we were always working together. He had so much per- petting him and making him feel special, he really
sonality that he won you over. When you came down got a kick out of that, it made him very happy.”
the barn aisle, he always stuck his head out, wanting Asked to describe what Robinson means to
you to come over and pay attention to him. You knew him in only one word, Richard paused for quite
at any minute he was going to talk. It wouldn’t surprise some time, and then slowly replied “everything”.
me at all if he spoke, because he just seemed to really Here’s to you Robinson.
understand what you were thinking, what you were
feeling, he was very gregarious and thoughtful.”
When asked, if he could, would Spooner clone
Robinson, he responded “No, I wouldn’t clone
Robinson, or personally, any other horse. Life
deals you so few opportunities of true bliss and
happiness, that by trying to grasp at that moment
in time again (through cloning), belittles the actual
event. Knowing as a rider, at any time that this
could be the last Grand Prix he wins, or the last
time I get to ride him, makes every moment that
I did have an opportunity to ride him, that much
more special. As much as I cherish every mo-
ment that I had with him, it would be unfair to try
to get those very moments back by cloning him.”
Where will 21 year old
Robinson live once he is
officially retired at Del
Mar? “Wherever I live,
Robinson will live. He’ll
always have his own turn
out, maybe a friend, and
be a stand in (for Spoon-
er’s other mounts) in the
victory gallop from time
to time. The victory gal-
lop was always his fa-
vorite part, everybody
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