Sunday, August 17, 2008

Some Cheeky Barn Talk...

Last night about 12 thousand of us Gold Cup Groupies were patiently waiting for the "big show" to begin but rain had done some damage to the track so we went into a rain delay. While all the officials were looking over the track a vicious rumour started to circulate around the track that our most Honourable Lieutenant Governor Barbara Hagerman was also refusing to honour the age old tradition of kissing the winning horse. Now I don't profess to know all the rules around these big buck appointments http://www.gov.pe.ca/olg/index.php?number=1022327&lang=E but surely it must be part of the job description. I can't imagine seeing the Guardian Monday morning and not having our most Honourable on the front page with the Gold Cup victor. Maybe the officials got wind of the rumour as they set the race back to Sunday at 1:00 pm and I say they have a delegation down at the "white house" trying to coax her back to the track. Barbara, please come to your senses and go out and put a "half Nelson" around the winner as I'm heading in to cheer you on...

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