Videos tagged with "race horse"

A RACE HORSE JUMPS AND DOES A BACKFLIP UNBELIEVABLE NEARLY LANDS ON JOCKEY [00:37]
THIS IS WHEN A RACE HORSE KICKS SO HARD IT FLIPS OVER ONTO ITS BACK AND WOULD HAVE HURT THE JOCKEY IF IT LANDED ON HIM.

1998 Breeders' Cup Classic - Awesome Again + Pre & Post Race [32:16]
On a day when Skip Away ran out of the money and lost his chance to become the world's richest race horse, Awesome Again won the world's richest race when he rushed through the pack in a blanket finish and snatched the $5.2 million Breeders' Cup Classic by three-quarters of a length over Silver Charm. Awesome Again not only won the laurels and the loot, but also his sixth straight start in a perfect year at the races. To do it, he needed to make a furious dash through the homestretch and knife his way through the 10-horse field to hit the finish line in front. But he did it, prevailing over one of the most impressive casts in racing history before a record Breeders' Cup crowd of 80452 at Churchill Downs. And he redeemed an agonizing choice made a year ago by his trainer, Patrick Byrne, who dominated the 1997 Breeders' Cup with two juvenile winners, Favorite Trick and Countess Diana, and then gave them up to take a new job with Frank Stronach of Canada. ''Favorite Trick was a part of history,'' Byrne said with feeling, explaining again why he would surrender the Horse of the Year. ''I loved him. But I was faced with a decision that I had to make. That's what horse racing is all about.'' Racing is also about Skip Away, the 5-year-old superstar who will now retire with career earnings of $9.6 million, about $400000 short of Cigar's record. But in his final performance at the races, just when he might have scored his greatest triumph, he stalked the leaders through most of ...

Behind the Scenes of Horse Racing - Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino [04:06]
Host Wendi Wendt is behind the scenes at Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino talking with Steve Berry about what goes into taking care of these race horses.

Horse racing tips with Allan Davis at the Vuelta 2012 [03:32]
Back in august our Dave had a trip to the Vuelta, here's his "interview" with ace sprinter and race horse owner Allan Davis of Orica-GreenEDGE pro cycling team.

Celebration Race Horse Crownn Royal [01:21]
Race demonstration in Kentucky