Being in the Right Place at the Right Time

Isn't karma amazing? Graham Motion's Derby favorite, Toby's Corner comes up lame on Tuesday and all eyes turn away from his other horse, Animal Kingdom. Uncle Mo scratches leaving Johnny Velasquez without a mount. Robbie Albarado falls off a horse and is in doubt for the Derby. The pieces fall into place and what was once down becomes up. And you know the rest.

I will admit that there was a lot of screaming and jumping up and down chez moi yesterday afternoon when Animal Kingdom came roaring down the stretch in that easy to spot red cap. And the phone started ringing almost as soon as the horses crossed the finish line! My progeny had all cashed big tickets having for once listened to their mother--that alone makes for a superlative Mother's Day!

It was a great race and I thought the Derby coverage was excellent except for one horrible commercial for Ram trucks in which a guy trying to camp beside his pick up truck actually gets up and shoots a bird for chirping. Who screened that one for Derby Day on a day when a horse named Animal Kingdom wins the race? Talk about no karma.

Otherwise, no complaints from this camp. Did you catch how Barry Irwin leader of Team Valor said he switched trainers to Graham Motion because he was tired of trainers lying to him? And when the commentator pressed for details, like who exactly lied, he said "everyone."

Except for a British gentleman based at Fair Hill, who basically had his world turned upside down, all for the better, because he knows a thing or two about karma.