Give famous jockeys enough time to ride enough horses, and they’ll inevitably become linked with one particularly memorable champion. Ron Turcotte had Secretariat. Eddie Arcaro had Citation. Earl Sande had Gallant Fox, and more recently, Calvin Borel had Rachel Alexandra.
Songbird captured the heart of bloodstock agent Tom McGreevy the instant they exchanged glances.
McGreevy had scrutinized so many horses through the years, long enough to know that the great ones separate themselves from the good, the good distance themselves from the mediocre.
Songbird’s look all but demanded that he purchase her in behalf of Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm.
