Buckpasser - 1966 Horse Of The Year [11:49]
Buckpasser (1963--1978) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won nine of his eleven race starts for international record winnings for a two-year-old of $586090. He was leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984 and 1989. Buckpasser was a bay colt that was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps and foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. He was by the Horse of the Year winner Tom Fool, and his dam was the stakes-winning mare Busanda, by the Triple Crown winner War Admiral. Busanda's second dam was the Blue Hen broodmare La Troienne (FR). He was a half-brother to several other horses that included the stakes-winners Bupers (won $221688) and Bureaucracy ($156635). Buckpasser was inbred in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) to the French racehorse and an influential sire Teddy. Racing official Dr. Manual Gilman said of him, "Generally, every horse has about a hundred faults of conformation. I would defy anybody to pick a flaw in Buckpasser." Renowned horse painter Richard Stone Reeves said, "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat and Affirmed, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser". en.wikipedia.org
Arkle- The 1965 & 1966 Cheltenham Gold Cup Wins [02:15]
The name Arkle has come to represent the pinnacle of achievement in jump racing and it's little wonder why when you watch his mind-blowing performances at the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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Buckpasser wnning the 1966 Jockey Club Gold Cup in yet another Spectacular performance. [01:43]
Buckpasser once again shows us his amazing stamina, heart and will to win every horse race - this time at two miles. A bottomless reserve of Stamina, driven by an indomitable spirit, with a blaze of speed whenever he needed it to win. Buckpasser and Secretariat are regarded to have the most perfect conformation in the history of American American Thoroughbreds, and in horse racing history.
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Air Miles Hanover Hip #230 [01:06]
Hip # 230 Air Miles Hanover (bf Western Ideal-Artaffection p,1:51.1m $698488) a sister to Upfront Hoosierboy p,1:50 in '11 $298255, Arockin Hanover p,3,1:51.3f in '11 $196643 (updated earnings), Andarko Hanover p,2,1:55f $76384 and 2YO Artache Hanover now a winner in 1:53s @ Mohawk on 9-6-11; Dam is a 100% producer of 1:55 speed; family of Sweet Affection is full of production including Whosurboy p,1:49 $1633394 and Western Ideal sired Idealic Life p,1:51.3f $466702 (updated earnings).
Tags: Hanover, Pacer, yearling, horse, harness racing, horses
1966: Sport's FORGOTTEN Year [05:07]
This book tells the story of a remarkable year in sport, largely forgotten thanks to the predominance of the 1966 World Cup.
Tags: sports, boxing, tennis, golf, athletics, cricket, rugby, horse, racing, rowing, speedway, football, soccer, Ali, Nicklaus, Sobers, Boycott, Arkle, 1960s, sixties, 1966