Videos tagged with "woodward"

Ghostzapper vs. Saint Liam - 2004 Woodward (G1) [02:11]
In winning six of his first eight career starts, Stronach Stable's Ghostzapper always had breathing room. Okay, there was that one race he won by a half-length, but other margins of his victories ranged from four and quarter to 10 and three-quarter lengths. He was obviously a good horse, but no one was really sure how tough he was. Saturday afternoon, 10251 Belmont Park fans got their answer. Sent off as the 2-5 post-time favorite, Ghostzapper dug in under jockey Javier Castellano after being forced to the middle of the track by Saint Liam, endured bumping and still managed to win the 51st running of the Grade 1, $500000 Woodward fro three-year-olds and up at nine furlongs -- the Opening Weekend feature of Belmont Park's Fall Championship Meet. Not only Ghostzapper he win in spite of not having everything go his way, his winning time of 1:46 1/5 rivaled that of Mineshaft last year and In Excess in the 1991 Woodward. Only Forego, who won the 1976 Woodward in 1:45 4/5 carrying 135 pounds, Dispersal, who carried 123 and won the 1990 Woodward in 1:45 4/5; and Precisionist, who won the 1986 Woodward in 1:46, have run this race faster. Precisionist, Mineshaft and Ghostzapper all carried 126 pounds in their Woodwards.
Tags: 2004, Woodward, nyra, horse, racing, belmont, park, ghostzapper, frankel, castellano, stronach, st., liam

1996 Woodward Stakes - Cigar [04:24]
Cigar blows them away in the final victory of his career...
Tags: belmont, park, horse, racing, cigar, jerry, bailey, allen, paulson, bill, mott, lcarriere, smart, strike, palace, music, solar, slew, tom, durkin, champion, of, the, year, last, victory, 1996

1989 Woodward Stakes - Easy Goer [02:32]
Easy Goer, the son of Alydar out of Relaxing by Buckpasser easily wins the 1989 Woodward..
Tags: belmont, park, horse, racing, easy, goer, dave, johnson, pat, day, shug, mcgaughey, ogden, phipps, alydar, relaxing

2011 Woodward Stakes [02:25]
Havre de Grace beats the boys in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga on September 3.
Tags: Havre, de, Grace, Grade, Woodward, Stakes, Saratoga, NTRA, horse, racing, wagering

Havre de Grace - 2011 Woodward (G1) [02:23]
Havre de Grace put herself squarely in the race for Horse of the Year honors on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course, powering into the lead with 200 yards to go and pulling clear to a rousing 1 ¼-length victory over seven males in the 58th running of the Grade 1, $750000 Woodward. The 4-year-old daughter of Saint Liam became just the second female ever to win the 1 1/8-mile race, joining Rachel Alexandra, who capped her 2009 Horse of the Year campaign with a win in the Woodward. Sent off as the 2-1 favorite and confidently ridden by Ramon Dominguez, Havre de Grace left from post position 6, then raced wide around the first turn as Rule, closely followed by Mission Impazible, carried the field through an opening quarter-mile in 23.93 seconds. Angled toward the inside as the half went in 48.09, Havre de Grace began inching closer approaching the far turn and launched her bid with three-eighths of a mile to go. Just two lengths back in second at the top of the stretch, Havre de Grace steadily cut into Rule's margin, taking over inside the eighth pole with enough left to turn back the late bid from Flat Out. Her winning time was 1:49.18.
Tags: nyra, horse, racing, havre, de, grace, larry, jones, ramon, dominguez, woodward, saratoga, flat, out, rule, fox, hill, farm