tea time

[gfrancie]

Hot damn the horse I was keen on "Smarty Jones" won the derby.
undefeated in all of his races, something that hasn't been since since "Seattle Slew" in 1977.
I love that this horse kind of came from nowhere and is kind of small for a typical racehorse.
*LOVES HORSE-RACING*

We also went to the zoo today. Which was nice.

Comments

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Smarty Jones is fast, too, especially considering what a muddy mess the track was. On dry ground, I bet he'd have come close to Secretariat's time.

Curious to see what he does in the Belmont, which is a quarter of a mile longer. He's not known as a distance horse, but he seemed to have plenty of oomph left at the finish yesterday.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

He is probably one of those horses who loves the slop.
I saw some of his other racing footage and this seems like a horse who really really enjoys running.
The best horses are the ones who love to race.

He is truly a tough animal.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

It's amazing he's even alive, after what happened last summer.

If he were a person, he'd be featured on Oprah.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

He needs his own tv movie of the week. He could be played by Judith Light heh.

This is definitely a Seabiscuit kind of a horse.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

I get that feeling, too.

We'll see.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

*hopes and prays*
I am not a sports freak but I always get my hopes up for the triple crown.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

It's just so unlikely. It's like rooting for the underdog.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Oh I know.
I like odds that are so against me that it is like rooting for the Mariners to win the World Series against the Yankees.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

At least there, you get to root against pure evil.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Well yeah. It is a past-time that has rewards.
Yet every year broken hearts appear.
I am slowly learning what it feels like to be a Sox fan.

[robiewankenobie.livejournal.com]

dear ms phooey,

you should go with me to the track some day and explain what is going on...

love,
rwkn
who works at the #1 horse racing publication in the u.s.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Well, it's like this, see: the horsies, they run around the track as fast as they little horsey legs can carry them. And the fastest one wins.

;-)

[robiewankenobie.livejournal.com]

huh?

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

horse-racing is feckin' amazing.