Have y’all missed me? Well, I’m back again.

Did you watch the races at Belmont Park last weekend? Wow! Did American Pharoah show them who’s boss or what? I don’t want to brag, but I did pick him to win the Kentucky Derby and kept my hooves crossed in the Preakness when his jockey sent him to the front; although, thinking back, it was the best thing to do: that way you don’t get mud slung in your face. Puah! Who want’s mud slung in their face? I don’t. I mean, I love a good roll in the mud, specially when the mosquitoes are out in force, but to have it slung in your face. Not me! I’d quit right then and there.

Must admit I was really nervous on Belmont Stakes day. I so wanted American Pharoah to win (BTW, Ziggy thinks he’s really cute. Of course, she goes for bays being a bay herself) Again, I held my breath when he was sent to the front. Too soon, I thought. But then I really started to watch him and I could see he was just coasting along. Frosted made a valiant run at him, but American Pharoah had too much fuel left in his tank. After he crossed the finish line, I ran around and around and around, kicking up my heels and tossing my head: a Triple Crown winner at last! So reminded me of my hero, Secretariat. OK, so he didn’t win by 32 lengths, and it is only the 6th fastest Belmont, but, nowadays, trainers are more concerned with ending up with a healthy horse at the end of a race than with a new track or stakes record. And I applaud that. There’s no use spending a horse or risking an injury just for a record.

On a side note, did you watch the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Wow! Those are some brave horses. I can’t image myself jumping over all those huge obstacles, going up hill and down hill and through water. . . the winning horse was Fischerrocana, a smallish mare from Germany who reminds me of Touch of Class, winner the individual gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics for the USA. Both mares may be small in stature, but big of heart.