Videos tagged with "triple crown race"

1995 Belmont Stakes - Thunder Gulch : Full ABC Broadcast [01:04:11]
With his star, Timber Country, back in the barn recovering from a virus, the trainer D. Wayne Lukas marched into the racing record books yesterday when his other colt, Thunder Gulch, won the 127th Belmont Stakes by two lengths after a tingling duel down the homestretch with Nick Zito's Star Standard. Lukas became the first trainer ever to win five straight triple crown races, which he did with three horses, and the first to sweep the triple crown with two horses: the absent Timber Country, who won the Preakness three weeks ago, and Thunder Gulch, who won the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago. "I'm overwhelmed and very, very happy," Lukas said. "Everything fell into place. When it got down to one horse with Timber Country out, it all rested on Thunder Gulch's shoulders. And he was ready." He has been getting ready since last November, when he won the Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct and began a string of successes that catapulted him from his rank as a second-string horse in a Lukas barn crammed with stars: second in the Hollywood Futurity, first in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, first in the Florida Derby, first in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Preakness. And after his stablemate was scratched because of the virus and a fever, which subsided yesterday, Thunder Gulch added the $697400 Belmont Stakes as the flag bearer of the stable. He stalked an exceedingly slow pace set by Star Standard, ridden by Julie Krone, who crossed over from the outside post position immediately after ...
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Preakness Gets Another Mascot [01:03]
The return of Kegasus! Despite some criticism, the half-man, half-horse has returned as the mascot for the rowdy Preakness infield. Len Berman says, he's got a new sidekick and unlimited beer will still be on tap for the Triple Crown race.
Tags: Preakness, Preakness parties, Preakness horserace, Preakness infield, Preakness Kegasus, Preakness unicarl, triplecrown race, Triple Crown Race, horse racing, Preakness news, Len Berman, Buzz60

Will "I'll Have Another" win the Triple Crown? Bet on It! [02:38]
The 138th annual Run for the Roses turned out to be yet another classic finish, and what a win for I'll Have Another. Now the guys from Sportsbetting Online, led by head oddsmaker Dave Johnson, have released odds on Will I'll Have Another win the Triple Crown. In this new video, Betting Edge's Dan "The Man" Leach overviews the odds released by SportsBettingOnline.ag and discusses some important facts before the start of the 2012 Preakness Stakes.
Tags: triple crown horse racing, Preakness stakes, triple crown, triple crown horse, horse racing odds, I'll Have Another, horse racing betting odds, triple crown races, 2012 Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown Odds, Preakness odds, Kentucky derby winners

Secretariat / Lead in to Triple Crown Races [05:08]
From "Jewels of the Triple Crown" Just me filming my TV with my camcorder... Sorry...the parrot had to make a few comments in the background. :( Still though, The announcer for the Belmont is so much more exciting than the twit in the movie.
Tags: secretariat, race, race horse, 1973, kentucky derby, sham, superhorse

Runaway Groom - 1982 Travers Stakes [04:11]
The 1982 Travers Stakes won by longshot Canadian horse Runaway Groom in a thrilling upset win over the 3 triple crown race winners that year.
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