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Old 07-14-2015, 04:40 PM   #1
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VIDEOS: The greatest racing performance you've witnessed IN PERSON

It doesn't have to be the closest finish, or the fastest time, or anything really. It just has to be the race that sticks with you...the one that gave you chills that you can still feel to this day.

I'll start it off with my pick:

Holy Bull's Woodward

[yt="1994 Woodward Stakes at Belmont"]e-tCGbynWtg[/yt]And yes, I was at the 2015 Belmont Stakes...
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Old 07-14-2015, 04:57 PM   #2
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Hands down...1973 Belmont Stakes...'nuff said.
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:02 PM   #3
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Affirmed vs Alydar in the Belmont Stakes

I was in awe of Secretariat's Triple Crown and will never forget how far behind the second place finisher seemed to be (it was almost like a separate race), but this was the Triple Crown I bet against...
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I had $10 on Alydar and for a moment I thought he would win it with the strength of his ability to finish, but Affirmed had the will to win it. I will never forget this race.
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:34 PM   #4
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Here's my top 3:

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Old 07-14-2015, 05:39 PM   #5
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbOyu5tTF4

One of the many times I bet on the Paster and the Bid kicked his tail.
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:46 PM   #6
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gAeTic_9Bo

I was inside the 1/16th pole, 2nd floor grandstand. Couldn't hear myself yell, could feel the track shaking under me.

My heart wanted Smarty Jones, my pocket wanted Birdstone. Was a bittersweet moment but I loved screaming to the many make believe horse fans "GO HOME NOW" as soon as Tom Durkin said "Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes".
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:46 PM   #7
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Old 07-14-2015, 05:52 PM   #8
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It doesn't have to be the closest finish, or the fastest time, or anything really. It just has to be the race that sticks with you...the one that gave you chills that you can still feel to this day.

I'll start it off with my pick:

Holy Bull's Woodward
Definitely this one.. I was there too. Every horse a Grade I winner..

All ran their eyeballs out and were just nowhere near good enough to stay with Holy Bull..

It's sad to read the drivel that has shown up in the Cigar thread regarding HB.. Cigar breaking him down by looking in his eye? This type of nonsense shows up every year or so...

Who do we credit for causing Cigar's infertility? Skip Away?
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Old 07-14-2015, 06:11 PM   #9
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Couple brilliant efforts that I was lucky enough to see in person;

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Old 07-14-2015, 06:56 PM   #10
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Could have used a few but I remember just replaying this in my head the entire way home down the Northway on this day, demanding of myself that I remember to set the VHS to tape the replay show on OTB channel the next day so I could watch it again and again.

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Old 07-14-2015, 07:22 PM   #11
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Couldn't find the video...

This race stuck with me.

Cold normal day on the inner track before the stupid racino opened and we actually had a place to watch races live (what a nobel thought....).

Philip X, I believe was his name. A gritty non descript State Bred was running in another NY Bred race.

He was fighting his heart out in deep stretch when he went down 70 yards from the wire.

The black curtain came, he was lying on the ground for 5-7 minutes. I rushed down to the 1/16th pole, from the finish line, to get a better view with my binocs. I kept screaming his name, Philip, get up Philip.

After 5-7 minutes, I think "the guy" also known as the grim reaper had showed up. It's almost as if the horse knew he was going to be laid to rest, Philip X shot up...He kept standing and moving in place as if showing the grim reaper he's alive and well.

I guess age has gotten to me. I am not sure if he was put down on track but I do remember him getting up. Not sure if he was vanned off, not sure if he lived.

It was before, I sadly had acquired this thing called internet access I believe and I don't know what happened. But I'll never forget screaming his name to get up and by golly he did.

Hope he's on a farm somewhere living happy.

To me a great performance to fight for his life.


Story #2: Belmont mid 2000's. No video. Poor horse broke down at the 3/8 in a dirt race. Refused to go down. He limped all the way to the 1/16 (with no jock) trying to get to the line. That absolutely broke my heart. He was trying to do what he was taught to do, despite having a completely shattered leg.

Those are the performances on track that struck me, while I was standing feet away in person.
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Old 07-14-2015, 07:43 PM   #12
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Wise Dan Woodbine Mile 2013

A track record without even trying. What a horse!

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Old 07-14-2015, 08:06 PM   #13
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I bet the replies from the "Go f--k yourself" crowd was almost as obnoxious.
Nope, they were too busy crying and wondering how the superhorse lost.

Did you have to be annoyed by 120,000 once a year rookies at Belmont that year? Many of them hammered beyond comprehension. Many of them having sex in the stairway next to where my girlfriend, mother and family were stationed?

Did you have to deal with people trying to take YOUR seat at many and many Belmont Stakes because security refused to stand up to these disgusting human beings?

I doubt it.

I gave them what they deserved.

To answer your question....I got some boos amongst their sobbing and couldn't care less. Had a decent win parlay closing to Birsdtone at 30/1 and was more than happy to cash.

And for the next 364 days, I had normalcy back at Belmont, Saratoga and Aqueduct, which is the way I like it.

I actually do not like a decent size portion of the Belmont Stakes crowd.

In 2008, I had to rally up the ticket holders that sat next to me in the 1st row of the 4th floor to STOP these vile disgusting pigs that were pushing peace officers out of the way as they pushed up the stairs to watch Big Brown and BLOCK our view.

For the nice people in that 2004 crowd, I did no worse than Philly fans do to visiting Met fans who cheer their team on in Phildelphia. I told them to go home as they lost their game.

Nothing wrong with that.

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Old 07-14-2015, 08:24 PM   #14
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Rachel At Saratoga!

Rachel winning TheWoodward.
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Old 07-14-2015, 08:40 PM   #15
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I was there when American Pharaoh won the Triple Crown, and it still couldn't top this:

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