A STONED RACE HORSE OWNER?

It’s well-known that Sir Mick Jagger is a well-known racing enthusiast and can usually be seen at Ascot rubbing shoulders with Lords and Prncesses and eyeing sweet young things wondering around.

The man is ageless and his pulling power is legendary. Same with Eric Clapton who also loves a day at the races and is not exactly “Slowhand” when it also comes to the art of picking up women- especially models.

Let’s also not forget that Mrs. Sarkozy and then Carla Bruni, a model and budding singer, was dated by both men and part of the Ascot racing festivities.

Now comes word that Keith Richard- he was not knighted for his various drug busts- has decided to get into the racing game and has purchased a number of horses. Why now? Why not? Perhaps he was bored or had too much money to spare. Plus he is THE MAN and the idol of actors like Johnny Depp who modeled the character of Captain Jack Sparrow after the Stones’ guitarist.

Together with his musical comrade in arms- Ronnie Wood- someone very familiar to the racing game and mates with Frankie Dettori and Kieren Fallon- Keith has, apparently, named his horses after Rolling Stone songs: Brown Sugar, Jumping Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man and Paint It Black. There is word that Keith and Ronnie might even put together a small band to rock these horses on whenever they run. We’d pay just to see the gig.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DDpmyPZZA

And now our all-time favourite mash-up of a Stones track with the Temptations’ “Ball Of Confusion.”