Chad Johnson Outraces Horse

[Joemailman]

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Horse can't cover No. 85
Johnson runaway winner in race

The horse broke cleanly from the gate and bore down at a full sprint on the finish line, one-eighth of a mile in the distance.

But the horse didn't have a chance. Chad Johnson took off with a 100-meter head start and raced to the pole, winning by several lengths in his maiden turf start Saturday.

The estimated crowd of 8,000 at River Downs roared approval for Johnson, the Bengals wide receiver who said his runaway win would jump-start a side career in doing sporting stunts for charity.

"Floyd Mayweather, you're next," he said. "I want to fight you. I'd like to take Kobe (Bryant) and LeBron (James) one-on-one. Jeff Gordon, we can take a couple laps."

Johnson's win against Restore the Roar legitimized his pre-race predictions. "Look at him over there," Johnson said, pointing to Restore the Roar, dancing about on his way to the track. "This is how DBs feel before the game. He's antsy."

Johnson also had some words for Restore the Roar's jockey, P.J. Cooksey, who rode a horse in 1993 that defeated former Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth.

"I read in the newspaper about this being her turf and her world," Johnson said. "Now it's my time to take over the race world."

He has a chance, according to the losing jockey.

"When I looked over at him, all I could see were his legs; they looked like a windmill," Cooksey said. "He was a blur. I was beat bad."

Johnson, who rode a horse around the winner's circle, suggested he might be back at River Downs later this summer to race another foe.

"Street Sense, Curlin," he said. "Whichever one's supposed to be the best horse."

Apparently a horse can't cover Chad Johnson. For that, you need a Harris.

[Packgator]

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Horse can't cover No. 85
Johnson runaway winner in race

It looked like Johnson had a big headstart. Wasn't mentioned though.

[MJZiggy]

And the horse was at least 14 years old...

[Brando19]

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http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/SPT02/706100404/1066/rss07

Horse can't cover No. 85
Johnson runaway winner in race

It looked like Johnson had a big headstart. Wasn't mentioned though.

If you continue reading just a few more lines, it says Johnson had a 100-meter head start. He could have easily been injured doing this and there goes his upcoming season! He doesn't think very much.

[Rastak]

Re: Chad Johnson Outraces Horse

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/SPT02/706100404/1066/rss07

Horse can't cover No. 85
Johnson runaway winner in race

It looked like Johnson had a big headstart. Wasn't mentioned though.

Huge head start......a totally pointless competition. Kind of like Billie Jean King in her prime against an old guy who never was that great and calling it an even fight and making it out to be some sort of an accomplishment.

He should have been a couple stalls down and run an even race...who wins then?

[Patler]

With enough of a headstart, I can beat an Indy car!
Boy, am I ever fast!

[Tarlam!]

Love Cad and this is why:

"This is how DBs feel before the game. He's antsy."

Laughed myelf stupid on that line....

[Brandon494]

He did it for charity, who cares if he got a headstart.

[Joemailman]

Chad had a 100 meter head start, in what I believe was about a 200 meter race. Nonetheless, nice to see a Bengal doing something worthwhile in his spare time.

[Patler]

Nonetheless, nice to see a Bengal doing something worthwhile in his spare time.

Good point!

[pbmax]

Chad occassionally tries to do too much for charity. If I remember correctly, he is being sued, along with a comedy club, for offering a luxury or sports car as a prize in a promotion that he hasn't delivered on.

This is also the guy that asked for an extra allotment of tickets from the Head Coach of the Saints within a day or two of the game and then stiffed the coach for repayment for weeks.

Not saying he isn't a good guy, but he clearly gets a little ahead of himself.

Chad had a 100 meter head start, in what I believe was about a 200 meter race. Nonetheless, nice to see a Bengal doing something worthwhile in his spare time.

[Joemailman]

With enough of a headstart, I can beat an Indy car!
Boy, am I ever fast!

VS.





Go Patler Go!

[Scott Campbell]

Re: Chad Johnson Outraces Horse

Kind of like Billie Jean King in her prime against an old guy who never was that great and calling it an even fight and making it out to be some sort of an accomplishment.

The accomplishment wasn't in the win. It was in the fact that people still talk about it 30 years later. It was pure theater that found an enormous audience.

[4and12to12and4]

One thing I love about Chad Johnson is that he stays in the headlines, and doesn't shy from the media, and is a bright, witty young man, yet he stays out of trouble. Most other wideouts like him stay in the headlines for negative reasons, but he knows how to do it without being a jagoff. He's cocky in a confident way, just like you hope your receiver is, without the negative baggage. I like this kid, headstart or not.

[4and12to12and4]

The only issue with this story is the name of this thread, because he didn't "outrace" the horse. But who really cares, he's a master at staying in the spotlight, and it has bolsted his pocketbook, that's for sure.