.\u00a0 But Bonus said\u00a0he’s been contacted about me running\u00a0a few exhibitions\u00a0against humans, camels, monster trucks, Hell’s Angels\u00a0and maybe Zippy Chippy.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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I still remember all my races very well.\u00a0 Each was unique.\u00a0 My first was only six furlongs.\u00a0 I was just getting warmed up when it was over.\u00a0 That would be my last sprint ever.<\/DIV>
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When I was young I ran in all the big races.\u00a0 Breeders Bowl Turf, Coalminer’s Cup, Sand Castle Turf, Ark and Equinics.\u00a0 I won the Grade II Pan Americana and hit the board\u00a0at times\u00a0in other graded events.<\/DIV>
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Once I won a race by twenty three lengths.\u00a0 It was so weird!\u00a0 Nobody in sight and no hoof beats.\u00a0 Then there were my two dirt races.\u00a0 Interesting but really not my thing.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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I faced all the big names.\u00a0 Beat\u00a0a lot\u00a0of ’em at least once.\u00a0 Remember Ebro, Dante and Russ?\u00a0 I raced each of them many times.\u00a0 Those short named guys sure could run!<\/DIV>
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Yes indeed, I faced the very best!\u00a0 Allied Assault was a nice guy.\u00a0 Never could beat him, though.\u00a0 Bristol Rovers was a beast.\u00a0 The boss’s colt, Sunken Treasure, was fast.\u00a0 I even got to race against Stormy Prospector once.\u00a0 How about that!<\/DIV>
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Sarah’s Blues was a\u00a0hot filly.\u00a0 I REALLY liked her.\u00a0 Kayla’s Missile, too.\u00a0 Sal’s a Thief\u00a0was a punk.\u00a0 But he could really run.\u00a0 Paper St. Soap Co. was probably my favorite opponent.\u00a0 We faced off a few times and he was\u00a0very much\u00a0a class act.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Plum Elrod and Evil Yes Evil were very serious,\u00a0nose to the grindstone types.\u00a0\u00a0Gave no quarter and asked none.\u00a0 Sunnybank Memorial was hilarious!\u00a0 Memo and I used to joke about being the two best looking horses with the two ugliest owners!\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Majestic Water and Delaware River were quiet.\u00a0 Never heard a peep out of either.\u00a0 Maybe ’cause they were both all wet.<\/DIV>
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Before I retire, I’ll be\u00a0touring So Cal, No Cal, W Va and Tennessee.\u00a0 That drunk, Jocko Maloney, will get the mount at the Appy Spa.\u00a0 I hope he doesn’t fall off like RBokie almost did once.\u00a0 Speaking of…my final race will be in Nashville with my bud Ryan.\u00a0 We’ve gotten together for the holidays the last six years.\u00a0 And that’s how I want to go out.\u00a0 Winning, hopefully, at my favorite track with my favorite rider.<\/DIV>
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In the meantime, next up for me is the\u00a0fifteenth in So Cal this Saturday.\u00a0 That lame odds maker has me second choice at 6-5.\u00a0 But listen up.\u00a0 I’m kicking butt Saturday.\u00a0 That 4-5 chalk couldn’t beat me if his life depended on it.\u00a0 Trust me, folks, I am LOCK CITY!\u00a0 Mortgage the house!<\/DIV>
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Stop by and see me in the winners circle.\u00a0 Bring your camera.\u00a0 And bring carrots, please!<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reminiscing With a SIM Legend, Bob The Cob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}