Belmont + Elections

~ Last Belmont at Saratoga was a repeat of the Derby - another first for Cherie DeVaux - first woman trainer to win two Triple Crown races! Once again, Golden Tempo came from last to first in great fashion. He was not the favorite because ??? - I don’t know why? Anyway, he will be sent back to Kentucky to prepare for the summer races - Jim Dandy and Travers. Looking forward to it. (Side note: the FOX coverage of this year's Belmont was abysmal - too many non-horse "experts" injecting themselves into the broadcast with distracting questions and observations. I don't understand what the thinking was there beyond giving the regular racing coverage crew a break from the marathon day of duties.) ~ Tomorrow is Primary Day in Maine. It's been a wild ride with the high profile candidacy of Graham Platner, which attracted much negative press - I suspect from both parties. He was not the Dems choice (Mills was early ordained by Chuck Schumer) and the GOP sees him as a real threat to Collins. The last couple of weeks have brought out the worst in electioneering - attacks, past transgressions, etc. And it has not been limited to Platner - some national group has been smearing both Troy Jackson and Nirav Shah in the Governor race, claiming they are both anti-abortion. I believe that campaign is somehow connected to Joe Baldacci. Anyway, I'm looking forward to some peace and quiet in the airwaves later this week and will try to leave it all behind after voting when my shift as an election clerk ends at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. ~ Absolutely no quilting has been happening. I need to change that. The garden is in and most of the maintenance has been completed outdoors. It's time. ~ Too many friends have lost their 4-legged companions of late - Lee and Candy Sykes lost Smokey, Lee's hunting dog who accompanied him to many of his music gigs. And Teresa just lost her long-time feline companion Furlong. He's the cat who got her through her cancer and was the comfort for most of the strays that seemed to need Teresa's love. May they all rest in peace on the fluffiest clouds.