Your Most Memorable Winners....

[Alabama Stakes]

Evaluating...... Fred hooper mare 45-1. Won by a c.h. At Saratoga
Girvanie.....2nd time starter. Eddie maple grabbed him on the turn when he realized what he had. 23-1. Shugga dooga ran second . Married the exacta
Timely Writer in the hopeful. Big score for a youngster.

[casp0555]

The one that comes to mind first is Woodmans Luck, off the pace winner in the final at Hollywood Park. Capped a nice Pick 4 but it was, from what I remember, the first time I had a sincere emotional reaction to a horse race.

http://www.drf.com/news/hollywood-pa...cks-final-race

[outofthebox]

Lieutenant's Lark, a horse i groomed for Howie Tesher winning the 86 Washington DC Int at 35-1. Bet $200 w/p and had a $30 exacta with Dance of Life paying $400 and some change.
Itsallgreektome 30-1 first time out on the grass in the 90 Spotlight Hncp at HP. It was Derby Day and a million in the pick 6 that day. I ended up with 5 -6 but nobody had 6, so the 5's paid 5k. Had 3 horses on the race i missed. Also he was the back end of the pick 3 which i had a few times. Cleared about 20k for the day..

[afraidofthedark]

Like Indian Charlie, Thirty Slews in BC Sprint way back when. Got like 35-1 on him in Chicago track pools and had him with Meafara (I think), the fast filly. My friends stared at me like the old EF Hutton commercials when I cashed 5 figures.
Also, Big Drama with Hamazing Destiny in BC Sprint during the Blame/Zenyatta BC. Hit exacta/tri/super for best score ever.
Great to redboard and remember the good ones!

[FATPIANO]

Thunder Gulch------Kentucky Derby
Sea Hero-----------Kentucky Derby
Go For Gin----------Kentucky Derby
Volponi-------------Breeders Cup Classic
Gloria De Campo----Dubai World Cup
Spectacular Bid-----Woodward Walkover

Ice Box------------Florida Derby AND Magna pick five

[NavalOrange]

Orb Future Bet 80-1
Bluegrass/Kentucky Derby Double Dominican-Street Sense

[opusone]

Belmont tribox Smarty/Zito/Zito

[ranger5830]

The first thing that came to mind for me was a horse called Chico Bambino in the 8th race, a $6,250 claimer, at now-defunct Playfair Race Course in Spokane, WA on October 12, 1986. I was 14 years old and my dad took me to the track every Sunday. He is just a casual fan and strictly a $2 bettor, but we always had a good time. We would read the form and I would make my pick, and he would bet it (with my money) and then he would bet whichever horse he chose.

So we were there and we were handicapping this race, and this horse had just won 10 days ago as the favorite by 5 lengths, and now he was on the board at 20-1! So I gave him my $2 and he bet his, and he came back to the rail with a $4 win ticket on this horse, who was usually a speed horse, but on this day he broke slow, but somehow managed to storm down the stretch to get up by a length, and paid $47 for a $2 win ticket. It was a great thrill to go back and have him collect $94.00 and then split it up between us. Even though it was the last race "Chico" ever won (he lost his last 28 starts) it still gave us a great memory.


Itsallgreektome was memorable for me too as I bet on him when he won his debut at Del Mar in 1989 at 27-1. There was about a 15-minute inquiry as he and another horse squeezed the favorite in tight quarters in the stretch, but after watching the board blink for what seemed like forever, Trevor came on and announced "No Change!" I quickly cashed my ticket before they changed their mind.

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by casp0555

The one that comes to mind first is Woodmans Luck, off the pace winner in the final at Hollywood Park. Capped a nice Pick 4 but it was, from what I remember, the first time I had a sincere emotional reaction to a horse race.

http://www.drf.com/news/hollywood-pa...cks-final-race

isnt that the horse who tries to bite the other ones?

[casp0555]

Originally Posted by richard burch

isnt that the horse who tries to bite the other ones?

Cost him a race at Del Mar, I think the photo at Hollywood shows WL biting at the runner-up in that final, I will have to watch the replay again to check for sure.....