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He lost 100 races but Zippy Chippy earned fame in other ways for being cantankerous and for putting on carnival exhibitions. He was voted one of the year’s “Most Intriguing Characters” by People magazine.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. One of sports most celebrated losers turned 30 this month. Zippy Chippy, the retired racehorse known for being winless in 100 races, observed this milestone birthday in style with a party and more than 200 cards from fans. He s in pretty good shape, said JoAnn Pepper, owner of Old Friends of Cabin Creek Farm in New York where the lovable loser has resided for about 10 years. He s doing really well for 30 years old and he s quite famous, people come from all over to see him. He must have gotten over 200 birthday cards in the mail from Facebook and Twitter and all of that.
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Zippy Chippy (right), with constant companion Red Down South at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in New York
As Zippy Chippy nears his 30th
birthday, fans of the lovable loser will be reassured to know he has not lost a step. Then again, he never had a step to lose.
The oh-so-slow bay gelding has been retired for the last 10 years at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, N.Y., where the infamy of falling short in all 100 of his starts has given way to fame.
Before the pandemic, scores of visitors wanted to spend time with Zippy Chippy, to get a glimpse of the horse that sometimes stood still while opponents charged from the starting gate. On other occasions, he would attempt to nip at rivals as they sped by. Such antics allowed him to make