Happy birthday to Interpatation, who turned nine years old today! The dark bay or brown gelding has become a staple of the grade I Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational at Belmont Park. In 2006, he ran fourth in the race. In 2007, he ran third. In 2008 he finished second. Finally, in 2009, he broke through with a dramatic victory at odds of 43-1, defeating eventual Eclipse champion Gio Ponti despite being passed by him in the stretch. The gelding started in the Joe Hirsch again in 2010, but ran seventh. The game gelding has won only six times from sixty-four starts, but has earned over $1.2 million dollars in a long, gallant career. Happy birthday!
-Keelerman
I am a huge fan of Interpatation--thanks for featuring him on this blog. Great job, Keelerman.
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