Since men invented the "Triple Crown," their enslaved and purposely-inbred "undersides" have never racked up this many consecutive losses in a row. With the most recent winners' names going down in famy (the opposite of infamy, of course) along the lines of dictaphone, infirm, and Spokane slow-foot, it's no wonder these apparently more intelligent mammals have become increasingly prone to throw a monkey wrench into the machinations of man. Why else would all the favorites for the 2011 "fastest two minutes in sports" let a nag with such an apt moniker as ANIMAL KINGDOM (not the movie with Jackie Weaver, by the way) triumph (poking along at well over 120 seconds, one might note)? Is it any wonder that a protagonist dubbed "GAY FLEET" easily steals the show from the stable of also-rans MGM chose as Mr. Anonymous Horse's human co-stars?
Given the pre-code treatment of our equine brothers by Hollywood circa the 1950s, it is likely that the unbilled real stars of FAST COMPANY (1953) were ground up for dog chow more than half a century ago. Nowadays, the Tinseltown publicity kazoos have given Kai, the de-pluralized title critter star of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, equal billing with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson--under her REAL name and age (a level of veracity nearly absent among her bi-pedal top-billed peers). Forget the funny hats and silly love triangles: as with the Derby, if you want to get something out of FAST COMPANY, you'd better be in it just for the horses.
Given the pre-code treatment of our equine brothers by Hollywood circa the 1950s, it is likely that the unbilled real stars of FAST COMPANY (1953) were ground up for dog chow more than half a century ago. Nowadays, the Tinseltown publicity kazoos have given Kai, the de-pluralized title critter star of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, equal billing with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson--under her REAL name and age (a level of veracity nearly absent among her bi-pedal top-billed peers). Forget the funny hats and silly love triangles: as with the Derby, if you want to get something out of FAST COMPANY, you'd better be in it just for the horses.