"Big Red" poem written by Blood Horse editor, you gotta read it! Commit if you want:)
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"Big Red" poem written by Blood Horse editor, you gotta read it! Commit if you want:)
This poem almost made me get all emotinal, no joke. It's written by Joseph Alvie Estes, well- known editor of The Blood Horse, was first published in that magazine October 23, 1937. It is entitled, "Big Red."
The days are long at Belmont.
Speed they never learn.
And it's many a day since Man o' War
Has looped the upper turn.
The guineas stopped their rubbing,
The rider dropped his tack
When the word went round that Man o' War
Was coming on the track.
The crowd was hoarse with cheering
At ancient Pimlico
The day he won the Preakness-
But that was long ago.
The dust is deep at Windsor,
The good old days are gone.
And many a horse is forgotten,
But they still remember one.
For he was a fiery phantom
To that multitudinous throng-
Would you wait for another one like him?
Be patient: years are long.
For here was a horse among horses,
Cast in a Titan's mold,
And the slant October sunlight
Gilded the living gold.
He was marked with the god's own giving
And winged in every part;
The look of eagles was in his eye
And Hastings' wrath in his heart.
Young Equipoise had power
To rouse the crowded stand,
And there was magic in the name
Of Greentree's Twenty Grand.
And Sarazen has sprinted,
And Gallant Fox has stayed,
And Discovery has glittered
In the wake of Cavalcade.
We watch the heroes parading,
We wait, and our eyes are dim,
But we never discover another
Like him.
A foal is born at midnight
And in the frosty morn
The horseman eyes him fondly
And a secret hope is born.
But breathe it not, nor whisper,
For fear of a neighbor's scorn:
He's a chestnut colt, and he's got a star-
He may be another Man o' War.
Nay, say it aloud--be shameless.
Dream and hope and yearn,
For there's never a man among you
But waits for his return.
The days are long at Belmont.
Speed they never learn.
And it's many a day since Man o' War
Has looped the upper turn.
The guineas stopped their rubbing,
The rider dropped his tack
When the word went round that Man o' War
Was coming on the track.
The crowd was hoarse with cheering
At ancient Pimlico
The day he won the Preakness-
But that was long ago.
The dust is deep at Windsor,
The good old days are gone.
And many a horse is forgotten,
But they still remember one.
For he was a fiery phantom
To that multitudinous throng-
Would you wait for another one like him?
Be patient: years are long.
For here was a horse among horses,
Cast in a Titan's mold,
And the slant October sunlight
Gilded the living gold.
He was marked with the god's own giving
And winged in every part;
The look of eagles was in his eye
And Hastings' wrath in his heart.
Young Equipoise had power
To rouse the crowded stand,
And there was magic in the name
Of Greentree's Twenty Grand.
And Sarazen has sprinted,
And Gallant Fox has stayed,
And Discovery has glittered
In the wake of Cavalcade.
We watch the heroes parading,
We wait, and our eyes are dim,
But we never discover another
Like him.
A foal is born at midnight
And in the frosty morn
The horseman eyes him fondly
And a secret hope is born.
But breathe it not, nor whisper,
For fear of a neighbor's scorn:
He's a chestnut colt, and he's got a star-
He may be another Man o' War.
Nay, say it aloud--be shameless.
Dream and hope and yearn,
For there's never a man among you
But waits for his return.
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Re: "Big Red" poem written by Blood Horse editor, you gotta read it! Commit if you want:)
WOW is all I have to say... that is amazing....
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Re: "Big Red" poem written by Blood Horse editor, you gotta read it! Commit if you want:)
Yeah I thought it was to and thank's for comitting I love Man O' War he my favrite beasides Kricsem who's my favrite race mare of all time I was looking for pictures when I found the poem and thought it was the best one written about him so far.
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Well I don't watch race horses that much, but I like the poem.
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Re: "Big Red" poem written by Blood Horse editor, you gotta read it! Commit if you want:)
That's ok I dont ather but I try to watch the Triple crown races evrey year. I saw the preakness but not the Belmont I check up on ESPN evrey week to read the latest new's for horse racing. I love the poem though it's very good I'm looking for more of the writer's work.
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Personaly Iike the one you have right now a lot But I know this one is not short but I like this one Able Promise.
Here is a poem for Phar Lap
Pharlap
A Pom's Tribute
He ran for a country struck down by depression
adored by his people, a national possession
When ‘The Red’ hit the front their despair would subside
replaced by a feeling of wonder and pride;
for not just a Horse this blaze of red light
but inspiring and lifting, a reason to fight
With the contempt of a champion, he toyed with his field
when burdened with lead this horse would not yield
and after his ‘Cup’ grown men were seen crying,
Sixteen months later their hero lay dying
though not before travelling to far away lands
for the world to run with him, the history still stands
of how Pharlap destroyed them with a breathtaking run
and the world stood in awe of Australia’s great son
Oh that final bold surge on the Mexican sand
he vanquished great horses from many a strange land
With might and guns blazing he defied all the odds
and now up above us he runs for the Gods
Henry Birtles wrote this one I love his poems about horse racing-
Here is a poem for Phar Lap
Pharlap
A Pom's Tribute
He ran for a country struck down by depression
adored by his people, a national possession
When ‘The Red’ hit the front their despair would subside
replaced by a feeling of wonder and pride;
for not just a Horse this blaze of red light
but inspiring and lifting, a reason to fight
With the contempt of a champion, he toyed with his field
when burdened with lead this horse would not yield
and after his ‘Cup’ grown men were seen crying,
Sixteen months later their hero lay dying
though not before travelling to far away lands
for the world to run with him, the history still stands
of how Pharlap destroyed them with a breathtaking run
and the world stood in awe of Australia’s great son
Oh that final bold surge on the Mexican sand
he vanquished great horses from many a strange land
With might and guns blazing he defied all the odds
and now up above us he runs for the Gods
Henry Birtles wrote this one I love his poems about horse racing-
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