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The Horse That Wins the Race
If you ever go to races I think you’ll agree,
In the following philosophy which oft occurred to me;
Some horses start off slowly and others make the pace,
But the first horse at the wire is the horse that wins the race.
It doesn’t always matter which jockey has your mount,
When they rally down the homestretch, one thing alone will count,
Luck often passes merit, and for better or for worse,
The rear horse gets his lashing and the front horse takes the purse,