Unforgettable..... best vs favorite
 

Out of all the races you've seen in person, online or on tv, if you could only pick one..... that's ONE, un, uno, одно, ein, ένας (are we clear? :D ), which would you say was your personal favorite? Not the best race, mind you..... just the one that was the most special to you for whatever reason.....

I know it's a hard question, so just tell me the first that comes to mind and why. :)

Easy for me: AP Indy's BC Classic win. I'm still not over his scratching on the eve of the Derby; he might have won the TC. He won the Classic under a hand ride......beautiful.

Honorable mention: Tempera's BC because she was Indy's first BC winner and, given that she died next year, it's bittersweet. Thunder Gulch's Derby win -my first "win" by a horse that I actually rooted for.

Easiest question anyone could ask me. Personal Ensign's BC win in 1988 at CD when she ran down Winning Colors to retire undefeated.
Shes my favorite horse of all time.

well, since oracle picked that one....

genuine risks derby. no doubt, that was what truly hooked me! slew was just ahead of my time, altho i vaguely remember all the slew crew brouhaha...and i liked alydar over affirmed. the bids trainer put me off him, and i liked general assembly....seems i was suffering from seconditis those couple years.

but then there she was, a beautiful blaze-faced fiery chestnut filly, but she was tough as the boys. my first derby winner. she reminded me of....well, me! a tomboy!! lol i was 13, and wanted so badly to kick angel corderos butt after the preakness that year!!:D

Easy one for me. Sept 1973, Marlboro Cup, Belmont Park. It was my first time to attend live races. A pretty darn good 3yo won the race against a field of older champions in world record time. The winner was famous, a big red horse as I recall, but I can't remember the colt's name right now. :D

First one that came to my mind (with apologies to Rakti) was Powerscourt winning the Arlington Million..... for the SECOND time.

Talk about redemption.....

Breathtaking and lovely to watch, and thank God he had a proper jockey. :D

arazi sluicing thru the field in the BC juvi. un bloody believable!!!

Personal Ensign's race in the BC Distaff still gives me chills - unfortunately, I have it on a lousy tape and the quality is poor........

My also wish I could have picked Gulch's win in the BC Sprint. The horse was as game and classy as they come, and he always ran well even at distances beyond his capabilities. He deserved to win a race like the Sprint -although, winning back to back Met Miles is a real accomplishment. He's an underrated champion.

Tiznow in the BCC at BELMONT!

2005 VA Derby...first time I ever laid eyes on "the man" in person.

There are so many, but
My all time favorite race
that I watched on TV was
Funny Cide's Derby.
My favorite that I saw in
person was
Funny Cide in the JCGC

Affirmed
 

I missed Secretariat and Ruffian but started going to Belmont and saw Forego, Affirmed, Alydar, Seattle Slew, Spectacular Bid.

I was fortunate to be at Belmont on Belmont Stakes day when Affirmed beat Alydar....

My favorite...

Paul

Safely Kept in the 1989 B.C. sprint.She ran her heart out.:p I gave birth to my daughter 3 days before the '89 B.C. and my husband brought me a DRF instead of flowers. He knew me well!

Whitmore's Conn winning the Sword Dancer and sending me to my first National Handicapping Championship in 2003.

Paul

ok personal favorite and not the best.

For me it was War Emblem winning the derby. It had been more than two decades since i had picked a derby winner. I had watched him race at Sportsmans Park and was blown away. At the OTB on derby day i was the only one talking him up, no one thought he could wire the field. When he straightened for home with a full head of steam and scampered home by five, oh man. I was screaming the whole stretch. I'm sure i annoyed many around me. He got that derby monkey off my back.

I was proud of him especially due to his rather humble beginning at arlington.

My personal favorite was Sunday Silence over Easy Goer in the Preakness. Tactics, brilliance, and a thrilling stretch run.

Next best was Cigar's win in Dubai. I thought Soul of the Matter was going to go by him, but nooooooo.

--Dunbar

in person, alysheba winning the 1988 big cap ( his move on the backstretch )
was unbelievable.

17 october 2002,
punchestown.com
european breeders
fund maiden
since someone
already said
the million.
;)