Surviving hot and contested paces

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He ran again after the Gold Cup.

I realize that. The Aqueduct race was a nice send off..Just not a great lasting impression for me...But yes i could have mentioned that to be politically correct...

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

I got quite a laugh from the announcer. With a 1000 meters to go he says "now they're starting to panic these blokes, and they should be". Or how about " he can almost lie down and have a rip". What is a rip? A stiff drink?

A "rip-snorter" is a good time in Australia having a rip is slang, I imaging the same in NZ.

[Calzone Lord]

I was pretty sure he said "he can almost lie down and have a rest"

Devon Loch tried that before -- as you can see at 1 minute and 25 seconds in to this amusing clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62fPLtL8h7s

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I was pretty sure he said "he can almost lie down and have a rest"

Devon Loch tried that before -- as you can see at 1 minute and 25 seconds in to this amusing clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62fPLtL8h7s

Your right! Just listened to it again...

[hondo]

The 1984 Flamingo stakes when Time for a Change looked Devils Bag in the eye going 109 3/5 for 6f and buried him in the turn for home and then was forced to repel a late charge from the stretch runner Dr. Carter. Unfotunately after that Time for a Change was never really the same.

[hondo]

I just rembered another....being a Jersey boy and this was my first year into horse racing. Seattle Slew and Dr. Patches in the 1978 Paterson Handicap at the Meadowlands. Seattle Slew caring 128 lbs..giving 14 to the winner and loses by a neck going 1 1/8 w splits of 23, 46, 1:09 4/5, 1:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZnJD7YyyxQ

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by hondo

I just rembered another....being a Jersey boy and this was my first year into horse racing. Seattle Slew and Dr. Patches in the 1978 Paterson Handicap at the Meadowlands. Seattle Slew caring 128 lbs..giving 14 to the winner and loses by a neck going 1 1/8 w splits of 23, 46, 1:09 4/5, 1:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZnJD7YyyxQ

Dr. Patches, the one horse I know of that beat Seattle Slew and ALydar.

[hondo]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Dr. Patches, the one horse I know of that beat Seattle Slew and ALydar.

I watched that video of the Paterson and almost cried looking at what the state of racing in NJ is now.....

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

His 1984 Super Derby was excellent. Shoemaker let him open a clear lead through fast fractions and he got nailed by Gate Dancer at the end. It was double digit lengths back to Haskell winner Big Pistol in 3rd.

......who rode gate. cordero or pincay?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

......who rode gate. cordero or pincay?

laffit