Smokin Kentucky Derby

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Blistering speed  around the 1/2 turn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Street Sense made the move of a lifetime to the inside I cnt believe it was so clean not a foul inquiry at all!!!!!!!!!! One of the great Derbys of all time.

[justfishin]

Yes Mud, that was a pretty sweet race. I was surprised. I love to see a horse come from the back of the field in a race so important and win. I had my money on Home Spun as he is a solid horse for sure but hey, you know horse racing. I would like to see a Triple Crown Winner before I die. There have been some great horses the last few years. Breeding is bringing out the elite in this sport. The last few years has brought us Barbaro and Smarty Jones to name a few so we have a good chance of a TC winner within the next few years. I love them horses !!!

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I have an uncahsed 2 dollar ticket and a program when SECRETARIAT won the Belomont, my Uncle Tony took me to the races that day! The only TC winner I saw in person!

[justfishin]

That is way cool. You are lucky to have seen that one. I really thought we had a TC winner in Smarty Jones. What a awesome horse. I think it will be a while until another horse comes around like him. That horse was unbelievable in the last stretch of most of his races. Go figure. I guess you never know.

Here is a excellent excerpt from a article of why I loved this horse and thought he would win the Triple Crown.

On the road to the Belmont, Smarty Jones pulled off a rather unique feat. He won the first eight races of his career, at eight different distances, at five different tracks, with the same jockey aboard. His maiden win was a 6 furlong sprint, and he followed those up with wins at 7 furlongs, 1 mile and 70 yards, 1 mile, 1 1/16 miles, 1 1/8 miles, 1 1/4 miles, and finally 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico. More amazingly, he not only won every race but always had the lead by the 1/8 pole never to let anybody by afterward.

Here is a good site Muddy and also, a good story on Smarty Jones.

                                                    www.horse-races.net/library/article-smarty.htm

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Ill check it out after i finsih my term paper today. I havent bet on a horse in years but i know Belmont. Lat yeear i got the racing form and I picked Jazil just form the diosparity in spped#'s for the work outs That was some horse!  Of course if I was betting my self the horse I picked would have placed 2 months later at the Travers

[ejtaylor822]

That was a great race.  On my list of things-to-do-before-graduating-to-Heaven is to drink a mint-julip at the derby.

Was reading the coverage from the local TV site and was checking out the pictures.  The champions picture caught my eye.  Check out Street Smart's face.  I'm telling you, he's mugging for the camera!

http://www.wral.com/sports/image/1388725/?img_list=1388504%2C1388510%2C1388536%2C1388725&ref_id=1388499

At least it looks that way - Love that picture.

Secretariat is one my favorite athlete's of all time.  I remember watching him race with my Grandfather - on TV of course.

Anyone see the special on Barbaro last night on NBC?  That was really good - heartbreaking - but a good and well done program.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

That was a great race. On my list of things-to-do-before-graduating-to-Heaven is to drink a mint-julip at the derby.

Me too.  

And the infield at the Preakness.

It would be cool to make the whole TC sweep one year.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Ive been to the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes I have also been to a few Travers in August up in Saratoga and I had the pleasure of seeing a few Breeders Cups Races at various tracks I love The Flats!!!!!