Famous horse plays with sponge during bathtime

Being around racehorses is surreal. They are famous athletes with breathtaking physiques and champion credentials, and so kinda intimidating in person. They’re also horses. They’re goofy, feisty, unpredictable, and they shit everywhere. It’s like encountering a bomb dog at the airport -- so much gravitas, but so cute, too! Hard for one brain to handle.

Anyway, here’s Exaggerator. Exaggerator won the Preakness with a feat of otherworldly athleticism. He is an incredible specimen and a fierce competitor. He’s also a very silly horse who gets bathed with a sponge:

The good horse is making a funny face! I think he’s enjoying his bathtime, and -- uh-oh -- he stole a sponge:

He’s playing with the sponge. He’s a very good horse.

Good horse.

(All photos by Brad Penner - USA TODAY Sports)