(Results of the Belmont Stakes, June 7, 2008 - at end of post)
RT and I are watching the Belmont Stakes which is about to begin. I’ve never watched horse racing much before, but with all the hoopla about Big Brown this year, we decided to watch. I’ve attended a couple of Kentucky Derby parties in the past - but that was mostly an excuse for mint juleps.
So where is Belmont? It’s in Elmont, New York. It’s the third leg in the “triple crown” of horse racing - with the other two legs being the Kentucky Derby in early May and the Preakness in mid-May. So there are three major races within about six weeks. Everyone seems to believe that Big Brown is a shoo-in to win the Belmont Stakes today. The big question in the news: Will Big Brown be the first thoroughbred to win the Triple Crown in three decades? The Belmont Stakes is a 1.5 mile race.
Big Brown is a good looking horse. I made a joke earlier about Big Brown being associated with UPS - but then, I saw that there was a UPS logo on one of the trainer’s jackets. So maybe that’s the origin of the name. Uhhhh — well, duh! Now the guy riding beside Big Brown is supporting a brown jacket with an enormous UPS logo,and there’s a big UPS logo above the gate. So I guess there’s no joke there, after all.
RT predicts that #6, Da’Tara will win. I have no idea why he thinks that. I think because Da’Tara has such poor odds of winning.
Now they’ve got some little kid belting out “New York, New York.” He’s doing the cabaret type singing - which I guess is about the only way to sing that particular song.
Stay tuned. The race is next.
They’re in the starting gates - and they’re off!
Big Brown wasn’t even a factor! He finished LAST! The trainer realizes something was off with Big Brown and pulled him back - lost deliberately. Maybe he had a bet going on another horse. LOL!
Results:
First -Da’Tara
Second - Denis of Cork
RT wishes he had bet on Da’Tara since he predicted he’d win.
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