Great Women in History
Today is the first installment of many installments called “Great Women in History.” Granted, all women are special in their own way, history has shown that some women stand out from the pack by their accomplishments. I want to take one day per week to spotlight one of these wonderful ladies as a role model for the rest of us.
Now granted this is a bit of a stretch but I want you all to bear with me because I am using the term woman loosely…this weeks great “woman” in history is:
Rags to Riches
Foaled (born) February 27, 2004 in Kentucky.
Here she is making history at the Belmont Stakes.
Congratulations Rags to Riches. Why so historic, you may ask? Well, Andrew Beyer from the Concord Monitor has some insight into the event and why it isn’t more common:
The Belmont Stakes didn’t generate much pre-race excitement, but when Rags to Riches won a thrilling stretch duel, she stirred the emotions of everyone who watched - and she made history, too. Rags to Riches was the first filly in 102 years to capture the final leg of the Triple Crown series. To many casual viewers of ABC’s Belmont telecast, it may have seemed extraordinary that a filly could defeat colts and overcome such historical odds. In the world of human athletics, the top female in a sport would have no chance against her male counterpart.
Full story…
Another one for the records books and another win in the never-ending battle of the sexes.
women, horses, Belmont Stakes, filly, history
