The Top 5 Races You Ever Saw and Why

winds · Postby **winds** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:07 pm

TJ

WOW!!!! Ok, that ranks with them, wow...............

winds

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:15 pm

Hey TJ,

Do you remember the race when Oscar Barrera had Creme De La Fete and the horse went from leading, to fading to last on the turn, and then he closed to win the race? It was just a $14,000 claimer, but that was a race I'll never forget - I've never seen another horse do that (go from first to last to first again).

TJ · Postby TJ » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:38 pm

winds wrote:TJ

WOW!!!! Ok, that ranks with them, wow...............

winds

He was a WOW, wasn't he? I still can't believe he won that race :>) TJ

Mahubah · Postby **Mahubah** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:49 pm

1) 1978 Belmont Stakes, Affirmed vs. Alydar. The defining moment in THE rivalry.

2) 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic. Tiznow absolutely refused to be defeated.

3) 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic. I actually got to see this one live and watching Invasor make his move was just incredible. He went under the wire with his ears pricked.

4) 1975 match race, Ruffian vs. Foolish Pleasure. A tragic day, but an indelible memory of a filly and the people who loved her.

5) 1980 Kentucky Derby. Genuine Risk takes it down for the girls!

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:56 pm

Mahubah wrote:1980 Kentucky Derby. Genuine Risk takes it down for the girls!

1980 Preakness. Codex takes it down for the boys!

TJ · Postby TJ » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:09 pm

Rokeby Forever wrote:Hey TJ,

Do you remember the race when Oscar Barrera had Creme De La Fete and the horse went from leading, to fading to last on the turn, and then he closed to win the race? It was just a $14,000 claimer, but that was a race I'll never forget - I've never seen another horse do that (go from first to last to first again).

Hi Roke,
I sure do remember that race and that horse. People talked about that win for some time--well at least until he won right back 4 days later:>) I remember they had a day to honour him at Belmont Park after he was retired (think it was Steve Schaeffer that had him when he retired). I still have the pin they gave away that day with his name and picture on it. TJ

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:00 pm

As for other amazing races, I'd have to vote for that one where Sir Ray bolted to the outside rail on the backstretch, dropping all the way back to last. It looked like he had blown all chance and should have been pulled up, but then he righted himself, rallied on the turn, and ended up winning. Never quite seen anything like it...

Barbaro06 · Postby **Barbaro06** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:46 pm

Hmmm...

1) Affirmed v. Alydar, 1978 Belmont. Need I say more?

2) Curlin outduels Street Sense, 2007 Preakness. There to see it! My heart nearly leapt out of my body!!!

3) Genuine Risk, 1980 Kentucky Derby...a great way to start off a new decade.

4) Barbaro, 2006 Kentucky Derby. Just the way he turned into the homestretch...

5) Afleet Alex, 2005 Preakness....athleticism at its best....

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:57 am

Here's that Sir Ray race: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xse2FasMvdY

Definitely worth checking out. (Coincidentally, this race was run on the same day as Afleet Alex's Preakness.)

casper10 · Postby **casper10** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:07 am

Rok - Funny you mentioned Creme De La Fete. My father owned him toward the end of his career with Dick Dutrow. He won a few races for him. I believe he was a stallwalker.

TJ · Postby TJ » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:32 am

casper10 wrote:Rok - Funny you mentioned Creme De La Fete. My father owned him toward the end of his career with Dick Dutrow. He won a few races for him. I believe he was a stallwalker.

Hi Casper,
When your Dad had him, was he sill the worlds fastest stall walker? He'd get to moving so fast he would practically break into a gallop in his stall. TJ
Hi Casper, sorry I stopped short of the answer to my post to you:>) When Oscar had him he filled his stall on both sides with staw and backed him into the stall. He stood snug as a bug in a rug, and then became the worlds fastest weaver:>) TJ

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:33 am

Hiya Casper, good to see ya!

Your Father once owned the NY racing legend? :shock:

CDLF was pretty popular in the claim box, as about 8 different NY trainers had him - I think Wayne Widmer made the most with him. I think the only trainer that lost money with Creme De La Fete was Todd Schlessinger, who originally brought the horse to NY. That pothead could have lost money with Spectacular Bid! LOL!

casper10 · Postby **casper10** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:31 am

Rok - Funny you mentioned Creme De La Fete. My father owned him toward the end of his career with Dick Dutrow. He won a few races for him. I believe he was a stallwalker.

winds · Postby **winds** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:03 pm

If I had been the connections of Sir Ray, I'd have had a heart attack. How far would he have won by if he had stayed in the race the whole time instead of taking the scenic route???????????

winds

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:39 pm

winds wrote:If I had been the connections of Sir Ray, I'd have had a heart attack. How far would he have won by if he had stayed in the race the whole time instead of taking the scenic route???????????

winds

Seriously. When I saw him blow the turn, I thought "well, he's done." I have never seen anything like it before. How much further did he run than the rest of the field? Maybe 1/16th of a mile?