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Old 01-15-2013, 02:40 AM
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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
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Old 01-15-2013, 09:25 AM
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Try this one..

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

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Old 01-15-2013, 10:10 AM
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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?
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:59 AM
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Alphabet Soup?
Yup, that's him.. very good.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:06 AM
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I could never hope to get as good at this kind of trivia as you guys. Very impressive.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:14 AM
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This horse once held the track record at Belmont... He won his first and only Grade I at the age of 7..

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Old 01-15-2013, 11:29 AM
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This horse once held the track record at Belmont... He won his first and only Grade I at the age of 7..

Tough one...Key Contender.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:34 AM
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Tough one...Key Contender.
You're on a roll.. very good.

Who trained him when he won his Grade I?
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:22 PM
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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.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:16 PM
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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.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:34 PM
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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.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:36 PM
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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.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:39 PM
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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.
He spoke like he was oxygen deprived too.

He'd slur his speech at random points while talking.
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Old 01-15-2013, 03:15 PM
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First 12 career starts ...



Name him.
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