Racing Against The Clock.

An owner had a racehorse that had never won a race.

Finally the owner lost patience and warned the horse:

“Either you win this afternoon or you’ll be pulling a milk wagon tomorrow morning.”

That afternoon, the horse was lined up with the others in the starting gate.

As the stalls opened, the rest of the field raced away, but as the gate was removed, the owner saw his horse fast asleep on the track.

Angrily he ran over, kicked the horse and yelled:

“Why are you sleeping?”

The horse wearily lifted its head and replied:

“I have to get up at three in the morning.”