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Chad Johnson To Race Against a Horse

Posted May 31, 2007 12:42PM By Sportz Assassin (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Bengals, AFC North, Horse Racing

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Bengals' wide receiver Chad Johnson will race against a horse (Hat tip: Lance McAllister) at River Downs on June 9th. The stunt will raise money for the "Feed The Children" charity.

"Man vs. Beast" as it has been billed, will take place on the turf course. The horse will break from the inside from a starting gate at the eighth pole while Johnson will break from the outside rail going 1/16th of a mile to the wire. The distances are calculated to give the fans a photo finish.

His opponent will be "Restore the Roar", a 4-year old colt. And this isn't the first time a Bengal wide-out has raced a horse. Back in 1993, Chris Collinsworth tried to do it and lost by a nose. Jockey P.J. Cooksey, who defeated Collinsworth on that epic day, will also ride Retore the Roar against Ocho Cinco.

(Photo Credit: Getty Images)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

6-01-2007 @ 2:06PM

Lisa said...

Will this be aired live? If so, what channel and time? Be great if it was aired before the start of the Belmont Stakes?

5-31-2007 @ 2:56PM

the butler said...

Yes, I'll take a $5 exacta with Restore and 85.

5-31-2007 @ 3:36PM

rechard said...

its good he's doing sumthin for the fans but what da heck is ocho cinco

5-31-2007 @ 5:12PM

Luz said...

but shannon sharpe was never really that fast in his prime. seems like a lopsided race to me...

5-31-2007 @ 11:03PM

deeks said...

ocho cinco by a quarter length!!

Who Dey!!

6-01-2007 @ 12:26AM

mike said...

in a world of canned answers specialty players and all the other trappings of the sports world THANK GOD FOR OCHO CINCO this man is a comedy legend in the making always high comedy w chad johnson at the helm ill take the 8-5 exacta

6-01-2007 @ 2:15AM

Drake said...

Hey richard...you need to take spanish 101. ocho cinco is 85, which is the number on his football jersey!

6-01-2007 @ 2:18AM

Drake said...

Hey richard..you need to brush up on spanish 101. ocho cinco is 85, which is the number on his football jersey.

6-01-2007 @ 12:02PM

Robert said...

Well if intellect has anything to do with it then the horse will win. Of course the horse has a 100 pound rider so it's a handicap race.

6-01-2007 @ 5:27PM

allen said...

you guys should bruh up on your spanish... ocho cinco is eight- five not eighty five.

6-01-2007 @ 5:30PM

Earl said...

Hey Drake you might want to head back to Spanish 101 (85) is actually "ochenta cinco" not "ocho cinco".

Ocho Cinco was a name Chad(Oh I want to make up my own nickname)Johnson made up for himself.

6-01-2007 @ 5:35PM

Andy said...

and you should brush up on your english .. didnt know bruh was a word

6-01-2007 @ 5:53PM

Patrick said...

Ocho Cinco is 85... his nickname, moron

6-01-2007 @ 11:30PM

Joe said...

Eighty five in Spanish is Ochenta y cinco.......Gracias

6-02-2007 @ 12:22AM

Imajicka1 said...

Ocho = eight
Cinco = five
Ochenta Cinco = eighty-five
Ocho Cinco = eight five
Chad calls himself Ocho Cinco probably cuz it sounds better than Ochenta Cinco.

6-02-2007 @ 1:07AM

Cookie said...

...and for those of you pretending to know spanish, "ochenta cinco" is NOT how we say 85 in spanish. It's "ochenta y cinco". We use the spanish word for "AND" inbetween. If you say "ochenta cinco" to a REAL spanish-speaker, we'll know what you mean, BUT we'll also know you're a gringo (or you were taught incorrectly by mama and papa). ¡Ustedes me dan risa! Now go to bed, it's late.