Hall of Fame welcomes Azeri & Point Given
May 29th, 2010 Comments Off
The Hall of Fame will open its doors again this summer at Saratoga and welcome four new members; three horses and one jockey – but to leave at that is an injustice. Ladies first; Azeri 
may have ushered in what history might some day refer to the decade of the fillies. One of the few fillies to take home Horse of the Year honors before ending her career as the top female money winner joining her Paulson stable mate, Cigar who until recently carried that title for all North American horses. She is as pretty is she is fast.
Joining her in the Hall of Fame is Point Given who many consider the most talented horse of the era. He lost as the KY Derby favorite, but came back to win the Preakness and Belmont going away. I enjoy seeing him at Three Chimneys whenever I’m in KY; he is absolutely one of the best looking horses you can put your eyes on.
Best Pal is the third horse going in the HoF this year; as of yet I haven’t painted him. And the sole human inductee this year is Randy Romero who was a rock star in his prime; but you ask any of the Louisiana jockeys that came up on the bush tracks who their hero was and it’s Randy. Across the board guys like Robby Albarado, Kent Desormeaux, Calvin Borel, Jamie Theriot, and Joe Talamo will tell you much they respect Randy. Robby’s Foundation throw a big cocktail party before the KY Derby and Randy was there; you can see the respect that all these guys have for him – and in this group you have to earn it – and Randy definitely did.
