Zippy Chippy

Zippy Chippy, born April 20, 1991, is America's favorite thoroughbred racing loser. With a pedigree full of famous horses, among others: Buckpasser, Tom Fool, Northern Dancer, Bold Ruler, Round Table, Count Fleet, War Admiral, Native Dancer, Man o' War, Nasrullah, Busanda, Ben Brush...as well as the greatest "blue hen" broodmare of the Twentieth century, La Troienne, then all the way back to Glencoe and Diomed—both very great sires, Diomed produc... more

Zippy Chippy, born April 20, 1991, is America's favorite thoroughbred racing loser. With a pedigree full of famous horses, among others: Buckpasser, Tom Fool, Northern Dancer, Bold Ruler, Round Table, Count Fleet, War Admiral, Native Dancer, Man o' War, Nasrullah, Busanda, Ben Brush...as well as the greatest "blue hen" broodmare of the Twentieth century, La Troienne, then all the way back to Glencoe and Diomed—both very great sires, Diomed producing Sir Archy, grand sire of the amazing Boston, Glencoe producing great daughters, the greatest of which was Reel, not forgetting Blue Larkspur, Black Toney, Domino, Lexington, Eclipse, Leamington, Norfolk, Lecomte, Sweep, St. Simon, Spendthrift, Phalaris, Nearco, Princequillo, Lady Lightfoot, and Reigh Count), Zippy Chippy ought to have been a star of the turf. But Zippy Chippy can't—or won't—win races. In 100 starts, he lost 100 times. Owned and trained by Felix Monserrate and bred by Capritaur Farm, Zippy Chippy is a New York bred, and the... less