Smarty

by Ralph Galeano

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     We cheered when Smarty pulled away from the pack and then watched in despair as he was overtaken in the stretch and lost the Belmont by a length to a long shot. 

He ran out of steam with a few scant yards left to the wire.  The chestnut colt was pressured from the gate and gave all he had as America watched with great anticipation for a new Triple Crown Champion.

     We needed a boost to our sagging spirits and Smarty paid off at a time when we were tired of casualties in Iraq and the unimaginable atrocities of a few sadistic soldiers in a far away prison camp.  We rooted for Smarty to win another race and remind us of the spirit of America.

 

A tribute to a gallant race horse and all the other horses that are part of our lives.

 

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