Declan's Moon 2nd

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Here's a clip of Silence Suzuka's win in the '98 Kinko Sho. He destroyed the course record, and won by what might have been as many as 15 lengths. The 2nd place finisher Midnight Bet, was a Hong Kong Cup winner, and actually won this same race, the G2 Kinko Sho, the following year.

Certainly one of the all-time great performances. Silence Suzuka toyed with El Condor Pasa that year, handing him his only career loss in Japan. ECP won a group 1 in Europe, and just missed winning the Arc the year Montjeu and Daylami ran.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMQ5FD2lIY

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Here's a clip of Silence Suzuka's win in the '98 Kinko Sho. He destroyed the course record, and won by what might have been as many as 15 lengths. The 2nd place finisher Midnight Bet, was a Hong Kong Cup winner, and actually won this same race, the G2 Kinko Sho, the following year.

Certainly one of the all-time great performances. Silence Suzuka toyed with El Condor Pasa that year, handing him his only career loss in Japan. ECP won a group 1 in Europe, and just missed winning the Arc the year Montjeu and Daylami ran.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMQ5FD2lIY

Thanks for the link. Good thing he just beat a Hong Kong Cup winner. If he beat Survivalist or Storm in May by that much you might have people going crazy on here.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Here's a clip of Silence Suzuka's win in the '98 Kinko Sho. He destroyed the course record, and won by what might have been as many as 15 lengths. The 2nd place finisher Midnight Bet, was a Hong Kong Cup winner, and actually won this same race, the G2 Kinko Sho, the following year.

Certainly one of the all-time great performances. Silence Suzuka toyed with El Condor Pasa that year, handing him his only career loss in Japan. ECP won a group 1 in Europe, and just missed winning the Arc the year Montjeu and Daylami ran.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMQ5FD2lIY

early speed was golden that day.

[PPerfectfan]

I actually was in the Men's room with Ron Ellis the other day @KEE. I did ask about Buzzard's Bay. He said he going on derby day @ Hollywood. But who knows he was as drunk as I.


Now, Now two drunk me in the bathroom.....thats how rumors get started.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

early speed was golden that day.

I laughed.

The crazy thing about this horse is that they tried to rate him over and over at the start of his career, and he would just fight the rider and pull, and have no great punch left at the end of his races. So, during his 4-year-old season, they just let him run off to big leads in all his races, and he simply wouldn't stop.


He won six consecutive major stake races in a row as a 4-year-old, and was a heavy favorite in the '98 Emperor's Cup. He had a 15 length lead on the far turn of the race, and suffered a fatal breakdown right there.

I certainly wouldn't compare his popularity to the kind a Barbaro or a Ruffian had---but he was VERY popular, and it is considered one of the darkest days in the sports history over there.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I laughed.

The crazy thing about this horse is that they tried to rate him over and over at the start of his career, and he would just fight the rider and pull, and have no great punch left at the end of his races. So, during his 4-year-old season, they just let him run off to big leads in all his races, and he simply wouldn't stop.


He won six consecutive major stake races in a row as a 4-year-old, and was a heavy favorite in the '98 Emperor's Cup. He had a 15 length lead on the far turn of the race, and suffered a fatal breakdown right there.

I certainly wouldn't compare his popularity to the kind a Barbaro or a Ruffian had---but he was VERY popular, and it is considered one of the darkest days in the sports history over there.

I watched some of those races on Youtube, thanks for the link. Just watching him go was a real treat. This was no Shake the Bank that's for sure, not at age 4. So tragic to watch the breakdown. Compared to some I've seen it's not as graphic but you can tell it's a bad one. Was the relation to that horse you spoke of from an American branch that just never got sent to Japan or did someone send one back? I assumed the former since they're pretty good about holding onto horses over there right?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I watched some of those races on Youtube, thanks for the link. Just watching him go was a real treat. This was no Shake the Bank that's for sure, not at age 4. So tragic to watch the breakdown. Compared to some I've seen it's not as graphic but you can tell it's a bad one. Was the relation to that horse you spoke of from an American branch that just never got sent to Japan or did someone send one back? I assumed the former since they're pretty good about holding onto horses over there right?

I watched them too, wasn't aware the horse was going to breakdown until I saw it. Terrible end to what looked like an unbelievable horse.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Was the relation to that horse you spoke of from an American branch that just never got sent to Japan or did someone send one back? I assumed the former since they're pretty good about holding onto horses over there right?

Silence Suzuka was out of a US-bred mare named Wakia, by Miswaki, a SW at Del Mar and a half-sister to Benny the Dip and Cryptic Rascal.