Wise Choice

Churchill Down's Firecracker Handicap was won by a super large chestnut gelding named Wise Dan. He reminds me of the Preakness Stakes winner, Shackleford, and the Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom. Shackleford because Wise Dan is huge and chestnut, too, and Animal Kingdom because of Wise Dan's debut win. Animal Kingdom won his first race on dirt, and Wise Dan won his first race on turf.
   Before the race was run, me and Kaitlyn picked out which horse we thought would win. I went with the 7th place finisher, General Quarters. Normally General does good in his races, and he ran in the 2009 Kentucky Derby so he's a horse that I recognize. That's why I chose him. Kaitlyn, though, went with Wise Dan. She has a weakness for large chestnut horses, I think. ;)
   I wanted Wise Dan to place second. Close enough, right?

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY!!! :)