Let me begin by saying that I’m undoubtedly not the Veronica Corningstone of MetalSucks, and this isn’t my model of the cat vogue present (although, if I’m being trustworthy, I’d cowl that too as a result of HELLO!). I genuinely assume that is so goddamn valuable. This previous Friday, Might 2, Metallica frontman James Hetfield had the pleasure of assembly Sandman, a three-year-old horse who, you guessed it, was named after the band’s 1991 huge hit “Enter Sandman.” The grey colt was a part of the Kentucky Derby festivities yesterday, Saturday, Might 3, on the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville.
Positive, Sandman (who’s educated by the legendary horse racehorse coach Mark Casse) obtained his identify from the Metallica observe, nevertheless it didn’t essentially come by in probably the most direct approach. One in all Sandman’s homeowners Jonathan Inexperienced is a big fan of Corridor of Fame Yankee nearer Mariano Rivera, who would play “Enter Sandman” as he walked out on the sector for the video games. Apparently, Inexperienced hoped Sandman would shut out races the identical approach Rivera would shut video games. Speak about making an attempt to manifest some good juju.
Metallica clearly caught wind of this, since earlier this 12 months, the band despatched a grip of merch to the group that runs the Casse bar, the place Sandman is housed. The crew posted about it on the Kentucky Derby’s official Fb web page a few weeks in the past, exhibiting all of them donning Metallica tees. It included the caption “Shout out to Metallica for outfitting the Casse barn with merch!”.
Just a bit little bit of cuteness to brighten your Sunday.
