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February 18, 2010
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- Brian Zipse
- I've been going to the races and following the horses since before I can honestly remember. For example, my best recollection of being in the stands for Secretariat's amazing run in the Belmont was not the race, but the stands shaking so much beneath my feet. Quite an experience for a little guy who just turned 4! Two of my favorite fellow handicappers are my brother and my father. My one year old daughter is already showing signs of loving the horses :>) My favorites...how about Wajima, Spectacular Bid, Fancy Naskra, Five Star Flight, Christmas Past, Princess Rooney, Lady's Secret, With Approval, Paradise Creek, Sunday Silence, Unbridled, Skip Away, Free House. Musket Man and Rachel Alexandra, just to name a few.
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22 comments:
ALYDAR
Only YOU know by now!! This is hard!!
It is hard...and no Alydar is not the answer.
Ok, I feel certain I know the jockey/trainer combo...now to find the horse...
IT's not Affirmed is it?
The answer is Believe It. I just told Brian that he was the first horse I ever bet on in the Kentucky Derby. Great memories of him.
No, not Affirmed.
Abitaamber is a winner...you better Believe It!
another guess - Damascus
Tell us how you got it Jay...
Funny that the other two guesses before me were from the same year!
Believe It?
Too late Another G.
Congrats Abitaamber! my first try - never heard of Believe It!
The 33 year gap was the key, that meant I looked for a trainer who was inducted long before his career was over. I figured on a cpl...Jerkens or Woody. Jerkens would have paired with Prado and Woody with Maple. Both made sense from a NY standpoint, but Woody/Maple made more sense. I started scrolling thru Maple's biggest wins in NY.
Sorry I didn't see that someone else said Believe It but he was third in two legs of the triple crown.
As soon as I saw Believe It as the 78 Wood winner, I remembered his dual 3rds in the Derby or Preakness. He was actually a very good horse that had the major, major misfortune of catching Affirmed and Alydar in 78.
Impressive Jay...and a first time winner, all the better!
I was trying to find it through a big race in Pennsylvania - all I could think of was the PA Derby at philly park and I looked at those past winners, but the other hints didn't match. I had never heard of the Heritage stakes (not that I know of that many anyway being new to all of this..lol)
Good Sharon. In those days the Heritage was worth more than the Remsen and Wood Memorial, and the track, now Philadelphia Park, was called Keystone.
Yep, Sharon, before I started thru Woody/Maple in NY, I checked the PA Derby. Woody won it 3 times, but never with Eddie aboard (although he won the initial event with Eddie's bro, Sam).
Well I obviously didn't make it in time! Wow.....almost caught my track record. lol Good job Abitaamber!!
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