Been watching live and television horse races since birth.
Since we're voting, I'll pile on the 1973 Belmont.
I'll add the 1977 Belmont, because I was the 2nd person to walk in the general admission that morning, and had the best general admission seat to be had to see Seattle Slew win the Triple Crown.
In the category of what may be obscure now...but wasn't 20 years ago.......the 1979 Florida Derby. Spectacular Bid willing himself to a win, despite his jockey almost falling off twice and getting him stopped at least three times. I was there at the track as the storm clouds were building and the sky darkened as it only does in South Florida in the late afternoon.
The 1990 Kentucky Derby. I can watch that replay with Carl Nafzger giving Ms Ginter the stretch call over and over and over. And do.
The 1986 Kentucky Derby. Where Ferdinand's name is never uttered during the race....until he takes the lead in the stretch.
Any of the races I watched Lost in the Fog run.
And the 1965 (or '66?) Ascot Gold Cup (at the long ago closed Ohio Ascot Park) won by Loyal Son, a great grandson of Man O' War. I was on the fence at the finish line for that one. Holding my $5 to win and $5 to place ticket. Age 8 or 9. The win ticket was black, as I recall. The place ticket was red. Purchased necessarily at two separate betting windows. Those were the days! I never had my Mom or Dad go to the "combine" window for me. I thought that was a stupid wager...
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