Belle

Commentary: Kentucky Derby 2008

She measured at seventeen hands of captivating power: steel speed adrenaline stealth in gun smoke gray. Without apology, she won our attentions, our wagers, and our respect. In a pulse thrusting two minute mile and a quarter, American racing had embraced its new queen. From the start, she proved worthy and by the finish, she prevailed heroic. And as quickly as we had come to love her, she tragically slipped away. Her heart stopped and ours mourned. She shall remain our timeless champion: forever young, eternally beautiful, a talent who’s promising greatness remained untested, and who’s brilliance faded premature.

Commentary by A.E. Sabo

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images



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This entry was posted on Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 7:01 pm and is filed under KOMMENTARY, KRITTERS, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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  1. STEVE on May 4, 2008 10:39 pm

    NICE WORDS ABOUT A HORSE. THERE WEREN’T MANY DRY EYES AT TBD TRACK ON SATURDAY. SHE WAS A ‘BEAUT. DAMN SHAME.

    STEVE

  2. Ann E. on May 9, 2008 1:36 am

    Steve~
    Almost not sorry I couldn’t join you at the club that Saturday. Thanks for blogging in: this was something I felt compelled to write about. In the countless hours of controversy and weeks of cross examination to follow, I’m concerned her greatness as a competitor will become overshadowed.

    Hey, I got a new website coming soon… check back next week for a preview.

  3. Sandy on May 9, 2008 4:05 am

    New website? I’m looking forward to the grand debut of your online boutique!

  4. A. E. Sabo on May 10, 2008 1:18 am

    Hey, Sandy!
    So glad you stopped by!

    Wait until you see the new url: a dear friend, who’s also a fabulous web designer is working on the beta now. It’s going to be sweet!!!

    Hope you and Rob are doing great!
    :)

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