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letswastemoney
08-25-2014, 11:26 PM
I'm biased, as Rachel was my favorite.

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Stillriledup
08-26-2014, 01:13 AM
How is this not the best one ever?

I'm sure many people realize how hard it is to get "Stung" like that and hold on vs a horse with a sweeping move/momentum. That's sheer greatness, not to mention an incredible call by "the voice".
nijinski
08-26-2014, 01:27 AM
Rachel's is certainly a favorite thanks for bringing that back .
Many here , including myself did not witness these .I caught
the the last two .

Forego owns this race !

http://youtu.be/0RXt4RfCIMI
taxicab
08-26-2014, 02:00 AM
Triple Crown winners rule: ;)



http://youtu.be/7AiMgWYouK4
RXB
08-26-2014, 03:01 AM
How is this not the best one ever?


1964 Woodward Stakes, an even closer finish between two better animals. The mighty Kelso tried for his fourth straight Woodward win but his worthy rival Gun Bow (a Hall Of Famer) beat him by about a half-inch.
letswastemoney
08-26-2014, 03:07 AM
1964 Woodward Stakes, an even closer finish between two better animals. The mighty Kelso tried for his fourth straight Woodward win but his worthy rival Gun Bow (a Hall Of Famer) beat him by about a half-inch.I might as well embed the video. E29sSeEKyNo
RXB
08-26-2014, 03:41 AM
I might as well embed the video.

I tried before; playback restricted to YouTube only.

I think I exaggerated the winning margin when I called it a half-inch.

Kelso was one of the absolute greats of all time, Gun Bow was an excellent horse and 3YO Quadrangle had won the Wood/Belmont/Dwyer/Travers and gave it a good try but couldn't quite hang with the two greats. Given the high quality of the horses, the full-out duel between Kelso and Gun Bow throughout the final few furlongs and the tiniest of margins between them at the wire, I think 1964 was the greatest year for the Woodward.

1967 was Damascus-Buckpasser-Dr. Fager. Wow; you'll never see three like that in the same race again. But not much drama as Damascus won by 10 with Buckpasser far below his best form and Fager dueled into submission by a rabbit.
Stillriledup
08-26-2014, 03:57 AM
1964 Woodward Stakes, an even closer finish between two better animals. The mighty Kelso tried for his fourth straight Woodward win but his worthy rival Gun Bow (a Hall Of Famer) beat him by about a half-inch.

But Tom Durkin didn't yell "GUN BOW WINS". So, i'm going to have to give it to Rachel. Sorry. :)
Thebigguy
08-26-2014, 04:51 AM
I have been looking for the video of the 2005 Woodward for 2 years. Cant find it anywhere.... That POS Dutrow sent the rabbits after the GNYBOAT.
biggestal99
08-26-2014, 06:35 AM
My first one, forego winning the woodward in 1975 at a mile and a half, try that one rach.

Allan
Tom
08-26-2014, 07:27 AM
1975 - YES!
classhandicapper
08-26-2014, 09:59 AM
Triple Crown winners rule: ;)



http://youtu.be/7AiMgWYouK4

Notice how far out on the track Slew was. In those days we didn't have bad rails. We had 3-4 paths that were bad. lol
PaceAdvantage
08-26-2014, 10:04 AM
1994...without a doubt...but then again, I'm quite biased...

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"The rhythmic beat of his long and powerful stride...."

"Winning like a champion...with DEVASTATING EASE!"

"...toyed with the best horses in training..."
PaceAdvantage
08-26-2014, 10:06 AM
And by the way, Belmont was packed that day in 1994 to see Holy Bull...the loudest and most spine-tingling non-Triple Crown stretch drive I've ever personally witnessed...
affirmedny
08-26-2014, 12:19 PM
My first one, forego winning the woodward in 1975 at a mile and a half, try that one rach.

Allan

2nd of 4 in a row!
dilanesp
08-26-2014, 12:33 PM
1988. Alysheba, off Lasix, in the rain, against a great field. Broke the track record, exciting stretch run. I saw it in person. Had everything.
RXB
08-26-2014, 12:42 PM
My second choice after Gun Bow-Kelso would be Ghostzapper-St. Liam; that was a terrific duel for a long way between two excellent horses.
JustRalph
08-26-2014, 02:16 PM
Rachel. But how can you not love Holy Bull beating that crowd?

Just ticking off the names that ran behind him makes me realize how bad things are now. Could "we" ever muster up a race like that again? I doubt it
Grits
08-26-2014, 03:37 PM
Rachel because of her courage and undeniable tenacity. However, I believe it was here that she was spent. I believe it was here in Saratoga in the Woodward that she felt the toll, "I've had enough, I've given all I have." Though she came back to race, as we know.

It wasn't the field of Holy Bull's Woodward, but, to me, it was hard fought and ultimately consuming.
dilanesp
08-26-2014, 03:46 PM
1988. Alysheba, off Lasix, in the rain, against a great field. Broke the track record, exciting stretch run. I saw it in person. Had everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJj4zDa5M-E