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Chulo, on right, ponies Dialed In. Photo courtesy Lisa Molloy

To a ‘Big Red’ fan comes a glamorous red pony

A Michigan man who once sent $10 to Penny Chenery in hopes of buying a share in the great Secretariat has seen his childhood love of red racehorses come full circle. Last week, William Baxter accepted ownership of Chulo, a bright chestnut Quarter Horse who ponied for famous racehorse owner Nick Zito. Stepping brightly beside Chulo in recent times, some pretty great racehorses, including Dialed In and Ice Box, had been ushered onto the racetrack by the flashy red horse with the bright white blaze. Now 11 years old, and deserving of retirement, Chulo left the great tracks where he […]