Last Match Race anyone has Seen?

Originally Posted by somerfrost

I agree! They were nothing more than gimmicks to make a quick buck! The last one I saw? Ruffian and Foolish Pleasure...sorta lost my taste for them after that!

That was about the only blessing to come out of that tragedy ...

... it soured everyone on these ridiculous match races.

That is ... everyone but Merv Griffin ... who wanted to stage a match race between his Steviewonderboy ... and the Kentucky Derby winner.

Ooops ... sorry Muuuurrrrvvvv ... that one ain't gonna happen either.

The last match race I saw (late 90's maybe), matched a TB and a Qt. Can't remember where it took place, or how far they went, but it was around "the hook". They were a couple of fairly nice horses. The TB got up to win, but the Qt hung on like grim death to the end, and was the more impressive. An entertaining race, and neither died.


Ez