Best Performance of the Century
 

Being only the beginning of 2007 this is very premature...

To me Greatness is defined by more than raw talent streaking to the wire through very few starts...it's doing what is now becoming unimaginable...winning season after season, at different distances and tracks, carrying weight and still leaving your classy opponents in the dust.

So thou shalt not use the word Great, but what single performance was jaw dropping, scintillating and awe worthy in our current Century?

If 2000 counts ( maybe it was 2001 )....Dubai Millenium in the World Cup.

2006 Kentucky Derby - BARBARO

I would say that while it may not be the "best" in terms of numbers or explosiveness, that very few races run in the past 6 years can stack up to the guts shown during the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic by my boy Tiznow.

It makes my jaw drop every time I watch the stretch run of that race.

English Channel's maiden breaker:D :D

Hmmm, winning season after season, check. Different distances, check. Different tracks, check. Carried the most weight of any horse in the country last year, check. Left Sun King in the dust, check. Sounds like Sir Greeley. :p

This video doesn't show the race in its entirity, but here is a clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeIEishAe4

Speaking of greatness...gotta love YouTube and all of it's videos!

Dr. Fager v. Damascus the music and speaker are a bit funny, but pretty incredible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8frx...e=user&search=

Those were great ( plus Harvey was doing the narrating ). Thanks.

You actually know the guy who was narrating?!

That's Harvey Pack on the Fager-Damascus one.

I spoke to him Saturday.

Is he the older gentleman who does the Siro's show?

Yeah.

Harvey's a legend. Among other things he created " Thoroughbred Action " and was the host for somewhere around 20 years.

Nice, is he going to be back next year? I remember he was leaning towards retirement at the end of last year.

The first time I saw the seminar was this summer...he cracks me up! What was Thoroughbred Action?

He'll be back.

There's a book coming out about him.

Cool, let us know when the book comes out. I'd like to check that out.

A few amazing battles those 2 horses had. Seems like Dr. Fager was a pure sprinter but asked to go a distance. Damascus had the better running style for a distance horse... Its just too bad we never horses battle more than a couple times now a days. Just great to see.

Gotta love youtube. Its great to watch older races that pre date me being alive or predate my interest. Thanks for posting.

We've established that Harvey Pack is the 'older gentleman' on the Siro's Seminars, but who's the other guy... the terminal hipster?


(And as to the topic? Point Given in the '03 Belmont..)

These are my other faves:
Shergar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXJjak_rMSo
Whirlaway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o-5TR0m5N8

Skip Away winning his BC Classic

Bellamy Road winning his Wood Memorial

Monarchos winning his KY Derby

Ghostzapper winning an allowance race where he stumbled badly at the start spotting the field many lengths

Funny Cide winning his Preakness

Separated Love winning the last race of the day at Saratoga on Hopeful Day the year Lucky Roberto won the Hopeful (How can I forget? Had Tactical Cat hung on in the Hopeful, I would have cashed a 40K ticket. Still the most money I have ever won on any race in my life)

Love Sign winning the Beldame in 1980 (She also won it in 1981)

Rat Lobster @ Toga this summer???

Another reason why I love you so much. Thanks for reminding me.

How about me not betting Delta Sea? You not betting Limoncello?
At least you cashed with Lundar Rendezvous. And I with Hither Lane and D Money.

Oracle not betting that horse he touted all day at Monmouth (2 year old I think, went off at like 9/2 and jogged).

When The Lobster crossed the line first that day...I think it was a good thing we didnt have guns...woulda shot each other.


Limoncello......sigh.....:o

lol..im sure the world heard about that huge payout..lol

what was the horse that started the pick 6 out that Sunday?? Had him as a single on the ticket I was gonna play, never played the ticket and never bet the horse...paid like $14 or $16???

Mi es muy el stupido...

started from the 8 hole maybe??

On the Catwalk?

I think so...was a bigger field...because I ended up betting one of the AE's, the #14 horse....

Actually I think On the Catalk was in the 2nd leg of the Pick 6. I was 3 for 3 and then Leparoux stiffed me on Pure Incentive. Didnt have the next wiiner either, I think that was a turf filly Mike Smith was riding.

your horse name memory is better than mine...so I have no idea...

I'll take Afleet Alex in the Preakness... we'll never see anything like that again.

Kev- The horse with Mike Smith that won late in the card that I didnt have in my pick 6 was Noble Stella.

Still trying to come up with the name of the horse that started off the Pick 6 that day. His/her name eludes me.

I put in a request to Oracle to see what the name of that 2 year old he liked at Monmouth but didnt bet was.