Horse Lovers United & Author PJ O'Dwyer [05:39]
Horse Lovers United, a non-profit that cares for and finds homes for Standardbred racehorses who can no longer compete, had a 20th Anniversary party at Ocean Downs. Let's honor HLU on a job well done and meet one of their special guests at the party - author PJ ODwyre!
1987 Dwyer Stakes [03:07]
Gone West, who floundered while trying to provide Woody Stephens with his sixth straight Belmont Stakes winner last month, won back his national prominence yesterday with a 12 1/2-length triumph over Pledge Card and Polish Navy in the $230400 Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park. Gone West benefited from a drying track that favored front-runners and rail-runners, but was still very impressive and clearly the best horse in the field. Polish Navy outbroke him, but Gone West shot up on the inside to take the lead within the first quarter-mile and the duel was over. Gone West led at every call while posting steady fractions of 23 2/5, 47, 1:10 3/5 and 1:35 3/5. Gone West finished the one and one-eighth miles in the fine time of 1:48 2/ 5 under Eddie Maple and paid $4.20 as the favorite in a field of six. Pledge Card ran down Polish Navy in the final furlong and beat him by a half a length for second. Another eight lengths back was KC's Best Turn, and Jazzing Around and Simply Majestic brought up the rear. The victory was a bright spot in a gray Belmont meeting for Stephens. His Belmont Stakes streak was broken June 6 when Gone West finished sixth, 23 3/4 lengths behind Bet Twice, and the trainer had not won a race since sending out Nudge to an allowance victory that day. The Dwyer was only the third victory of the Belmont meeting for Stephens, the first coming when Gone West won the opening-day Withers Stakes on May 6. ''He looked like a race horse today,'' Stephens said of Gone West ...
Forgive 'N' Forget- The 1985 Cheltenham Gold Cup [01:02]
Forgive 'N' Forget was eight years old when jockey Mark Dwyer rode the horse to victory at the 1985 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The horse was trained by Jimmy FitzGerald and owned by Tim Kilroe & Sons Ltd.
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Optimus Prime gets clear to win the New Year Cup [01:38]
Optimus Prime (Valid Concept-Actuate) scores for trainer Arjun Mangalorkar and jockey Martin Dwyer
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Sunday Storm reverts to sprinting and scores easily [01:16]
Sunday Storm (Sunday Doubt-Annakita) wins for trainer S Padmanabhan and jockey Martin Dwyer.
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