Trivia

[art vanderlay]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

She really deserved that win in the Apple Blossom.. she had run so well in the two prior runnings behind Heavenly Prize and Twice The Vice..

The aforementioned 15 length win by Waquoit in the 88 Jockey Club Gold Cup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmCavcaCYqg

Nice easy win for Waqouit, but here is one in which he had to work a little harder. With a great call by Big Jim Hannon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-abcCS5F9mM

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by art vanderlay

Nice easy win for Waqouit, but here is one in which he had to work a little harder. With a great call by Big Jim Hannon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-abcCS5F9mM

Holy crap that was a great race!

Having grown up in Socal, races like the Mass Cap were rarely seen. That had to be one of the best runnings in the history of that race (both in field quality and excitement), I am guessing.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Holy crap that was a great race!

Having grown up in Socal, races like the Mass Cap were rarely seen. That had to be one of the best runnings in the history of that race (both in field quality and excitement), I am guessing.

Lost Code was pretty awesome the following year ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIvYK7iurbc

He was a machine that season and ran huge figure after huge figure ... his only defeat was when he was too worried about Alysheba and let Bet Twice get a dream rail run and then herd him out a bit through the stretch in the '88 Pimlico Special.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUEVRw31AHQ

[KirisClown]

Try this one..

This horse would go on to win only one Grade I in his life.. but it was a big one..

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

Try this one..

This horse would go on to win only one Grade I in his life.. but it was a big one..

Alphabet Soup?

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Alphabet Soup?

Yup, that's him.. very good.

[joeydb]

I could never hope to get as good at this kind of trivia as you guys. Very impressive.

[KirisClown]

This horse once held the track record at Belmont... He won his first and only Grade I at the age of 7..

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Lost Code was pretty awesome the following year ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIvYK7iurbc

He was a machine that season and ran huge figure after huge figure ... his only defeat was when he was too worried about Alysheba and let Bet Twice get a dream rail run and then herd him out a bit through the stretch in the '88 Pimlico Special.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUEVRw31AHQ

If Lost Code were running nowadays, he'd be celebrated as one of the greatest horses ever.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

If Lost Code were running nowadays, he'd be celebrated as one of the greatest horses ever.

Probably my second favorite horse. I saw him win his first "big" race, the Alabama Derby, in person.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Probably my second favorite horse. I saw him win his first "big" race, the Alabama Derby, in person.

Yeah, I loved that horse too. I've always liked horses with that running style.

The Alabama Derby though? Never even heard of it!

I suppose I have heard of it since Lost Code won it, but I have no recollection of that race at all.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yeah, I loved that horse too. I've always liked horses with that running style.

The Alabama Derby though? Never even heard of it!

I suppose I have heard of it since Lost Code won it, but I have no recollection of that race at all.

It was run at the short lived Birmingham track. It was even broadcast on ESPN. I remember hanging out after with Chris Lincoln. He was HUGE back then.