[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by femmsational

I watched the Derby but completely spaced on the Preakness


It's hard for me to figure out who to root for if I'm watching it on tv. Unless they show the parade. Then I can watch the horses move and I usually pick a favorite based on that. It's like horse porn for me.


I SOOOOOOOO hope he does win. He moves well and his jockey lets him lead. Which always give a horse a leg up over those whose jockey's try to force the issue. I would love to see a triple crown. LOVE IT!!!!

When it comes to the Triple Crown races I am a complete racing junkie. When I was in high school I worked for a place called Chicago Equine Clinic (now out of business, the vet retired) and they specialized in race horses both thorough and standardbreds. I could not get enough of being out at the track. We have 3 here, 2 harness and 1 thoroughbred (Arlington Park).

When I got to college my first major was Agriculture with a specialization in Dairy Science and a minor in Equine Studies. That was about the time Farm Aid first came out. Most of the kids I was going to class with were farm born. They wanted to know what the heck a city kid wanted with a dairy farm.

*Sigh....most of their families were in the process of losing their farms. I caved and switched to psychology (pffffftt). If I had known that my degree was simply going to become a gateway to a better job and nothing more I'd have stuck with cows and horses and been very happy. Anyway, I never lost my love for racing. This is one of my favorite times of year.