1986 Kentucky Derby - Ferdinand [21:48]
A horse from California was supposed to win the 112th Kentucky Derby, but hardly anybody expected it to be Ferdinand, a 17‚1 shot ridden by a 54-year-old jockey and saddled by a 73-year-old trainer. But at the finish of a slow and roughly run Derby, it was Ferdinand, ridden by Bill Shoemaker and trained by Charlie Whittingham, drawing away to a 21/4- length victory over Bold Arrangement and Broad Brush, with the favored Californians, Snow Chief and Badger Land, off the board. Shoemaker steered Ferdinand, a son of the English triple crown winner Nijinsky II, through heavy traffic from last place to first while covering the mile and a quarter in a dull 2:024/5. Bold Arrangement, an English colt, won a three-way duel for second place, finishing three-quarters of a length in front of Broad Brush. Snow Chief, the 2‚1 favorite, tired badly to finish 11th after taking a brief lead round the far turn. Ferdinand paid $37.40 for $2 to win, the highest Derby payoff since Gato del Sol, also a Californian, also rallied to win from last place and returned $41.40 in 1982. The race was a sentimental triumph for Shoemaker, who became by far the oldest rider ever to win the race while scoring his fourth Derby triumph, and for Whittingham, a Hall of Fame trainer who had never won a Derby. Artistically, though, it was a less successful Derby run before a crowd of 123891. The winner's time over a fast track was the slowest in 12 years, and more horses had rough trips than honest ones today ...
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It's My Job: The Exercise Rider [01:08]
There are hundreds of different jobs in the Thoroughbred industry. The Eclipse Award-winning team at Thoroughbred Times will give an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at some of those jobs, in this new series. It's My Job.
Tags: Horse Racing, Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Times, It's My Job, Damien Rock, Charlie Lopresti
Charlie My Pony [03:03]
"Why didn't you pick the other pony" "What kind of hunter is that" "You're not a good rider" "Is he western" "their going to think you're weird" "Why do you want him" All these comments have been made by someone. They are affecting my bond with him. All I want to do is have a loving, caring, nice, cute pony like charlie. I don't want to go to a bunch of big shows like pony finals, or double A shows. I want to trail ride, ride for fun, jump, and I want to gradually get into big shows. People need to stop telling me what to do.
Tags: Horse, pony, charlie, jumping, welsh, Horses, Riding, Equestrian, Hunter, Western, Equestrianism, Dressage, Arabian, Jump, Horseback, Racing, Jack, Saddle, Pleasure, Equine, Training, Eventing, Thoroughbred, Stables, Paint, Lesson, Ranch, Warmblood, Colt,
Eliza in the Parade Ring with Hazy Tom [00:56]
Eliza has a day with owner Alan Halsall and trainer Charlie Longsdon at Ascot. Their horse 'Hazy Tom' , unbeaten in five runs was a strong favourite.
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2011 Pocono Downs Awards [05:48]
Tags: Matt Kakaley, Chris Oakes, Brian Seidel, Charlie Norris, harness, horse, racing, 2011 awards