Trivia

[DaTruth]

Assault was a Texas-bred.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Assault was a Texas-bred.

Thanks, I had a feeling I was forgetting someone major, but tricky.

[blackthroatedwind]

That is a good one.

[DaTruth]

Who can guess Top Avenger's claim to fame. I'll give a hint. He gave his connections six furlongs of thrill.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Who can guess Top Avenger's claim to fame. I'll give a hint. He gave his connections six furlongs of thrill.

Are you saying he led through the first six furlongs of Genuine Risk's KY Derby?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The '79 Carter was a pretty salty looking race on paper.








Star De Naskra upset the apple cart and beat Alydar by a neck at 7/1 in the Carter on May 5th. He crossed the wire first in everything that year until he was soundly beaten in a crazy strong running of the Malboro won by Spectacular Bid.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Are you saying he led through the first six furlongs of Genuine Risk's KY Derby?

It was Pleasant Colony's Derby, but an excellent guess nonetheless. The splits were 21-4/5, 45-1/5, 1:10-1/5.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

It was Pleasant Colony's Derby, but an excellent guess nonetheless. The splits were 21-4/5, 45-1/5, 1:10-1/5.

Jesus - there was some pretty fast pace competition for Top Avenger in there....

* Twice set the pace in major 6f sprint stakes in So. Cal



* 45 4/5 for a half going 9f at AQU is almost impossibly fast.



* went wire-to-wire after setting 22 flat and 44 and change fractions in the Bay Shore



* Stretching out a quarter mile after back to back wire-to-wire wins at 8f



I can only do four images a post - but that race had nine decorated speed sprinters in it. Besides the four above and Top Avenger ... another horse won its debut by 15 lengths going just 4.5 furlongs in a 10 horse field. Well Decorated won the Saratoga Special wire-to-wire. Golden Derby won both the Bashford Manner and Tremont virtually wire-to-wire.

Has there ever been a 21 and change opening quarter in another Derby before? That years Derby looked certain to produce it.