This is my favorite race of all time as well. I haven't seen it in years, and have not yet seen it on Youtube. What I do remember is that closeup head on shot in deep stretch. Sunday Silence had Easy Goer pinned in on the rail. You can see Easy Goer's ears pinned back and he looks at his rival like he's pissed off. He was trying like hell, but Sunday Silence was just the better horse that day. If their positions had been reversed, with Easy Goer on the outside, it may have been a different result.
I agree about the ABC coverage. It was outstanding. As was NBC's coverage of the early Breeders' Cup runnings. NBC had their A team for the first few years. People like Dick Enberg, Harvey Pack, and Jenny Ornsteen were part of the broadcast. After the first few years the second stringers took over, and the production was not as good.
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09-21-2007, 10:18 PM
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