My top 2 are the 1990 Ky Derby and the 2012 BC Classic..............
I was all over Summer Squall during the prep races and was convinced he was going to help me crush the Derby. I was only in the infield but the electricity was unreal. In front of me was a full 'Southern' gentleman and his wife both decked out in vintage formal derby wear and behind me was a guy and his wife in cutoff shorts and t-shirts smoking some 'funny' cigarettes all day. I was mortified when I saw Unbridled cruise up to Summer Squall and roll by. I did feel a bit better when I saw the rebroadcast with the Natzger-Genter iso and was moved by the moment. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUGQV3Q5K50"]
At the BC Classic I had grandstand seats at the top of the stretch and remember how there was a bit of a lull in the crowd as they figured out that Game On Dude just didn't have it that day and then the roar picked back up the length of the stretch as Fort Larned and MMM dueled to the wire. I was totally convinced that MMM was going to blow by.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpuUZ17aQs"]
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