Tasso (horse) again made seven starts, ending the season with two wins, two seconds, and two third-place finishes. He began his 3-year-old campaign with a three-length win in the Manassa Mauler Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. He then finished second in the Gotham and fourth in the Wood Memorial, so his connections decided to bypass the Triple Crown series. Instead he was entered in the Withers Stakes, in which he finished second, and then the Jersey Derby, in which he finished third. After a short break, he returned with a win in the El Cajon Stakes at Del Mar. He finished the year
The Boxer a duet with Harper Simon. In 2008, The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps performed "The Boxer" as their ballad for Drum Corps International. In 2018, Jess & Matt covered the song on their album, "Songs from the Village". This song was covered by Mark Knopfler at the BBC Radio studios in October 2018. The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth studio album, "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as the lead single from the album on March 21, 1969.