What A Pleasure!

One of the most famous colts to ever run was a colt named Foolish Pleasure. He is a famous racehorse because of his records and honors, his grit and determination, and for his match race against Ruffian. During his 2 year old season, Foolish Pleasure was undefeated. This landed him the honor of being the undefeated 2 year old champion of 1974. When he turned 3, Foolish Pleasure was being aimed to run in the Kentucky Derby. His win in the Derby triggered a chain reaction to several events. 

People could say that Foolish Pleasure wasn't famous because of his loss in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes (which lost him the Triple Crown).  They could state that since two different horses won the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, Foolish Pleasure wasn't a great horse. He was the standard mediocre horse. I think that Foolish Pleasure is a great horse because he was undefeated in his 2 year old season. He was also great because every time he ran, he gave it his all. Foolish Pleasure showed grit, determination, and the heart to always try his best. He reminds me of Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit had that grit and heart. These two horses were both bay, male and sort of like the redneck horses of racing. They always tried their best and were always relaxed when they raced. 

Foolish Pleasure was best known for his match race against Ruffian. It didn't start out as a match race. Originally the plan was to have Foolish Pleasure (Derby winner), Avatar (Belmont Stakes) and Master Derby (Preakness Stakes) race against each other to see who the best of the three horses. Except by the time this idea came through, Avatar was on his way back to California. The racing association paid the owners of Master Derby $50,000 dollars to withdraw. This became the match race of 1975. Foolish Pleasure would be running against a filly named Ruffian. Ruffian has never lost a race. This race ended in tragedy. Ruffian broke down. When both the jockeys heard the snap of her leg, Ruffian's jockey was frantically trying to pull her up. If Foolish Pleasure's jockey pulled him up to help, he wouldn't receive the purse. Foolish Pleasure continued around the track alone. He won the race, but a tragedy occurred. It wasn't much of a competition. Foolish Pleasure was remembered through his wins and his Derby win. He was also associated with racing's greatest tragedy. Foolish Pleasure was a great horse who had made an impression on racing history.