| We would like to introduce to you "COO-COO the CLOWN" One flew east---one flew west, One flew over the coo-coo's nest We recently caught up with "COO- COO the CLOWN" to get a few of his thoughts in his own words. HEEERRRR-RRRRRE's COO-COO: "Well, I want to start with telling you a little something about myself. This is all new to me. First I guess I'd like to tell you about my name, COO-COO the CLOWN. The name COO-COO may best describe me, as well as it rhymes so well with -- and I really like that. And the CLOWN part, it fits me like a glove -- because I'm a clown. Now some of you may not know this but I am a doggy lover. I like dogs. Just the other day a dog was loose and ran down the home stretch during a race with the horses finishing the mile. Now, from my "OFFICIAL" view, I thought it was the most beautiful thing - to watch that dog run down the track racing those horses. It was kind of like a dog and pony show. The dog finished 10th in a photo finish. He did beat the horse in the photo. GO SPIKE GO! - RUN BOY RUN!....could y'all hear me yelling for him. Some of you may think that dogs should be on a leash at the racetrack. BUT NOT ME!! OH NOT I!! Dogs don't belong on a leash (or a least I don't think so). I mean, what harm did that do....the dog running down the stretch. It was soooo funny. I've never laughed so hard in all my life. Yeah I know....he could've took a turn and run out in front of the field. But ya know what----HE DIDN'T!!!! NOTHING BAD HAPPENED!!! So what if. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. And that's the way I look at it. Now, another thing I'd like to shed some light on, is this. I have trouble seeing things (y'all already know that) --- but I have trouble seeing breaking horses in qualifiers. Even if they break stride right in front of me, I don't see them. But I don't want anyone else telling me a horse made a break. If I didn't see it -- it didn't happen. Last, but certainly not the least, you will be impressed by the way I handle myself and the way I talk to people. Just ask around about how inappropriate I talk to people and what great clownish behavioral people skills I have. Just ask owner Tom Smith and his trainer Rob Zink. They know. And just so y'all know I go COO-COO for Cocoa Puffs .... cause I'm COO-COO the CLOWN." ******************************************** You know the one thing about me is; I'm standing--outside the tunnel--looking in. ******************************************** |

| by Terry Cullipher |
| Publish Date:9/9/09 The Homer Report Archives KyHarnessRacing.com FloridaHarnessRacing.com |