It's time everyone relived that turn of foot..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMS_lsQb4sg

Absolutely, he was a different animal when he got on turf...

This was his first turf try..

American Day's maiden win in career start #2 (first on turf) was absolutely awesome.

The Nureyev half brother to Best Pal won by 13 in 1:41 and change at HP.

Another turfer that was supposed to have won really impressively was Chapel of Dreams. I never saw her maiden win, but I believe this Northern Dancer half to Storm Cat won by about 15 in her first attempt on turf.

Another NYRA horse I remember was Slew the Dragon. I remember him costing about 800k and his first two starts were up the track finishes on dirt.

Switched to turf at Saratoga, he runs off and wins by 15. He ended up winning something like 6 out of 7 on turf, with his lone loss to Danger's Hour.

I don't think he ever did anything at stud.

Mag D'oro at Oaklawn. It was the start of something great.

i was there for general assembly awesome win at saratoga on a rainy day. was that his maiden breaker? anyone know about that one?

His debut was pretty good, but against a bunch of plugs. His 2nd start, in the Pennsylvania Nursery, was an absolute tour de force. He broke slow, rushed up, and went 1:08 3/5 and 1:21 4/5, which is unheard of at Phila Park and even more amazing for a green 2yo. I remember I was in AC at the Borgata and was going nuts that he was going to win the Derby, 6 months later on Derby Day I was back in the same place and the old guys who razzed me were like "you're the guy who was going crazy for this horse back at Philly Park".
I can't find the video anywhere but if anybody has it I haven't seen it in a long time.

"Woo! Riskaverse turned on the rockets..."

At least Durkin agrees. :D

General Assembly won the Travers in the slop... obviously not as a mdn

Not the most impressive, but I was searching Kiri's youtube videos and no one calls them better than Durkin when he's on...

Smuggler "Can you believe this?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqTud...eature=related

Kiris - Do you have Formal Gold's maiden?

Curlin.

Of course others had already posted
right after it happened and I of course
was late. A 7f beatdown. He was so
goofy on the turn but so good.

Yeah, but he blew the Derby for the first time in like ever, he must suck :rolleyes:

Totally off topic now, but I never saw him explain Dosage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8Tv...eature=channel

I definitely didn't see this one but Silky Sullivan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT_YxcoDhtY

Zavata? IB was impressive.

Unfortunately I don't have his maiden race right now..

If I can get it, I'll post it..

I am talking about his races there as a 2 yo

I remember Mustin Lake for Loblolly coming from the clouds to beat Storm Cat on muddy Saratoga track.

Magnificience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyfhfFmhidg

gilded time!!

now that was a debut! what a really nice horse he was. One of the more under appreciated horses of the last 20 years.