Anytime I handicap and see a horse who consistently underperforms or lands at the back of the field, I imagine them as the horse equivalent of the trope “I don’t want to play sports, I just want to DANCE!”
Hope his next vocation will be better suited for him!
We call that a hunter. He seems promising.
Chip confirmed! He’s definitely 4, and raced (abysmally) twice in 2022. I reached out to people previously connected with him hoping for any info, but won’t hold my breath.
Any good name ideas based off his JC name? He’s a handsome guy, and I can’t wait to see what he looks like after a little time with you.
I wonder where he’s been for almost 2 years?
Could you share his JC name???
Aw I was going to joke that maybe he had lapped them and was actually first but apparently not. lol
He’s absolutely gorgeous and looks like a sweet baby; he’s elegant.
Sadly, no. 
It’s a fine name, quite nice considering, just doesn’t inspire a barn name.
@jvanrens I think the best we can hope is he was loitering in someone’s field… 
@NaturallyHappy my first instinct is to hold off on putting his registered name on this thread, because I really haven’t decided what my plan is for him yet.
looking at that race photo I wonder if he was the “pretty horse bet” for people who have zero pick skill and pick the one with the pretty tail
I was wondering the same thing: Where has he been for 2 years?
He is very fancy and seems so sweet. Can’t wait to see updates!
Love him! Congratulations. Glad he has a good home.
Oh, what a handsome bugger! You at least have to tell us what bloodlines gave us that color and that chrome. 
What about Reggie aka Registered but who cares lol
Hey, now! No mocking. That’s how I bet on racehorses.
Which explains why the only time I’ve ever earned money at the track (not counting my MRH earnings) was because I thought I was betting on a horse in the fifth race at Churchill Downs and it turned out to be the same-numbered horse in the sixth race instead that came in second. 
The chrome definitely came from his sire, Sway Away. He’s by a Speightstown mare who has Broad Brush and Deputy Minister on bottom. He’s got two full older siblings it seems, one unraced and one had limited success as a claimer.
Whatever genetic thing causes flaxen hasn’t yet been identified by science, so that was just luck of the draw I guess! His dam is red, but just the generic variety. From the limited reading I have done, Speightstown is known for producing excellent temperaments and so far I think he inherited that as well.
It has been a long time since I was at a track but I will say that seeing a well kept horse made a better overall impression and may have tipped a bet that way a time or two
Sorry! I was making fun of myself because betting on pretty horses was the only way I operated at the track, lol!
A friend told me once that he never bet on the actual horse in a race—he bet on the jockey, on the theory that the best-known jockeys would be piloting the horses with the best chances to win. It certainly made more sense than my “Oh, look! A blood bay!” method of betting!
agree. When Gary Stevens was at Longacres, it was a default bet
When we used to go to the track, once in a while, I always bet on the horse’s name! Sometimes, if I knew a certain driver was usually in the winner’s circle, I would go with the driver! But if the horse had a name I liked, that was my pick.
When I go to the track, I always pick one for myself based on a combination of nonsensical factors and then place a bet on the long shot. When I was a kid, my dad took me to the track for my birthday once or twice, just the two of us and my Mom gave us instructions to $2 on the long shot in every race.
The only time I didn’t do this, in her memory…Rich Strike won the Derby. 
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