If Thoroughbreds Had Walk-Up Music
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Baseball photo by Wikimedia Commons/Horse photos by Eclipse Sportswire unless noted.
The growing popularity of walk-up music in Major League Baseball, the often catchy, trendy or iconic song chosen by a player as he strolls to the plate and which seeks to befit his personality or set the tone for his at-bat, got us thinking.
What if America’s Top Thoroughbreds employed walk-up music as they exited the paddock for the post-parade? Using the current NTRA’s Top Thoroughbred Poll, for which media members around the country vote on the top racehorses in the nation, as our guide, here’s some possible walk-up music selections for America’s Top 10 Thoroughbreds.
Let us know what you think and what other musical selections might better fit these amazing Thoroughbreds.
1. American Pharoah
Song Title/Musician: I'm Bad, by LL Cool J
2. Honor Code
Song Title/Musician: Code of Honor, by Deadlock
3. Beholder
Song Title/Musician: Run The World (Girls), by Beyonce
4. Shared Belief
Song Title/Musician: Prove it All Night, by Bruce Springsteen
5. Lady Eli
Song Title/Musician: Country Girl (Shake It For Me), by Luke Bryan
6. Liam’s Map
Photo by NYRA/Susie Raisher
Song Title/Musician: Maps, by Maroon 5
7. Private Zone
Song Title/Musician: Privacy, by Michael Jackson
8. Texas Red
Song Title/Musician: La Grange, by ZZ Top
9. Tonalist
Song Title/Musician: Empire State of Mind, by Jay Z and Alicia Keys
10. The Pizza Man
Song Title/Musician: Stronger, by Kanye West