Farewell to a Friend
For most people, they can tell you exactly where they were when they heard news that deeply touched them. A large group of people will always be able to tell you where they were today when they heard David Bowie died. For me, I’ll always be able to tell you where I was when I heard Exchange Rate died. For many people, Exchange Rate was a very good racehorse who turned into an even better sire. I wrote enough press releases and brainstormed enough ads about the stallion to know that is true. But after spending hours with the stallion, Exchange Rate turned into more than just an exceptional sire to me. When I started my internship at Three Chimneys in January of 2013, Exchange Rate wasn’t one of the stallions I expected to get close to. I respected the stallion and he was the sire of some horses I really liked by producing Xchanger, Reckless Abandon and Excaper (just to name a few) but with two of my favorite racehorses on the roster, my attention wasn’t focused on him. ...