A longlongtimeago

The name of brilliant 1-21 Aqueduct winner A LONGLONGTIMEAGO  (c, 3, Maclean's Music--Carried Away, by Dixie Union) is another direct quotation from Don McLean's 1971 legendary song "American Pie"--just like DAY THE MUSIC DIED, another winning horse by Maclean's Music commented upon in this column. In the case of the name of this brave 3-year-old colt, the line in question is the very first, and magic, verse: A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music Used to make me smile And I knew if I had...