Videos tagged with "elusive"

2009 Belmont Stakes - Summer Bird [03:05]
A year ago jockey Kent Desormeaux lost a bid for a Triple Crown when he had to pull up heavy favorite Big Brown. On June 6 in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), he got his elusive Belmont win when he guided Summer Bird to an upset win in the third leg of the Triple Crown. All eyes were on the other bird in the field, Mine That Bird, but he came up short, finishing third as Dunkirk got second. Both Summer Bird and Mine That Bird are sons of Birdstone , who won the Belmont in 2004. Some might criticize jockey Calvin Borel for moving too soon in the 12-furlong race, but Borel said following the race that though he might have done so, "we just got outrun today." Borel would have become the first jockey to win the three Triple Crown races on different horses. He won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on Mine That Bird and the BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on Rachel Alexandra. Dunkirk went to the lead out of the gate, followed by Charitable Man, Miners Escape and Mr. Hot Stuff. Both Summer Bird and Mine That Bird were in the back of the 10-horse field as they went a quarter in :23.41. John Velazquez still had Dunkirk on the lead while Miners Escape took second as they went the first half-mile in :47.13 and six furlongs in 1:12.43. Mine That Bird was in last, but only about seven lengths from the lead. Meanwhile, Desormeaux had the spot that Borel normally has, sitting on the rail as the field approached the turn for home and the lengthy stretch run at Belmont ...
Tags: belmont, park, horse, racing, summer, bird, mine, that, charitable, man, kent, desormeaux, dunkirk, tom, durkin, triple, crown

Quality Road - Maiden Race - Aqueduct 2008 [04:02]
Quality Road, the son of Elusive Quality out of Kobla by Strawberry Road breaks his maiden at first asking under Alan Garcia..
Tags: aqueduct, horse, racing, quality, road, jimmy, jerkens, alan, garcia, elusive, tom, durkin

Elusive Surprise [00:12]
Elusive Surprise works at Emerald Downs 4.23.10
Tags: horse, premiere_elements_8, racing, Thoroughbred

ELUSIVE GALAXY WORKOUT 10 31 [01:49]
Elusive Galaxy Workout for Breeders' Cup 2009 ... TVG Elusive Galaxy Workout Breeders' Cup Horse Racing
Tags: TVG, Elusive, Galaxy, Workout, Breeders', Cup, Horse, Racing

Breeders Crown Filly 3Y Trot 2009 -Broadway Schooner [02:08]
Sears 1:12,7 (Broadway Hall - Pine Schooner) 2. Elusive Desire, Paul MacDonell 1:12,8 3. Seaside, Dave Miller 1:12,8 4. Margarita Momma, Ron Pierce 1:13,0 5. Windsong Soprano, Stephen Condren 1:13,0 6. Sirenuse, John Campbell 1:13,1 7. Yursa Hanover, Tim Tetrick 1:13,1 8. Raising Rachel, Jack Moiseyev 1:13,5 9. Dont Wear PJ´s, Mike Lachance 1.16,0 ... attele trot harness racing trav trotto cheval cavalli horse corse ippica trab breeders crown filly mohawk canada broadway schooner elusive desire ...
Tags: attele, trot, harness, racing, trav, trotto, cheval, cavalli, horse, corse, ippica, trab, breeders, crown, filly, mohawk, canada, broadway, schooner, elusive, desire