Cowboy Dennis
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Years ago I saw this term used in a pool book to describe a combination that couldn't be missed (I think). It may have been in Mastering Pool by George Fels. I always thought the meaning of the term was that Kelso had been deceased for a long time hence his nuts were too.
Now I read today that Kelso was a horse that had been gelded to try to tame him, giving a completely new meaning to "deader than Kelso's nuts". He was a helluva horse who won Horse of the Year five times. He was just barely too old to race in the Triple Crown races in 1960 or so. The horse was so wild that nobody would ride him until a man came along who did train him. That man was Carl Hanford and he died eight days ago at 95 years old.
Anyway, now I know the genesis of the term and you do too. Here is his very interesting obit (Carls not Kelsos).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/sports/carl-hanford-kelsos-trainer-dies-at-95.html?ref=us
Dennis
Now I read today that Kelso was a horse that had been gelded to try to tame him, giving a completely new meaning to "deader than Kelso's nuts". He was a helluva horse who won Horse of the Year five times. He was just barely too old to race in the Triple Crown races in 1960 or so. The horse was so wild that nobody would ride him until a man came along who did train him. That man was Carl Hanford and he died eight days ago at 95 years old.
Anyway, now I know the genesis of the term and you do too. Here is his very interesting obit (Carls not Kelsos).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/sports/carl-hanford-kelsos-trainer-dies-at-95.html?ref=us
Dennis