What Do the Winner of the Belmont Stakes and AHP Members Have in Common?

2009 Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird is headed to Louisiana this week. Photo originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses.

We're all headed to Louisiana!

By now you have probably heard that "the wrong Bird" won the Belmont Stakes yesterday, but you won't convince Louisiana-based trainer Tim Ice that Summer Bird was the wrong horse to win. His Bird came from last place and ran right by "the other Bird", Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, and the game gray Dunkirk.

Both Birds are sired by Birdtown, who won the Belmont and spoiled the Triple Crown hopes of Smarty Jones back in 2005.

Summer Bird is headed back to Louisiana in a few days, where he will re-group at Ice's training center at Louisiana Downs, according to a report provided today by the New York Racing Association and posted on bloodhorse.com.

So, have you booked your trip yet? Summer Bird has! Heading to Louisiana is the thing to do this month!

The great photo of Summer Bird is provided by New York racing photographer Sarah K. Andrew, also known as "Rock and Racehorses".

This image was direct-blogged from Flickr.com, a social-media tool that editors and publishers can use to make life easier when working with photographers. I use the blog interface on Flickr.com regularly. Thanks, Sarah, for making this photo possible. Note: for commercial use of Flickr images, whether online or in print, be sure to check with photographers about permission, payment and interpretation of licenses before you hit that "blog" or "download" button.

In case you missed yesterday's race, here's the replay, provided by the New York Racing Association via YouTube. YouTube.com is another social media tool that publishers and media content providers can use to increase productivity and connectivity...and have a lot of fun!