she went, that girl

[alonewiththemoon]

RIP Genuine Risk...  Her Kentucky Derby win in 1980 was totally inspirational to me as a young girl, and perfectly timed as a symbolic capstone to the 70s era of women's rights and insistence on equality.  I've always been happy to think of her happily living out her days at pasture, and I'm glad she lived to her ripe old age of 31, still beautiful in her chestnut coat and with the gravitas of a older mare.