friend & lover sang i think it so groovy now.
friend & lover sang i think it so groovy now.
who sang i think it so groovy now?
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at the end of groovy's 1986 racing campaign, john ballis bought out his partner's half interest in the horse for $950,000 and raced under the name lone star stable. recovery from surgery saw groovy out of racing for nearly seven months. he returned on june 6, 1987, to win the roseben handicap at belmont park by 4¾ lengths, receiving a beyer speed figure of 131. in the june 21 true north handicap at belmont park, while carrying high weight, groovy established a track record of 1:07 4/5 for six furlongs on dirt and earned a beyer speed figure of 134 on a muddy track. he then won the july 5 breeders' cup stakes at farmington, new york's finger lakes race track, setting another track record for six furlongs on dirt with a time of 1:09 2/5. after he won the july 18 tom fool handicap for the second year in a row and his fourth race in four 1987 starts, john ballis sold groovy for $4 million to the prestonwood farm of brothers jack, art and j.r. preston. for his new owners, groovy won his next two starts, including the grade i vosburgh stakes on october 10. undefeated for the year, groovy was again the heavy favorite to win november's breeders' cup sprint, hosted in 1987 by hollywood park racetrack. in his last race, for the second straight year groovy was upset in the breeders' cup sprint, finishing second by four lengths to the filly very subtle. groovy was a leading contender for american horse of the year honors, and this loss may have cost him the title. however, he was voted the eclipse award as the 1987 american champion sprint horse.
groovy (horse)