This story was originally written in 2015 and has been re-published with an update on Called to Serve (see below).
Once called “a headstrong bully who seemed to have a grievance against the world” by ESPN’s Gary West, Called to Serve wanted things done his own way. That attitude let to success at the stakes level with him winning two stakes races, including a Grade 2, and hitting the board in four others, including a Grade 1.