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Arrogate breaks dead last in the full field of the 2017 Dubai World Cup on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Jockey Mike Smith decides it is time to ride him like he rode his old mount Zenyatta, and Arrogate proceeds to put on a show. Gun Runner, hand ridden to the top of the stretch, is no match for the one of the all time greats.
Video courtesy of Meydan Racing.
Arrogate made easy work of a full field of 12 runners, including 2016 Horse of the Year and fan favorite California Chrome. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Gulfstream Park in FL featured the inaugural running of the 2017 Pegasus World Cup, featuring an incredible $12 million purse.
This race replay includes the post-race conference with winning jockey Mike Smith.
Beholder vs. 3yo Songbird in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita, the Great Race Place. I was fortunate enough to be there to witness this in person.
As one viewer stated, and I have to concur: “One of the greatest races I’ve ever seen. They’re both winners in my book!”
It’s sad to hear that the great Turkoman passed away today at the ripe old age of 34. Turkoman was euthanized due to infirmities of old age Dec. 21 at his residence at E.A. Ranches in Ramona, California. Few horses live past the age of 30.
Turkoman was the 1986 Champion Older Horse and one of his greatest triumphs was in the prestigious Marlboro Cup at Belmont Park. Top racehorse Precisionist was loose on the lead in this field but that didn’t stop this son of Alydar from running him down. Turkoman was trained by California horseman Gary Jones.
This is a fantastic tribute to the life of Seattle Slew, the first horse to win the Triple Crown as an undefeated runner.
Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 — May 7, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the Triple Crown in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Seattle Slew is ranked ninth.
Courtesy of the Dubai Racing Channel, here are seven facts about multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted that you may not know. Enjoy
“California Chrome in a canter!” ~ announcer Trevor Denman
Kentucky Derby champion California Chrome smashes to victory in the 2016 Pacific Classic, defeating a solid Grade 1 field that included the super mare Beholder and the talented runner Dortmund.
Later this year California Chrome will attempt to become the first 5-year-old Thoroughbred to add the Breeders’ Cup Classic to a resume that includes the Kentucky Derby. Derby winners who won the Classic are: 3yos Unbridled, American Pharoah and Sunday Silence, and 4yos Ferdinand and Alysheba. It’s a difficult task and rare for an older horse to accomplish, especially since few Derby winners get to compete at an advanced age.
2016 Pacific Classic, Saturday August 20, 2016 at Del Mar
Is this the fastest finish every witnessed in a Thoroughbred horse race? Unfortunately, we have no data on this race that tells us the actual track or time, etc. However, visually this finish is simply unbelievable. Zenyatta had nothing on this runner!
Check it out and comment below what you think of this horse racing finish. Let us know who you think was the best closer of all time.
Leading Santa Anita trainer Phil D’Amato unleashed a first time starter, the 3yo filly Enola Gray. The performance was reminiscent of the great filly Melair, who won ‘ran them off their feet’ like this in California a few decades ago.
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Rich Nilsen is a 13-time qualifier to the National Handicapping Championship (NHC), an event he has cashed in four times. He was the first player to finish in the top 10 twice. A former executive with Brisnet.com & Churchill Downs, Rich is also a graduate of the University of Louisville Equine Business Program.
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