1. 04-28-12 04:05 AM #71
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    .....AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME......

    JJ & LT...
    How old are you guys?!
    That Donna Gooska horse was incredible.
    Besides the notables there is one recent favorite of mine that has not really panned out.
    It is UNCLE MO. I don't know if he was hurt but, I was all over this horse & he began to scratch from all the big races.

    Great thread!
    Big 5-0 here
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  2. 04-28-12 05:47 AM #72
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    I know you guys are talking thoroughbreds but my favourite is Niatross (Standardbred) from a watch standpoint. Watching him in December at old Greenwood was amazing. #2 is a horse my family owned called Prime Time Bobcat, who for a while set the world record. Amazing to watch him race.
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  3. 04-28-12 05:55 AM #73
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    Ok I'm not a horse guy by any means but when Zenyata was in the news I watched a couple races and was in awe. I ended up watching all her races. It amazed me how she would be so far back every race yet still come back to win all the time. I had my wife watch her races and bet on her for that last one which she almost die it again just to come up so close. Was awesome. I really do get a rush when I bet horses though.
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  4. 04-28-12 09:12 AM #74
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Big 5-0 here
    I thought there might a reason you were consistent throughout all sports.
    I had no idea!
    How lonh have you been doing this for?

    As far as standardbreds, I remember betting a horse in the Little Brown Jug. His name was Ryahd (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong) but, this was the fasted Harness horse I ever saw. Won all the heats & broke a sped record in 1993 I think.
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  5. 04-28-12 10:23 AM #75
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    snowbound superstar. QH at los alamitos that was an 870 specialist. probably the best short distance horse ive ever seen in my life.
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  6. 04-28-12 10:45 AM #76
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    Those sprints can be fun. Don't blink at Los Alamitos or might miss the late double!
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  7. 04-28-12 01:55 PM #77
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    Quote Originally Posted by str View Post
    An extremely passionate post!

    Awesome!

    It is a great game and it is very refreshing when people ( and especially posters) like you, show the passion that understanding the game generates.
    Thanks for the comments. BTW, my avatar photo was at the end of that day, taken about 5 minutes after Blame won the Classic.
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  8. 04-28-12 04:20 PM #78
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    Great thread didn't realize this many guys like the ponies on sbr...

    Affirmed wow's me the most, but that was before my day, although I have seen most of his races....

    Those 3 triple crown races that year were insane...

    However my favorite horse was Victory Gallop, not really sure exactly why but just fell in love with this horse...

    In the Kentucky Derby he was running dead last behind fourteen other horses at the half mile pole then made a powerful drive near the end of the homestretch to pass betting favorite Indian Charlie but ran out of track and finished second to winner, Real Quiet. In the Preakness stakes he finished second again to Real Quiet then won the longer distance Belmont by a matter of a few inches.

    Horse had a sick leg kick, but just got too many second place finishes...

    Also,

    Made alot of $$$ on RAgs to RIches....

    Furthermore,

    it was hard not to pull for Zenyatta during her magical run...

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  9. 04-29-12 09:06 AM #79
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    can't remember the race or the date but included a 3 yr. old filly by the name of healthy addiction in my pick 4 as the long shot and ended up winning 10,332.20 on a $1 pick 4. by far the best race of my career to date.
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  10. 04-30-12 12:13 PM #80
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    Anyone remember the great Alysheba?

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  11. 04-30-12 12:19 PM #81
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    saw live Curlin, Rachel, Barbaro, Rags to Riches,
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  12. 04-30-12 12:22 PM #82
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    I'm a old dude but my favorite is of course "Secretariat"after that Monarchos only because of how much money it brought me.Winning Colors was a special filly for me as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dochall2u View Post
    I'm a old dude but my favorite is of course "Secretariat"after that Monarchos only because of how much money it brought me.Winning Colors was a special filly for me as well.
    You saw Secretariat live?
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  14. 04-30-12 03:51 PM #84
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    Ten most wanted and war emblem. I always was tuned in to those horses and knew when to pound them or bet against them (ah yeah Sarava!).
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  15. 04-30-12 03:55 PM #85
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillyFlyers View Post
    You saw Secretariat live?
    I did! Well on TV anyway. I was a kid at the time.
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  16. 04-30-12 03:59 PM #86
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThaWoj View Post
    snowbound superstar. QH at los alamitos that was an 870 specialist. probably the best short distance horse ive ever seen in my life.
    I agree....I'm a fan of Los Al......Love betting the sprinters and the short distance throughbreds.

    Sad to see mostly 6 horse races in California now.
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    Favorite quarterhorse.....Blues Girl Too....2007 winner of the Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos.

