Presious Passion

My husband, Stephen, and I follow horse racing and often have several favorite horses we like to follow. I wanted to tell you about the horse, Presious Passion. The 6 year old, chestnut gelding is woman owned and trained (I suspect named by a woman as well :-). His typical running style is to lead the pack at a blistering pace. His jockey is instructed not to fight Presious Passion, but to let him do his thing.

Generally, horses with this suicidal running style tire by the end of the race and are passed by other horses before crossing the wire. "[horses] that run with the same reckless abandon and gusto on the front end are no-hope pacesetters who usually barely make it to the finish line". Presious Passion is described as "he runs as if he's being chased by demons. He can open 10, 15, or 20 lengths on you and rip off dazzling fractions, and even if you catch up to him, good luck getting by him. Remember Michael Meyers from "Halloween?" Every time you think he's dead, there is he coming at you again."

Here is a clip of Presious Passion shattering the course record for 1 3/8 miles at Monmouth Park in the $750,000 United Nations Stakes (Grade 1). Presious Passion is #7, but you can't miss him. He is the one in front. Hilarious!