Tyson Gay will not be racing any horses soon; Sprinter honored at Keeneland

Sprinter Tyson Gay — a Lexington, Kentucky, native — was honored at Keeneland Sunday, October 14, 2012. Gay, the second fastest human, said he could not compete with a race horse -- a la Chad Johnson. He does think he would do better than Johnson, who was given a head start and defeated the horse.

Gay was asked: Do you think you could do better than Chad Johnson if racing a horse?

Gay's answer: "Probably a little better. It’s a little different between track speed and football speed. At the same time, I don’t think anyone is going to beat a horse, not any of these horses."



Gay said it was nice to be back in his hometown: "It means a lot to meet my hometown fans. I don’t get to get home a lot. Track and field is sort of at the bottom of the totem pole with the other sports in the United States. But for people to recognize and respect what I do means a lot. So if I can give back to my fans, I’d do it a million times."

Here is Gay's race in 2009 where he becomes the second fastest human. The race starts at about the 45 second mark. Race ends 9.69 seconds later.