red wins

I put my money down
on the number five horse
in blue.
the jockey seems confident,
proud
in his silk suit upon
this gleaming horse.
he looks like a winner.
how could he not come
in first, how could he
stumble how of the starting
gate and nearly fall?
how could he not lead
the field
without a challenge
and break the tape before
the others?
off they go and red
wins.