Of course, my Dad introduced me to the Thoroughbred business. Both of my parents did. They met each other in the Thoroughbred business at Walmac where my Mom worked.I remember from my childhood, if only vaguely, running around Johnny Jones's offices, pretending to be a cowboy like he was. I dressed as Zorro for Halloween one of those years and couldn't wait to show off to Johnny!My Dad was working at Vinery or maybe Watercress at that time. I remember his red Toyota truck and I remember his work boots. They didn't fit me yet, but I sure tried to wear them. What a stinging and emblematic memory trying to fit into his boots. My feet are bigger now, but he was still the better man.My Dad didn't take me along too often during his workdays. They were too long for me and I was too impatient as a child to tolerate looking at a hundred or more horses a day. But I remember a few trips. I remember visiting Castleton Lyons to see Malibu Moon. I wore that yellow Malibu Moon hat for years until it was bleached white by the sun. It was so stretched out and rancid that I simply could not be seen in public with it!I remember scurrying across the street to Taylor Made after a junior golf tournament at what was known then as the Highpoint Golf Course or more affectionately the 'Goat Patch.' I didn't even know if my Dad was there that day, but if I got to walk around the property to soak it all in that was fine with me. If I could see my Dad it would be even better. If John Hall was around too that would be the best, even though he was a Red Sox fan.I remember jumping up and down in our living room with my Mom, watching Mine That Bird win the Kentucky Derby. I knew it was a big deal for my Dad, but I don't think I really understood the gravity of that win. I was especially excited because I had placed a $2 win bet on that 50-1 gelding and was about to have $100. That was a lot of money for a 14-year-old kid.My Dad's phone was swamped from all the calls before the race even went off. That was a better excuse than the time he ruined his phone dropping it into a bowl of sausage gravy at Paula Deen's restaurant.My Dad taught me golf and the sport sent me to college. For years as I was growing up he told me, “Keep your left arm straight, and your right elbow in your side.” Not perfect advice, but it served me well for a long time. At least long enough to start beating him at the game we loved and enjoyed together.Of all my Dad's horse friends, I met many of them on the golf course for the first time. I cherish those memories from Cabin Brook, Houston Oaks, and Widow's Watch. He carried my bag as my caddie in our first Lexington Junior City Championship when I was maybe 12, and he helped me get over myself when I didn't break 100 that year.He almost certainly gave me a good dressing down over my temper too. We won two consecutive father-son outings at The Bull when I was in high school. He surprised me in Bowling Green in my senior year at the KHSAA State Championships. Golf was what we did together.I still prefer Quarter Pounders and Diet Coke because that's what he got us for lunch on the way to Avon Golf Course when I was just a kid.I'm sure I could fill pages and maybe even a book. Maybe I will.What can I say is that he was my Dad. I share his name. He's the senior and I'm the junior. My wife Alexa and I have a foster daughter and son. If we have the opportunity to adopt them, the son will be Stuart Andrew Angus III.I like tradition and I appreciate legacy–my Dad left a legacy. The stories being shared about him are a tremendous and powerful testament to that. I thought he was larger than life and I'm pleased now to discover by all your accounts that it was true.These 'Stu Stories' will be a treasure to me forever and I very sincerely appreciate every single one that is contributed.–Drew Angus (a.k.a. Rooster)Editor's Note: Stuart Angus, a Senior Thoroughbred Advisor for Taylor Made, passed away Aug. 28 at the age of 60. His friends are encouraging those he touched to submit `Stu stories' to the TDN. Please email suefinley@thetdn.com if you have a story to share.The post Stu Story #11 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.