What’s in a (Race) Name? The Versatility of Precisionist
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When a racetrack decides to name a race in honor of a great horse, they typically choose a race with conditions that the horse in question might have relished. Indeed, in many cases the horse’s name is placed on a significant race that the great horse won during its racing career.
In the case of Precisionist, one of the stars of the mid-1980s, just about any race could have been named in his honor. After all, Precisionist—despite his name—cared little about excelling at any exact distance. Consider the following: