Big Horse

"The big horse," in racing vernacular, is the animal that brings fame and fortune to a stable. He''s the heavyweight champion, the All-American quarterback, the four-legged Michael Jordan of the barn. Seabiscuit was once Tom Smith''s "big horse." A generation ago, Secretariat was Lucien Lauren''s. In 2003, Funny Cide was Barclay Tagg''s. In sixty years as a trainer, P. G. Johnson had never had one...