June 11, 2009 @ 7:21 pm
2009 Belmont Stakes
I had hoped that Mine That Bird would run another great race and win the Belmont Stakes. I had checked his pedigree before the race and his sire Birdstone had won the race so I thought he should have sufficient stamina.
When I saw the pace slow in the second half of the race and Mine That Bird move through the field before the turn, I had mixed feelings - he would either win by a long way or slow when he hit the front earlier than usual and be beaten. The latter proved to be the case.
I had seen the winning horse Summer Bird in the parade and it caught my eye as chestnut horses often do. When the commentator said its sire was Birdstone also, I thought it may have a good chance, but the commentator also mentioned its previous form which did not sound so positive.
The result was a good story on two fronts - a horse by Birdstone did win the race but not the expected one, and the winning jockey had not won the Belmont Stakes before and was very disappointed last year when his horse, the favourite for the race, Big Brown pulled up.
There was another ‘bird’ sport story at the weekend when Jonathan Byrd took the lead in the latter stages of the Memorial Golf event, only to be beaten by Tiger Woods with birdies on the last two holes!
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