Videos tagged with "circle"

Interview with John De Long [02:44]
Mike Antoniades interviews young harness racing driver John De Long in the winner's circle at Maywood Park. 6/7/12.
Tags: IHHA, racetrack, Melrose Park, Illinois (US State), chicago, driver, standardbred, horses, horse, Race, racing, gambling, John De Long, winner's circle, breeding, Maywood Park, track, rail, young

1995 Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap [02:58]
Kiri's Clown, a 6-year-old horse who likes to come busting out of the gate to take the lead and try to hold it, came busting out today and did hold it. And by the length of his neck, against a late rush by Awad, he scored a resounding upset to win the $250000 Sword Dancer Invitational on the Saratoga turf. Not only that, but he broke Fraise's track record of 1992 by two-fifths of a second, running the mile and a half on the inner turf course in 2:252/5 . He also broke the losing streak of his trainer, Phil Johnson, who hadn't saddled a winner in New York State in 68 races going back to April. In between, though, Kiri's Clown traveled to New England in June and won the New Hampshire Sweepstakes. Kiri's Clown gave his latest performance only five days after running seventh in the Daryl's Joy Handicap. Johnson explained in the winner's circle that his horse would rather race every five days than work out every five days. "If you have a good work horse," he said, "you don't do the Daryl's Joy. But he doesn't work very well, and sometimes horses lose interest working." Johnson and his jockey, Mike Luzzi, planned on having the early lead; the only question was whether they would hold it. "We thought we would get the lead," Luzzi said, "but I didn't think we would get it the way he did. Basically, my horse was just galloping along. He got challenged at the three-eighths pole, and then when Awad came to him, he just got real game." When Awad came to him, they had only a few ...
Tags: 1995, Sword, Dancer, Invitational, Handicap, saratoga, horse, racing, awad, kiris, clown, tom, durkin, mike, luzzi, kissin, kris, holy, mountain, market, booster, correntino, sentimental, moi, kings, theatre, lindom, lime, harvey, pack, phil, johnson, lou

2012-06-26 House Carl on show [01:23]
Unraced 2yr old 'House Carl' on the Summerveld training tracks
Tags: house carl, team g, racing, horse, summerveld, gold circle, thoroughbred, chestnut, south africa, kzn

I'll Have Another Walks at Belmont Stakes 2012 [01:14]
I'll Have Another walks for fans at the 2012 Belmont Stakes before his retirement in the winner's circle. June 9, 2012. Thanks to HRTV for posting this on their website. NBC apparently couldn't be bothered with showing it during their broadcast.
Tags: i'll, have, another, horse, racing, belmont, 2012

I'll Have Another Retirement Ceremony - Belmont Park Winners Circle [02:57]

Tags: i'll, have, another, belmont, park, retirement, ceremony, winners, circle, kentucky, derby, preakness, nyra, horse, racing