Trivia

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Here's the video of the '81 Derby ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0vK7tE8uU


The horses who raced 1-2-3-4-5 after six furlongs finished 19-10-18-16-17

The horses who raced 15-19-10-17-20 after six furlongs made up the top five spots.

The 10th place finisher Bold Ego - who was 2nd after 6fs and faded the least severly of the speed horses - was 2nd to Plesant Colony in the Preakness.

[VOL JACK]

Partez, the 3rd place finisher, was probably best.

His Jock misjudged the finish and rose in the irons at the 16th pole.
Which probably explains his ill timed move.

It is a miracle some jocks are not killed after races by owners and trainers.

[Indian Charlie]

The sire of Sensitive Prince, Majestic Prince, is one of those horses that to me could easily be discussed in conversations about all time greats, but always seems to be a forgotten horse.

That horse was bad ass.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Here's the video of the '81 Derby ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0vK7tE8uU


The horses who raced 1-2-3-4-5 after six furlongs finished 19-10-18-16-17

The horses who raced 15-19-10-17-20 after six furlongs made up the top five spots.

The 10th place finisher Bold Ego - who was 2nd after 6fs and faded the least severly of the speed horses - was 2nd to Plesant Colony in the Preakness.

EVERYONE bet Bold Ego in that Preakness, as it went from being the biggest speed filled Derby ever to a paceless race in the Derby. Pleasant Colony still won.