1996 Kentucky Derby - Full Broadcast [01:07:53]
Sore heel and all, outside post and all, Unbridled's Song set the stage for a storybook finish to the 122d Kentucky Derby today when he swept into the lead with a quarter of a mile to go. But in the next 26 seconds, he tired and faded to fifth place while Grindstone mounted a gripping duel against Cavonnier and won the Derby by a nose before 142668 roaring spectators. It was the closest finish in a Derby in 37 years and the first time in 63 years that a horse won the Derby after only five races. But it was the 17th straight time the favorite had floundered. And it was the sixth straight victory in the Triple Crown series for D. Wayne Lukas, who trained 5 of the 19 horses for three owners and won it for William T. Young of Lexington, Ky., who had tried six times to win the Derby and finally did in a photo finish. The finish was the tightest since Tomy Lee outreached Sword Dancer by the length of his nose in the 1959 Derby, and not even Lukas, the most successful trainer in racing history, could pick the winner. "It was so emotional in Mr. Young's box," he related. "We jumped up and started hugging and congratulating one another. Then it struck me, and I thought, 'Maybe we didn't even win.' " But they did, and there was irony as well as melodrama in it because their dark brown colt is also a son of Unbridled, winner of the 1990 Derby -- yes, a son of Unbridled, just like Unbridled's Song. Both horses were foaled in 1993, both ran in the Derby, but Unbridled's Song weakened ...
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1999 Breeders' Cup Classic + Post Race [09:55]
1999 Breeders Cup Classic + Post Race
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2000 Thoroughbred Club Of America Stakes [01:12]
victory in the race. She ran the six furlongs in 1:09.42. The three-year-old daughter of Storm Cat out of Cuddles, by Mr. Prospector, now has a record of 5-1-5 in 13 career starts for earnings of $245032. Earlier this year, she finished third in first division of the Honorable Miss Handicap (G3)at Saratoga Race Course and the Weekend Delight Stakes at Turfway Park. Donated by Jeff Mende.. ... keeneland horse racing katz me if you can wayne lukas overbrook farm jorge chavez william young ...
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2000 Fair Grounds Oaks - Shawnee Country [01:48]
lengths back, with the gam longshot Gold for My Gal finishing fourth. Humble Clerk ran fifth, followed by Frankly My Dear, Jostle, Chilukki, and November Slew. Shawnee Country covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.81 and earned $210000 for owner Overbrook Farm. The bay filly is by Chief's Crown out of the Icecapade mare Mi Lucia. She has won 5-of-11 career starts for $430660 in earnings. Donated by Jeff Mende.. ... fairgrounds horse racing wayne lukas overbrook farm shawnee country Chilukki ...
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2000 Santa Anita Oaks Grade I [02:13]
win this race in seven years, Surfside was the 2-to-5 choice and created a minus show pool of $64788. Owner-breeder William T. Young, 82, talked about Surfside's chances of running in the Kentucky Derby. "We'll let nature take its course," Young said. "The races get tougher and tougher, but if she's good enough to run in the Derby, she'll run there. Donated by Jeff Mende.. ... santa anita horse racing wayne lukas pat day surfside flanders seattle slew overbrook farm trevor denman spain rings ...
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