Happy 12th Birthday Cloudy's Knight

Photo: Ed Van Meter / Eclipse Sportswire

Cloudy’s Knight, the S J Stables’ color bearer whose biggest victory came in 2007’s Grade I Canadian International at Woodbine Race Course but who is remembered locally for his numerous courageous performances in Arlington’s Grade III Stars and Stripes, celebrated his 12th birthday Wednesday during a party held in his honor at Country Ridge Stables in nearby Mundelein, Illinois.
 
“He’s as happy as ever,” reported Christine Gabriel, Arlington’s former television personality who adopted Cloudy’s Knight following his retirement from racing in late 2010.  “He still enjoys his ‘Guiness’ every day.  His trainer Laura Stern has been teaching him to be a jumper for less than a year now and he’s already clearing three-foot jumps.”
 
Gabriel, wife of former Arlington racing secretary Frank Gabriel, returned from her winter residence in Dubai in mid-April and is enjoying excellent health.
 

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