DR: When we won the (GI) Travers, we got a Longines watch.
I decided to give it to my assistant. One of the owners of Keen Ice
was a very close friend of Clinton's and he was really impressed by
that gesture I made giving the watch to my assistant. Clinton had
had 10 Shinola watches made up and my owner and his friend had
one of them. They have the presidential seal on the back and the
Bill Clinton presidential seal on the front. He took it off his wrist
and gave it to me and said he'd have no problem getting another
one for himself from the president.
TDN: You once said your most prized possession is a watch that
came from Bill Clinton. What's the story behind that?
DR: I played high school football and I had an
opportunity to play at Morehead State, but
my grades weren't very good. So I didn't make
that, so I went into training horses instead.
My struggles in high school have been well
documented.
TDN: You're a big guy. You have the perfect body
to be, say, an offensive lineman. Did you play any
sports in high school and were you any good?
I've found a
perfect career
for someone
like myself.
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