Sgt. York's solemn trek

"He was no winner on the race track, but a skinny Standardbred from New York is set to capture the nation's heart when he serves as the riderless horse in Ronald Reagan's funeral procession.

Sgt. York, a 13-year-old trotter who rarely won in three years at Yonkers and Freehold raceways, will walk stoically behind the caisson bearing the 40th President's flag-draped coffin to the Capitol tomorrow night, an Army spokesman said yesterday."


For a few hours he'll be the most famous horse in the world...
--ryan