Happy Birthday, Darling!

May 3, 2009 /

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Happy Birthday to my wonderful and amazing husband, Ted!  I hope this is a wonderful year for you, and that all of your dreams come true!

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I wonder if anyone has missed what an amazing weekend this has been for Calvin Borel?  First he won the Kentucky Oaks on Rachel Alexandra by over 20 lengths on Friday.  The Kentucky Oaks is like the Kentucky Derby, but it’s for fillies only.  People have been saying that Rachel Alexandra outclassed the horses in Saturday’s Derby by a mile, and if she had run, she probably would have wiped up the field with them.  They say she’s the best 3 year old in the country.  Watching this race, it’s easy to imagine where she gets that reputation.

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But then, on Saturday, same jockey, same track, different horse.  Borel is on a 50-1 shot, Mine That Bird, in a field of 19 in the Kentucky Derby.  At the halfway point of the race, he’s last.  And last by quite a bit.  I wish I could find the overhead shots they had on the news last night, because it’s frackin’ AMAZING to watch this horse weave through the field and make them all look like they’re standing still, then romp home way in front of the field.  He decimated them.  Borel is famous for finding the way through the pack on the rail like this, but he couldn’t have done it if his horse hadn’t been willing and able, as Mine That Bird clearly was.  And watching that jockey celebrate after, in his cajun accent, SO emotional, SO happy, just wishing his parents could see what an amazing weekend he’s having.  Sheer joy.

Honey, the weekend Borel is having?  That’s what I hope this year is like for you.  Sheer joy.  Though perhaps not as tiring. 😉

7 Comments

  • Cherry

    May 3, 2009 at 11:37 am

    First off – Happy Birthday Ted!

    Second – Jules, I knew you love horses but had no idea you enjoy the races too. I could totally hear the excitement of the race in your description.

  • Starshine

    May 3, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    I’m speechless and teary-eyed after watching that last race! Jules, I can see why you love horses so.

    Ted, I join Julie in wishing you a year filled with victory and joy! Happy birthday, and may God bless you with a Kentucky kind of year!

  • Jimmy

    May 4, 2009 at 2:50 am

    First…..Happy Birthday Ted
    Second…..A friend told me about that amazing race just yesterday. I knew to come here for the goods on the story, because you’ve posted on the derby in years past.

    Last……Happy Birtday again Ted

  • Autumn's Mom

    May 4, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Happy birthday Teddy!! That race was amazing. I can’t remember the last time I watched a race. Thanks for posting this.