    The filly set the track record at the time......I hit a good bet on her as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reno Paul View Post
    I did! Well on TV anyway. I was a kid at the time.


    I would have loved to have seen him live.

    If only I had a time machine and could go back to his time.
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  19. 04-30-12 06:42 PM #89
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reno Paul View Post
    Favorite quarterhorse.....Blues Girl Too....2007 winner of the Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos.

    The filly set the track record at the time......I hit a good bet on her as well.
    my favorite time of the year at los. my favorite champion of champions race was when Wave Carver barely held on to beat Be A Bono.
    and im a HUGE Paul Jones fan. besides Danny Pish (texas and oklahoma tracks) and Sid Attard (woodbine), paul jones is my favorite trainer in the whole country. he just knows how to condition his horses properly
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  20. 04-30-12 09:52 PM #90
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThaWoj View Post
    my favorite time of the year at los. my favorite champion of champions race was when Wave Carver barely held on to beat Be A Bono.
    and im a HUGE Paul Jones fan. besides Danny Pish (texas and oklahoma tracks) and Sid Attard (woodbine), paul jones is my favorite trainer in the whole country. he just knows how to condition his horses properly
    It also helps when he has the best stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pachyderm View Post
    can't remember the race or the date but included a 3 yr. old filly by the name of healthy addiction in my pick 4 as the long shot and ended up winning 10,332.20 on a $1 pick 4. by far the best race of my career to date.
    Nice!

    It's always awesome to be live in a final leg to numerous huge payouts.
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  22. 05-01-12 12:03 PM #92
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    I can't get into the quarter horses or harness racing, not that i haven't bet them of course...
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  23. 05-01-12 03:54 PM #93
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    So many racing fans here. I have so many, but that sticks out was the 1999 Belmont. That was the day when Charismatic broke down in the stretch and Chris Antley jumped off and held his leg. Who know what would have happen if he didn't break down. That was the sad part, at the same time I had a trifecta box on Charismatic, Lemon Drop Kid and Vision and Verse, so with him came in third, I had a huge payout. It was bitter sweet for me. Still remember till this day.
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  24. 05-01-12 06:52 PM #94
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpYUYpRty1M


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKR3_...eature=related

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=c48c26AJAXY&feature=related





    That 3rd clip is probably the best "big race" race ever.
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  25. 05-02-12 12:06 AM #95
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    From Australia here, haven't been to many races but have to say the thrill of seeing Black Caviar in last year's BTC Cup was amazing. She was made to work (a little!) for the win by Hay List and the hush that came over the huge crowd when Hay List was leading into the short straight at Doomben was intense. Then the big mare just cruised up past and took over to cheers, but for a moment there was some doubt from the crowd. The atmosphere made it so much better.
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  26. 05-02-12 02:41 AM #96
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    My favorite horse was a horse called "Here Comes Frazier"
    Not many horses win 50% of their races.....
    This horse did.
    This was one of his most epic races, he was the number 8 horse this day with Julien Leparoux riding.

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  27. 05-02-12 03:36 AM #97
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    The best horse race I ever saw was during the 1980's when Precisionist beat Greinton by a head.

    It was a 4 horse field and the race was run over 1 1/4 miles on the dirt.

    In the 1 1/4 race, the first 4 furlongs were run in 45:1 and they passed the 6 furlong marker in 1:09.3 with Precisionist and Inamorato racing head and head 15 lengths clear of the other 2 horses.

    At the top of the stretch, Inamorato was almost eased and Greinton caught Precisionist and I wouldn't have bet Precisionist at 100-1 odds at that point.

    After dueling through these incredible early fractions with the other horse eased Precisionist somehow refused to let Greinton by and won the race by a nose.

    Greinton had the entire length of the stretch to get by Precisionist and just couldn't do it.

    Definitely the greatest performance by a throughbred in the history of horse racing.

    Here is a link describing the race and if I am able to find the video, I will post it as well

    http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-...san-bernardino
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  28. 05-02-12 05:41 AM #98
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    point given "the big red train"

    He is the only horse in history to have won four $1,000,000 races in a row: the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes (in which he ran the fourth fastest Belmont ever, faster than both Seattle Slew and Affirmed, each of which achieved the Triple Crown), the Haskell Invitational Handicap, and the Travers Stakes.
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  29. 05-02-12 06:25 AM #99
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    Barbaro was a bad mamma jamma before he got hurt.
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  30. 05-02-12 12:20 PM #100
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    The best I saw live was probably Cigar who just toyed with the comp, my fav was Thunder Gulch who I saw at Prkns and Travers. Ive been to a couple of BC's where you get to see alot of excellent tbreds.
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