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03-06-2014, 08:18 AM
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The most exciting race that I attended was the 2010 BC Classic. Really the entire day was great, including being blown away by Uncle Mo's performance in the juvey and finally seeing in person one of my all time faves Gio Ponti, who unfortunately fell short in the mile to Goldikova but I was glad to see her in the flesh, too.
The Classic had been so hyped and the crowd was electric. As the race unfolded we thought that Zenyatta was toast, but her rally and the accompanying roar from the stands was awe inspiring, followed by a mass deflation as Blame held on. That oscillation in the crowd, from low to high to low again, was a sensation that I'll never forget. My own low was eased as I realized that, thanks to my doubling up on the trifecta box that an old friend had given me to bet for him, I had a nice ticket to cash. Thanks, John.  The 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Et15M6wsPo 
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03-06-2014, 09:25 AM
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1981 gotham stakes is another favorite of mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUyqf6B0hM
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03-06-2014, 09:27 AM
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the martha washington at oaklawn the first time i went. the horse who won (explosive beauty) hadn't won in a year (since last racing at oaklawn) but her finishing on top gave me my first pick three win. private emblem ran a race or two before, an allowance/optional claimer.
it was also the first pick three i ever bet. on top of that, first time i'd ever been to live races. kelly was with me, and we had a blast.
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03-06-2014, 09:44 AM
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Affirmed and Alydar in the Belmont. Two truly great horses, as great a rivalry as racing has ever seen, meeting for the ninth time, with everything on the line, literally dueling for over six furlongs, nose to nose.
I've seen a lot of great races. I hope to see many more. None will ever equal that.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB
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03-06-2014, 09:50 AM
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03-06-2014, 10:03 AM
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good thread....great memories
personal ensign impossibly nailing winning colors last jump was spellbinding.
honorable mention to Waquoit nosing Broad Brush in the Masscap. Jim Hannon blew his voice out calling the stretch call.
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03-06-2014, 10:06 AM
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Let's get in the wayback machine. I was at the Spa for this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rKCAhELwhc
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03-06-2014, 10:02 AM
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Rags to Riches-Curlin's Belmont. That year NYRA sold riser seats right in front of the finish line and when I filled out the application I noted that I and my racing buddy are short (true) and could we please be as close to the front of the section as possible? They put us in the front row, right in front of the finish line. Since it wasn't crowded my friend's boyfriend was able to sit with us. They'd had a squabble earlier in the day, and hadn't been speaking to each other much but Rags winning suddenly made everything okay. Who knew a great horse race could do double duty as couples therapy?
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03-06-2014, 11:42 AM
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if people ask why one is a race fan, you need do no more than show them that race. it doesn't get any better than that.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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03-06-2014, 01:47 PM
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....stay lady stay...stay while the night is still ahead... http://www.playlist.com/playlist/15640118795/standalone
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03-06-2014, 02:27 PM
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03-06-2014, 06:31 PM
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03-07-2014, 07:55 AM
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That is drawing a distinction between "best race" and "the best individual performance put in by any horse" which I would say is obviously Secretariat's Belmont in 1973. There's a reason that Beyer said his speed rating was 139 - may never be topped.
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03-07-2014, 08:24 AM
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03-07-2014, 09:57 PM
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How about the beherns victory gallop Whitney!!! Freaking epic.
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03-06-2014, 10:09 AM
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My top 2 are the 1990 Ky Derby and the 2012 BC Classic..............
I was all over Summer Squall during the prep races and was convinced he was going to help me crush the Derby. I was only in the infield but the electricity was unreal. In front of me was a full 'Southern' gentleman and his wife both decked out in vintage formal derby wear and behind me was a guy and his wife in cutoff shorts and t-shirts smoking some 'funny' cigarettes all day. I was mortified when I saw Unbridled cruise up to Summer Squall and roll by. I did feel a bit better when I saw the rebroadcast with the Natzger-Genter iso and was moved by the moment. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUGQV3Q5K50"] At the BC Classic I had grandstand seats at the top of the stretch and remember how there was a bit of a lull in the crowd as they figured out that Game On Dude just didn't have it that day and then the roar picked back up the length of the stretch as Fort Larned and MMM dueled to the wire. I was totally convinced that MMM was going to blow by. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpuUZ17aQs"]
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