Lifetime Past Performances

[mclem10011]

For posting those Easy Goer pp's, very cool to look at.

if you like this one, you need to by the book I referenced above. Hundreds of pages of champions' pp's.


If you would like to see any other particular horses, let me know ill post it.

sorry, not the best of scans...


what a freak!!!

[POINTGIVEN1985]

point given in there ? i'd appreciate it

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

point given in there ? i'd appreciate it

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by robfla

Carried 12 more pounds than Cigar in that Donn, he would have torn his head off too...

[KirisClown]

If anyone actually wants to see that 1995 Donn again, here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIm-zH1nvhY

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I have "Champions," and I recommend it highly for those who appreciate Thoroughbred racing history.

Two horses' past performances that I love to look at from time to time are Citation's and Seattle Slew's.

Agree 100% on "Champions". I look through it all of the time. I love reading history of the game, but for a handicapper to see it in that all too familiar DRF past performances is really a joy.

Pointgiven1985,

I screwed up on the 2 turn triple crown preps distances this weekend. I thought the FOY, Robert Lewis, and Batagglia were to be run at a 1 1/16. Thanks for the correction on the FOY distance.

Cannonshell,

Since the connections for Easy Goer and Sightseeing are the same, thats why I was curious if Shug is taking same path this year. I realize Easy Goer was way more accomplished than Sightseeing is today, but I'm just looking for an "under the radar" 3 year old to follow on the road to the Derby. Thats what so fun about this time of the year. If he runs like crap on Saturday, I'll look for another one.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If you want to read a memorable description of a race, find a copy of a special DRF publication -- distributed about five or six years ago, I think -- that printed the complete chart (with comments) of some of the Triple Crown winners' races. I know that this publication exists; I have it still, but not with me currently.

Usually, the chartmaker's comments are pedestrian, but not so for Secretariat's epic performance at Belmont Park. The last sentence of the description is unusual, if not unique, for a race chart.

If a techno savvy DTer has this publication and scanned this chart into this forum, you would understand what I mean. The comments are a neat footnote to the greatest Thoroughbred performance of all time.

Back then I don't know if the DRF had the little abbreviated comment line at the far right of the performance line like they have now. If it was your job to boil down a performance like Secretariats Belmont into a few words to show up in the PP's what would you say? What could you say? "Much the best", "Drew off"? The typical stuff seems woefully inadequate.

I think I'd simply put "UNREAL!"

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Usually, the chartmaker's comments are pedestrian, but not so for Secretariat's epic performance at Belmont Park. The last sentence of the description is unusual, if not unique, for a race chart.

If a techno savvy DTer has this publication and scanned this chart into this forum, you would understand what I mean. The comments are a neat footnote to the greatest Thoroughbred performance of all time.

On Nyra's website for Belmont Park and specifically for the Belmont Stakes they have a PDF you can download with the Charts, among a very detailed history of the Belmont for all of the Belmont Stakes.

Here is a link (hopefully it will work.)

http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/mediagui...montStakes.pdf