Scott Bice always wanted to own a horse. Living close by Greenwood Raceway in Toronto, Bice had been a racing fan for as long as he could remember. "After being married for 27 years I got divorced," said Bice. "I had been good friends with [the late] Ralph Sucee and Ken Sucee, and when they purchased a yearling, I became a partner." Bice was more than a partner in the horse. He would go on to watch the yearling son of Rocknroll Hanover train on Saturdays with regularity and take in the complete experience of horse ownership. One day back in 2012, Bice would come to the stable and get a surprise from his partners. "They told me they had changed the name from Rockingbird Will to Scott Rocks," Bice said, not realizing at the time how long the connection of horse and owner would last. Scott Rocks was christened but the new name didn't change the plans of a very patient trainer and an owner that loved the experience, even if it was just to spend time in the barn or watching a horse train. "It was always about the horse and doing right by the horse," Bice said in recalling the early days. "As a 2-year-old he trained down like a good horse, but his knees weren't closed so we stopped with him." The original $15,000 yearling returned as a sophomore in 2013 and raced from off-the-pace in three qualifiers while getting ready for his debut at Woodbine in March. "It was just a great experience going to the qualifiers and watching him," said Bice. "I remember people coming over after the qualifiers and commenting that I had a nice horse." On March 25, 2013 Scott Rocks made his pari-mutuel debut in front of Bice and his buddies, and the results were enough to hook even a non-racing fan for life. With Paul MacDonell driving the first-time starter made multiple moves and scored his maiden victory at odds of nearly 31-1. "Sure, I bet on him. Don't ask me why but I made a $100 bet, $33 across the board," said Bice, reflecting on the night 10 years ago as if it were yesterday. Scott Rocks lacked the racing experience of a 2-year-old and was handled quite conservatively in the months ahead as the connections were trying to make him into a racehorse. In May of 2013 Scott Rocks finished a hard-closing third in a division of the Diplomat, a late closer for young pacers. "He came a last quarter in 25 4/5," said Bice. "After that mile the phone started ringing." Actually, it wasn't Bice's phone that was ringing but Ken Sucee's, as buyers in the market for untapped sophomore talent saw the potential for Scott Rocks far beyond the non-winners-of-2-races class. Bice would enjoy just one more victory as co-owner in 2013 with Scott Rocks before the inevitable would happen. "It wasn't my decision. I wanted to own a horse. I had no interest in selling," said Bice, who knew then and today that minority partners, no matter how friendly they may be with the majority, lack voting rights when decisions like this are made. While others in the business might just take the profit and move along, Bice had one lasting attachment to his ex-horse that his partners lacked -- A Name. "I continued to follow the horse," said Bice. "I would come down to watch him race at Pocono and they would introduce me as Scott Rocks." With Bice as his number-one fan, Scott Rocks would go on to a storied career as a racehorse over the last eight years. For six consecutive years from 2014 to 2019 the gelding would earn six-figures annually and rack up winner's circle appearances with regularity racing predominantly in the Northeast at Pocono, Harrah's Philadelphia and Yonkers. Despite not racing in stakes events as a 2- and 3-year-old, Scott Rocks became a millionaire in 2019. On March 20 of this year Scott Rocks won his third straight race and 66th of an impressive racing career. The race, a $20,000-25,000 claiming handicap, was actually a step up for the veteran after some efforts against cheaper competition. The horse simply loves the Pocono surface, as the victory was his 33rd over that five-eighths mile track, but perhaps more telling from the effort was the resilience of the horse and the depths one owner would have to reach to regain a more intimate association. "I followed the horse all last year," said Bice, looking back on the least productive season of Scott Rocks' career. "When they put him up for auction on OnGait I tried to get him." The first attempt didn't work as Bice was outbid. "When it didn't work out with the new owners, the horse was put up on OnGait again in late January. This time we got him," said Bice of the $12,900 final sale price. Since reconnecting with trainer and co-owner Hunter Oakes, Scott Rocks needed a few starts to find his winning form. On March 7, when dropped in for a $10,000 price tag and reunited with driver George Napolitano Jr, who owned a large majority of his Pocono triumphs, Scott Rocks won easily. Six days later despite drawing post eight in a claiming handicap, Scott Rocks would flash his speed and stamina with a blowout 1:52 mile. While those first two wins with Bice as co-owner equaled the number of victories he enjoyed when Scott Rocks was 3, the effort Scott Rocks put in on March 20 was truly indicative of the character it takes to make up a overnight racehorse with the courage to win no matter what is thrown in his path. Scott Rocks moved up the claiming ladder again, racing as a $20,000 claimer in a $20/25,000 claiming handicap on March 20 at Pocono and the trip he got would not be one many horses could handle. Outsprinted at the start by younger horses, Scott Rocks was parked out through a 26 4/5 opening quarter. He was still parked out through the 54 4/5 opening half and one could have easily expected him to retreat after such punishment. Scott Rocks wouldn't give up and despite the added distance surged to the front on the backstretch and won quite easily. "Hunter (Oakes) has done a great job caring for this horse," said Bice, thrilled that the recent homecoming has worked both for the horse and his human namesake. On the other hand, Bice speaks as someone that doesn't want to find himself losing Scott Rocks to anyone again. "I'm really not that happy racing in claimers," Bice said. "I'm hoping because of his age that no one will take him." The owner would like to hold on to Scott Rocks for the rest of his racing future and beyond. "I hope that I could keep him and give him a home after he retires," Bice said.