“Who is it laughs at years that flow? Who is it always gets the dough? Whose only creed is go and go? Exterminator.” The above verse, part of a short poem titled “Old Bones,” was affectionately written by Guy McGee and published in the Daily Racing Form on June 22, 1922. Through the years, relatively few racehorses have inspired people to publish poetry in their honor, but then again, few horses have ever sparked the imagination of racing fans quite like Old Bones, the legendary Exterminator.
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Arthur’s Ride Beats Top Older Horses, Rolls to Whitney Stakes Victory
In his first stakes appearance, Arthur's Ride handled the class jump with ease and dominated the $1 million Grade 1 Whitney Stakes in front-running fasshion Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
Adare Manor Repeats in Clement Hirsch Stakes, Punches Ticket to Breeders’ Cup Distaff
In every one of Adare Manor 's nine previous wins, she either set or prompted the pace, but in the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes presented by Oak Tree Racing Association Aug. 3 at Del Mar, she proved she doesn't require everything to go her own way.
Racing Hall of Fame Welcomes Justify, Gun Runner, Jockey Rosario in 2024 Class
Two of the most noteworthy horses in recent memory were honored at this year’s National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held Aug. 2 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
