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Friday, April 4, 2014

TALLDARKNHANDSOME IS REALLY TALL DARK AND HANDSOME

There are horse’s names that are apropos but perhaps none more fittingly than that of Talldarknhandsome, a pacer currently competing at Monticello Raceway.
 
Trainer Danny Gill smiles while he holds  Talldarknhandsome  after
 the pacer won in 1:58 at the Mighty M (Geri Schwarz Photo)
Yesterday (April 3) Talldarknhandsome, a 1:58  winner for driver Jimmy Marohn, Jr., is among the biggest horses  on the racetracks today.

From the locally powerful Danny Gill barn the 6 year old altered son of Lifetime unbelievably is well over 17 hands; over six feet tall at his withers (front shoulders).

“He’s a big guy for sure,” Gill laughs, “but thankfully he’s a gentle giant. I’ve never seen a (harness) horse as tall as him in my life.”