Biggest winning margin you've seen at the track

[TheSpyder]

"Here comes bunny" has an absoluetly massive lead and won by half the stretch, then stoped on the back side and all the dogs caught up to her. Then it happened again, and again, and....

[miraja2]

I was at the Wood Memorial in '05. I don't remember exactly how many lengths Bellamy Road won by that day, but off the top of my head, I think that was probably the biggest margin of victory I have seen in person.

[santana]

Big Red....Belmont Stakes....31 lengths

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by santana

Big Red....Belmont Stakes....31 lengths

Yep, same here...Secretariat in the 73 Belmont! Risen Star's Belmont romp was impressive as well as he did it despite an abscessed hoof.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Bellamy Road won by 14, 15, or 17 lengths, I think. I was there for that win.

Cash Run won her debut at Belmont Park by 15, I think. My recollection was that it was a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, so the few of us in attendance were treated to a monster effort.

Didn't Friendly Island win by about 15 in his debut the day after the Belmont Stakes? He was a Pletcher firster who was cold on the board -- by Pletcher firster standards -- at 4-1. It was a chilly day, too.

Think it was 18, but I could be wrong. I liked that horse a LOT, made some nice change on him throughout his career.

I was at the '05 Wood as well. Nothing against Bellamy Road, but that field was truly terrible...

[pointman]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I was at the Wood Memorial in '05. I don't remember exactly how many lengths Bellamy Road won by that day, but off the top of my head, I think that was probably the biggest margin of victory I have seen in person.

Was there myself, think it was 16 and it was VERY impressive.

[PPerfectfan]

Years ago we had a QH that was AAA at every distance on the track and he loved the 870yd races. He won a stake at Delta Downs by 10lengts. Not to bad for a QH race.

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by Cardus

He must have been moving like a tremendous machine!

That is a colossal margin of victory for a Quarterhorse.

Congrats on that win!

Thanks and yes he was moving like a tremendous machine. He was special. He was Triple AAA, at every distance. Which in QH racing, AAA, is the highest speed index a horse can get. He won the 870 stake that day, and we found out that he had bred 2 mares that morning. A guy at the stud barn didnt bother to follow instructions that he not be bred 2 days before a race.Some ole cajun guy, walks up to us as they are loading in the gates and says that he and his buddy had their mare bred to him this morning. My mom and I looked at each other and said "Hes gotta be drunk".lol But we found out later that he was right (even though he was drunk,hehe). We were pissed but when you win like that,,,,it makes it alittle easier to swallow.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I was at the Wood Memorial in '05. I don't remember exactly how many lengths Bellamy Road won by that day, but off the top of my head, I think that was probably the biggest margin of victory I have seen in person.

17 1/2. I was there too. Awesome.

[PeteMugg]

Unbelievable timing of this topic. Labor Day at Ellis Park Sir Dorset wins a two and one fourth mile event by 40 1/2 lengths. Not quite the '73 Belmont, but interesting none the less.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Unbelievable timing of this topic. Labor Day at Ellis Park Sir Dorset wins a two and one fourth mile event by 40 1/2 lengths. Not quite the '73 Belmont, but interesting none the less.

yeah, didn't see it live, but had it on the other day in time to see that.

also saw bejarano get smashed between the rearing horse and the starting gate the other day--wonder how he's doing? horse is fine...

[witchdoctor]

Here is a link to one of the races to that Paint I was at FMT. This race at RP was a lot closer than the one I saw at FMT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdryFFYb5P8

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

A statebred back in 1989 called; Bert...he won by 27 in his maiden breaker.

[King Glorious]

King Glorious won his 3yo debut by 21 at Golden Gate.

[Port Conway Lane]

Spectacular Bid at Delaware Park by 17 lengths setting a new track record with "the shoe" on his back for the first time.

[blackthroatedwind]

I think the official margin of victory for Summer Colony's maiden win at Saratoga was 32 3/4 lengths.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Unbelievable timing of this topic. Labor Day at Ellis Park Sir Dorset wins a two and one fourth mile event by 40 1/2 lengths. Not quite the '73 Belmont, but interesting none the less.

Strange that you say that right now.

I had no idea that that race had ever happened, until I saw Don Tiger entered at Hawthorne yesterday in a 1 9/16 turf race.

He was the horse who ran a game second, beaten just a smidge under 41 lengths that day as the favorite.

I couldn't get over how odd the running line looked -- having run second and showing a 40+ beaten lengths.