It appears that Radiohead has a fan in the horse-racing industry, as a horse that goes by the same name as the band is one of contenders for this year’s Kentucky Derby. The following are some facts about the horse (which make no sense to me since the closest I’ve been to a horse race is a Sex & The City midnight movie showing): Radiohead is a three-year-old chestnut-colored colt that bookies have picked as 20-1 to win the Derby on May 1. So, uh, I guess that’s good?
Radiohead’s trainer, Rick Dutrow, Jr., said in an interview with the Miami Herald that the horse was indeed named after the band, and not the Talking Heads song where the band got their name from. “He’s a cool, happy, curious horse. He’s very proud of himself. He’s game, you know. He’s game for an idea. He knows he’s going to have to show he can run against good horses.”
