I love to watch Thoroughbred racing. It is a regal sport, "The Sport of Kings". The beauty and the athleticism of these creatures is amazing. It takes so much to get a horse prepared for a race of such great magnitude. The Kentucky Derby is just the first jewel, and probably the most coveted, of the Triple Crown. The next race these horses will race in is the Preakness Stakes in Maryland and then on to the Belmont Stakes in New York. Each year I get excited there may finally be another Triple Crown winner, only to be disappointed. It has been 34 years since a horse has won the triple crown; in the 1970's alone there were 3 triple crown winners. The last horse, Affirmed, won in 1978; the previous year, 1977, Seatle Slew claimed all three jeweles and in 1973 the famous Secreteriat ran away with the title. In the 1940's there were four winners and in the 1930's three horses won the triple crown. The first horse to ever claim the title of a triple crown winner was Sir Barton in 1919. So one can see it is no easy task, this triple crown thing. However, I think we are way overdue for a winner. Will I'll Have Another steal the crown this year? Maybe that is exatly what his name implies...he will have another jewel.
Congratulations to I'll Have Another, the winner of the 138th Kentucky Derby. I did not pick him to win. As a matter of fact, none of my three picks won. One of my picks, Dullahan, did come in third, but that was just not good enough. I noticed while watching the interviews and stories leading up to the race lots of celebrities picked I'll Have Another, simply because of his name. They found it a very fitting name. Of what, I wonder, exactly will they have another? Another pair of shoes? Another chocolate chip cooke? Another designer pocketbook? Diamond ring? More than likely, if Hollywood was speaking, I think they were referring to an adult beverage. So, maybe the horse should have been called Pour Me Another.
I love to watch Thoroughbred racing. It is a regal sport, "The Sport of Kings". The beauty and the athleticism of these creatures is amazing. It takes so much to get a horse prepared for a race of such great magnitude. The Kentucky Derby is just the first jewel, and probably the most coveted, of the Triple Crown. The next race these horses will race in is the Preakness Stakes in Maryland and then on to the Belmont Stakes in New York. Each year I get excited there may finally be another Triple Crown winner, only to be disappointed. It has been 34 years since a horse has won the triple crown; in the 1970's alone there were 3 triple crown winners. The last horse, Affirmed, won in 1978; the previous year, 1977, Seatle Slew claimed all three jeweles and in 1973 the famous Secreteriat ran away with the title. In the 1940's there were four winners and in the 1930's three horses won the triple crown. The first horse to ever claim the title of a triple crown winner was Sir Barton in 1919. So one can see it is no easy task, this triple crown thing. However, I think we are way overdue for a winner. Will I'll Have Another steal the crown this year? Maybe that is exatly what his name implies...he will have another jewel.
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Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a degree in Animal Science and from Tuskegee University in 2002 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Archives
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