While we have been involved with multiple passages from the Bahamas, north back to the U.S. our children have been following their various paths. Rupert works for the Ram Craft Brewery company in Tacoma, WA and Daisy and Keith (newly-wed) moved to New Orleans, LA - his native city to do their bit for its re-vitalization. Archie who turns 21 in June and is the "baby" has picked up the thoroughbred horse racing mantle. He has recently been lucky enough to travel with the best three year old filly in the country, called Blind Luck trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. She won the Fantasy Stakes in Arkansas in April and then Archie was sent with her to Churchill Downs in Kentucky to run in the Kentucky Oaks. This is the female equivalent of the Kentucky Derby that is run the following day. The first clip is of Archie exercising Blind Luck one morning at Churchill Downs. The second clip is of the race which she won by a tiny whisker with race jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard. Those close races make you run hot and cold all at the same time; a sensation not unlike seasickness come to think of it.
On this Mother's Day I thank my lucky stars to have three successful, hard working children who all remembered to call their mum.