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Video: Teddy Roosevelt dresses for the royal wedding

Nationals racing president Teddy Roosevelt wears a royal wedding guest hatOn the day of the royal wedding in England, Teddy Roosevelt paid tribute to Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton by donning one of her favorite hats and waving stiff-armed to the crowd throughout the entire presidents race Friday night at Nationals Park.

With Jason Marquis and the Washington Nationals efficiently shutting out the world champion San Francisco Giants in the 4th inning, Teddy emerged for the presidents race wearing a stunning red hat that bore a striking resemblance to one last seen a few thousand miles away at Windsor Castle.

Teddy took a commanding lead as the crowd of 21,399 cheered him on, but the waving to the crowd slowed him down, and Abe Lincoln raced by to take the lead in the season standings.

Photo and video courtesy of YouTube member lfahome

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Presidents Race Fan

I am a huge Washington Nationals fan (and partial season ticket holder) whose son fell in love with the Presidents Race from that first day in July, 2006 when big-headed Teddy first came up short. It's wonderful to think that such a fan-friendly tradition could become established in DC so quickly. Who says DC doesn't have great fans? I hope that our chants of "Let Teddy Win!" during the Presidents Race will continue to add fun and excitement to Nationals Park, and help turn more and more young people into Washington Nationals fans. I started letteddywin.com to have fun and help fuel the fan spirit around the presidents race.

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