friend of my wintered his race horse at a training center in Metamora Michigan in the mid 1990’s...i drove him out there one Saturday morning, and he let me actually gallop him slowly around the training track one time!!...i stood in the irons...one of the greatest thrills for me ever. Nothing like it!!...btw..the horses name was Super D.J...he was docile as a kitten, and he won a few stakes back then...what a memory, i tell ya...
That sounds like a lot of fun! Lucky you!
I never had the pleasure of riding a race horse but I had a horse when I was a teen. The feel of the air rushing by when I let him cut loose was exhilarating.
Must have been a total rush for Michael, as fast as Life Is Good was running.