Yay! New Post!

I have a couple of things to post about today:

1) Prom

Fan-f*n-tastic! It was probably one of the best nights of my life. If I could've shared it with anyone, it would have been the people I shared it with that night. Yeah, my little group coming from the house were late, but we made it didn't we? I actually felt good and everyone looked gorgeous! Everyone! Even the guys were gorgeous. My date thought everyone was going to be absolutely pissed at him that he made us late, but it was fine. He actually connected and was welcomed by, I think, just about everybody he met there. It was great!

After party, yes, we were tired, but it was great. Apples to Apples vs. Labrynth? Eh! Both at the same time! Definately have to post some pictures.

Thanks guys for the best night ever.

2) Barbaro

Unfortunately, I missed both races and being an owner of an ex-racehorse, I'm a little disappointed in myself. When I heard that Barbaro, a young colt bred from USA's La Villa Rouge and Dynaformer, had won the Kentucky Derby I was, in Dave language, pumped! I guess in a way it's favoritism because his lines go all the way back to Native Dancer, the Grey Ghost, who is also seen in my own horse's blood lines, but still. I had heard he was considered an underdog. Who doesn't love an underdog?

Monday was the first time I had heard news about the Preakness. My father had told me that a horse had broken his leg. It was not until yesterday morning driving to school when a friend told me that Barbaro had broken through the gate early and had shattered his right-rear ankle. It took 27 screws a hours of work to put the colt's ankle back together. He wasn't able to start therapy till yesterday.

I was shocked when I heard about this. This kid, if you excuse my personification, is an athlete! Thoroughbreds usually only race for a few years. If they're lucky, 'till they're six. They are bred and built to run and have an amazing lung capacity. The majority of thoroughbreds are runners. That's their job. Racehorse or not. Whenever I hear of a horse who broke through the gate too early, or was kicked, or flipped over the rail, it's upsetting. Only some of them, like Barbaro, survive a break like that. Some injured racehorses get lucky, like my horse and another up at the barn I'm at. My horse was taken out of the races because he had bowed his right tendon by groomer's mistake. His leg was wrapped incorrectly and that ruined his racing "career". I say "career" because, he wouldn't have stayed on the track very long...He was really bad at it. Anyway! I've lost where I was going with this...ONWARDS!

Back to Barbaro. In a split second, a young colt's life was falling in the air. His owners are doing everything possible for him to get better. If he makes it, which is most likely, it just so happens that for career earnings, he has made $2,302,200. 7 starts, 6 wins. Amazing huh? When he heals, he'll be looking forward to lounging in an open green field waiting people to pay him to be the sire or their mare's foal. What a life!