Smarty Jones Loses Triple Crown Bid

[CuriousG]

http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/

" Smarty Jones lost his Triple Crown bid and his perfect record when Birdstone upset the popular 3-year-old in Saturday's Belmont Stakes and toppled his chances to end a record 26-year drought without a winner of thoroughbred racing's most coveted prize. Smarty Jones is the third straight Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner to fall short in the 1 ½ -mile Belmont. "

I didn't get to watch it, but I listened to the streaming audio. I really thought that he was going to win. I think everyone was really pulling for the feel good, underdog, out of nowhere, hero sensation story out of all of this. I was kind of sad he didn't win either. We have countless heroes abroad and at home who are engaged in fighting for our country, but I think everyone was looking for another one that let them take their minds off the rest of that stuff for now. A new legend if you will. But alas, those hopes have been taken away. It's a strong dose of reality though.

[theyeti]

Uffda, that was really disappointing. He was so close! I thought for sure he had it, and then birdstone came out of nowhere on the outside and just barely nipped him. Aagh!

[jamesglewisf]

It made it exciting, that's for sure. It's hard to win the Triple Crown.

[Grimey]

Can you imagine how awful they feel to get that close and lose right at the last minute?

[CuriousG]

It's sad, just knowing the story behind that horse. It felt almost sacrilege to root for anyone but him.

[Teresa]

On another forum, we chose the horses that we figured would win the Kentucky Derby. I chose Birdstone. As much as I wanted Smarty Jones to win the last race, I had a little secret desire for Birdstone to win! How insane is that!! LOL!!!

[Grimey]

We should have done that here.

[CuriousG]

Well, we all picked our winner for the Stanley Cup, only SOME of us were right though, ahem....;)

[Teresa]

Oh yes... someone DID mention that you'd be around to gloat! LOL!!! AND rightly so! :8|

[jamesglewisf]

Teresa, do you want to borrow my hammer? {smash}

[Teresa]

Thanks, but I have my own! {smash}

[CuriousG]

Careful raising those hammers in the air, wouldn't want ya'll to get struck by LIGHTNING! Hehe, oh my, sometimes I'm just too much for myself. :-P

[jamesglewisf]

thbthbthbthbthb :-P

[Teresa]

Holy cow, dogs.. he will be a winner forever.. CuriousG, do you want to share a lottery ticket with me?

[CuriousG]

You'd probably be lessening your chances at the lottery with me involved. I never win anything. I'm serious too. When I was just a kid, I can remember we used to have roller skating parties for all of the elementary schools. There used to be a coloring contest in which they randomly selected one entry from each school to win a hot dog and soda. I went to a very small school and sometimes there would be as few as 2 of us there. I STILL never won. I can't even win a hot dog!! If it is a game of chance or random winners are picked, etc. Don't count on me to even come close to winning.

[Teresa]

LOL! Don't mean to laugh, but that IS sad, all right! http://members.home.nl/erand/LRstep.gif

[jamesglewisf]

Agreed.

[CuriousG]

Yes indeed, I'm a sad, sad man. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/1/q/sadsmiley.gif

[jamesglewisf]

LOL! I thought this was the smilies thread. I thought Teresa was commenting about the smilie on the skateboard being pathetic. {toothy}

[Teresa]

HEY! I happen to LIKE that smilie!