Comparing different races and trips on different tracks and surfaces over a half century a part does not a fair nor accurate conclusion draw. And Flightline, while indeed gifted and exciting to watch, is 5 and 0 at present.
Secretariat and some others before/after are a different breed given the frequency, speed and success with which rhey could run. But every once in a while, there are freakshow horses that you just know when you see them. Flightline is one, Arrogate another within more recent years.
This article doesn’t compute with my understanding of aneurysms. He had symptoms bad enough to warrant a hospital visit 5 months ago, yet still walks among us with no treatment?
The breastpump and ever more liberal maternity leaves completely negate her baseless argument. Did the male Secretary of Transportation not just get months off to adopt while our supply chain collapsed?
I did not think nor say Rock’s joke was funny rather that the relative class and humor of the past is lost. Will seemed to though judging from initial reaction.
See post #90 as to the source. Pondering if the other stuff was part of the reason Rock was an acceptable (by Smith and some Hollywood elites) recipient of somewhat misdirected rage.
Bless them all. From a longline of servicemen myself from WW1 through Vietnam. You’d be hardpressed to find an actor who had not served in the 40s-60s. There was a strong sense of duty and patriotism then that is lacking in large part today.
I think that would qualify under the “used to be funny” days. There’s long been no good humor in Hollywood. While good taste would veer anyone from health related jokes in any age, Chris’ joke was more lame than nasty and even Smith initially laughed. Tyrus from Gutfeld has given the best recap and analysis of this incident: This stems from problems within Will and his “marriage,” not the joke itself. Whatever the reason though, Smith was out-of-line in how it was handled and the Academy not much better.