Some Things Are Bigger Than Sports: Wondergirl Carly (The Person) Reacts To Wondergirl Carly (The Horse)’s First Win

So Mut wrote a recap earlier today about Wondergirl Carly, one of Dave’s horses, actually the first one he bought, which won her debut race. 

But as it later came out, the best part of the story was that person she was named after was watching the race rooting as hard as anyone. Just an awesome moment to watch, and that much more special when you factor in the part about her Dad. When Dave bought the horse he had no idea that Carly’s dad was battling cancer. Carly got wind of the purchase and naturally told her Dad. 

A much needed moment of joy in a difficult time in both of their lives. The smiles they each have are terrific when she reads him the post. 

Carly’s dad has sadly since passed, but today in the horse’s debut today, there were clearly factors from above at work. As Dave perfectly put it, “maybe some help from your dad”. Just awesome. 

Sports can have a magical way of connecting people or giving you a smile when you need it most. Things like Mike Piazza’s home run after 9/11, Jordan winning a title on Father’s Day, The Saints after Hurricane Katrina all stand out but across this country, there’s a ton of these stories all unique to different people or fan bases that pop up and the moment today was one I’m confident we can say we all were happy to see, and I don’t think there’s a dry eye at the track. 

Some things are bigger than sports. Way to run Carly! 

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