That was Zippy Chippy. America's lovable loser. Ran 100 races in his career and never won a single one. His only wins were against a harness horse in an unofficial race and against minor league baseball Darnell McDonald.
The thing about Light O is that she might be blunt, but she is very perceptive of other people's feelings. She just said what she thought was the 1st thing in her head.