triple crown goals, 5.7.25

i watched the kentucky derby with my dad this past weekend. i’ve never been into horse racing, but after this weekend, i’m hooked. horses are beautiful animals. not only that, i’m in awe of their physical capabilities. running a 1.25 mile course in 2 minutes is absolutely insane. i went down the rabbit hole these past few days of horse racing and i’ve made it a goal of mine to be an owner of a racehorse. i’d like to be an owner of a triple crown winner as grandiose as that seems. i was doing research and i came across two horses i really love. i remember the name big brown when i was growing up, but didn’t pay much mind. he had to be a big deal because if someone like me who didn’t watch horse racing was familiar with him, he had to be doing something right. he almost won the triple crown, but during the belmont stakes, his horseshoe came undone and he didn’t finish. the other horse i came across was i’ll have another. he was going for the triple crown, but didn’t participate in the belmont stakes due to tendonitis. after the preakness stakes, his mantra going into belmont was ‘i’ll have another.’ thats hard. the best part of it all is he is the only horse to win coming out of gate 19 in the kentucky derby.

besides football, horseracing is looking to be my favorite sport.

-ratha, 10:02pm, 5.7.25