Top Ten Preakness Moments

[DaTruth]

Pat Day riding Forty Niner to ensure Winning Colors didn't win the Preakness was a top Preakness moment.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Pat Day riding Forty Niner to ensure Winning Colors didn't win the Preakness was a top Preakness moment.

Yep. Tabasco Cat's "redemption" in the Preakness following the Jeff Lukas accident was a decent story, too.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Remind me who the two " great " horses were in that KY Derby.

He hung in the Breeder's Futurity? I think you might want to watch that race again.

If you want to call Hard Spun and Curlin very good, and not great, that's fine. I hate calling Curlin "great" anyways. Can't find a replay of the '06 Breeders... but would like to see it again.

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Interesting. Saying that Street Sense didn't look good finishing up in his Derby victory is "incorrect" and "unfairly critical". How does his Preakness effort jive with my assessment?

I guess there's always a chance that Curlin improved 7 lengths in 2 weeks or that Calvin Borel thought the 1/16th pole was the finish line...

Hmmm... did you say that between the Derby and Preakness? Otherwise it's easy to look at it in hindsight. And anybody could see Street Sense was 4-5 lengths better at CD than anywhere else. That is unquestionable. Then Curlin only would have had to improved by 2-3 lengths. Not exactly impossible, especially considering his trip in the Preakness was much smoother.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on THIS year's Preakness, to be honest.

[somerfrost]

The Move has always been my personal favorite, my jaw dropped when Secretariat zoomed to the front, I remember thinking, "what is the jock doing?" but it quickly became apparent that he was just along for the ride...too bad the timer malfunctioned denying Secretariat of another record.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by philcski

Hmmm... did you say that between the Derby and Preakness? Otherwise it's easy to look at it in hindsight.

Certainly I noted his less than stellar finish after that electrifying move in the Derby. But the debate isn't who I bet in the 2007 Preakness. It's about Street Sense's penchant for wilting in every start beyond 9f. That includes the Derby, Preakness, Travers, and BC Classic. So, yes, I am looking at it retrospectively.

And anybody could see Street Sense was 4-5 lengths better at CD than anywhere else. That is unquestionable. Then Curlin only would have had to improved by 2-3 lengths. Not exactly impossible, especially considering his trip in the Preakness was much smoother.

What about Street Sense's trip at Pimlico? Ran past Curlin like he was standing still, opens up on the field, yet gets beat. It didn't look to me like Curlin had found another gear so much as Street Sense let up on the gas pedal.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on THIS year's Preakness, to be honest.

I've made some comments in the appropriate threads. Waiting for the entries before putting my head in the noose.

[slotdirt]

I went to the Preakness every year from '05-'09. Good to see the only non-memorable version of those five races was Big Brown's triumph.

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Leave it to Jay Hovdey to gush about the 1997 Preakness and completely ignore the performance of Touch Gold who traded a chunk of dirt in the face for a chunk of his hoof when he went to his knees--jockey cam in tow--at the start. Recovered to make a threatening bid inside only to run into some traffic while finishing just in behind the blanket finishers.

At least he didn't mention flavor-of-the-week Barry Irwin, who owned 3rd place finisher Captain Bodgit. Not sure if Dale Capuano is one of the dreaded "liars".

Gary Capuano

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Revidere

Gary Capuano

Thanks. I knew I should have verified that.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Thanks. I knew I should have verified that.

Liar.

[Thunder Gulch]

If it was any horse but Secretariat, the "Move" becomes the "Horrible Ride". Ask Stuey Elliot.

For my money, the Afleet Alex stumble was something I'll never forget.

[slotdirt]

Never will forget the Afleet Alex call by Dave Rodman (HOW MUCH THE BEST IS HE!!!!), nor the Barbaro Preakness. Pretty amazing that there wasn't further calamity at the Preakness considering what could have happened in 2005.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Liar.

I know. I actually was pretty confident that Dale Capuano was the trainer.

I should double check Revidere. "Gary" Capuano sounds made up.

[Port Conway Lane]

Great job of race riding by Cordero on Codex.

[phystech]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I know. I actually was pretty confident that Dale Capuano was the trainer.

I should double check Revidere. "Gary" Capuano sounds made up.

It indeed was Gary, not Dale, that trained Captain Bodgit.

[tanner12oz]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I went to the Preakness every year from '05-'09. Good to see the only non-memorable version of those five races was Big Brown's triumph.

afleet alex was my first year....looking forward to saturday!

we are on the rail around a21 (i think)

[joeydb]

1989 Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer should be higher than 9th.

Unfortunately the ABC broadcast that has been on youtube for years has been taken down by the copyright gestapo.

And I can't find it hosted anywhere else via google. Great job guys.

[smartbid09]

Did he do a Kentucky Derby top 10? Someone here mentioned they couldn't wait for his belmont stakes top 10... Checked the site and was unable to find it... would love to see his top ten if he made one... Thanks in advance.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by smartbid09

Did he do a Kentucky Derby top 10? Someone here mentioned they couldn't wait for his belmont stakes top 10... Checked the site and was unable to find it... would love to see his top ten if he made one... Thanks in advance.

He isn't really trying to do anything special, just giving himself an excuse to drag up another Zenyatta column later in the year when he awards her 1,2,3 in his BC top 10 moments.

[declansharbor]

Today marks the 5 yr annvy of Barbaro's ill-fated injury. I did a facebook shot out to him along with posting videos of his KDerby and his Fla Derby (stretch call STILL tingles my spine everytime).

The majority of non-racing fans dont understand, nor will they ever!

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Today marks the 5 yr annvy of Barbaro's ill-fated injury. I did a facebook shot out to him along with posting videos of his KDerby and his Fla Derby (stretch call STILL tingles my spine everytime).

The majority of non-racing fans dont understand, nor will they ever!

Proud to say I was there for his Laurel Futurity and the Derby. I don't know what he might have become later in life, but those two races in particular were as impressive as they get.