The Really Big Race!

Tomorrow we are on to the Belmont Stakes. As you all know I rarely celebrate holidays, other than Thanksgiving (which is a two day extravaganza at my household), that said Belmont Stakes is the other big day for us.

Now everyone knows about the Kentucky Derby, and some even know about the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, but the really big race for the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes at a mile and one-half.

This race is the test for three year old thoroughbreds as none of them have raced a mile and one-half. This race is why it has been so long since there was a Triple Crown. Now Curlin, and Hard Spun have the guts to show up and run off of a grueling two week, then three week layoff (if that can even be called a layoff), against fresher horses. It is always exciting and a great day of racing with fabulous horses at Beautiful Belmont Park. In the third race on the card, one of my favorite horses, Evening Attire, at the grand old age of 9, is racing for a $100,000 purse at a distance of One and One-eighth miles. I hope the old guy acquits himself.

So, we are off to a wonderful day of great company, wonderful food, great racing and the excitement of who can run a mile and one-half at the Big Sandy.

And once again we will be right there with fabulous seats right on the finish line.

Everyone should come home safe!

It’s a Tradition around here!