Saint George Proclaims Jockey Calvin Borel Best Jockey of Modern Era

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Saint George, the patron saint of horses and horsemen, has announced that if Louisiana Jockey Calvin Borel wins the 141st Belmont Stakes later today, riding "Mine That Bird," Borel will be offically known as the "Best Jockey of the Modern Era." Saint George made the announcement after consulting with his horse "Whitey," (see photo) Calvin's Horse, ("Mine That Bird") and another horse named "Eleanor." The three horses spoke via conference call, initiated by the original talking horse, "Mr. Ed." Eleanor, the horse who is in a relationship with Neal Wanless, the 23 year-old from Todd County, South Dakota who recently won a $ 232 million Powerball Jackpot, said she hopes that Calvin Borel will come ride on her new ranch that her friend, Wanless, is buying for her. Eleanor said that when Wanless told her it would "be nice if we go for a longer ride than usual on a bigger ranch of our own," she immediately started thinking of horses to invite over for hay. "Mine That Bird was on the top of my list," Eleanor said.

Whether Borel will win the race remains a mystery. We do know that Mine That Bird's Trainer, "Chip" Woolley, has tremendous confidence in Borel and that Borel wants to win the race, not for the limelight it will bring, but because he feels Woolley is the "best trainer" he has ever worked for in his life.

Woolley's Dad, Bennie Woolley, has said that he thinks his son, Chip, and his horse, Mine That Bird, have done all the right things to secure a victory. Bennie takes no credit however, and said the only thing he taught his son to do in life was to "work hard" and "love what you do." The advice was obviously heeded by his son, Chip Woolley.

All of us at www.SaintsforSinners.com are rooting for Jockey Calvin Borel to win the Belmont Stakes. Borel will then be the Best Jockey of our time, as Saint George has pronounced. But we wonder if Borel will retain his crown for long. Two young teenage jockeys, "Smokin'" Joe Talamo and Dustin Dugas, are extremely able forces to be reckoned with in the future. If Borel and Mine That Bird win today, they will enjoy at least a year at the top of the charts. Whether Talamo or Dugas will unseat Borel in 2010, remains another mystery....