allegory, noun:“…figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another… a symbolical narrative”
I will leave the interpretation of the following as an exercise for the astute reader [links and emphasis added]:
…endorsed by presidential contender Hillary Clinton and cheered by daughter Chelsea, the filly finished second… behind favorite Big Brown… “There was no way to save her. She couldn’t stand,” DNC Chair Howard Dean trainer Larry Jones said. “She ran an incredible race. She ran the race of her life.”