All-time favorite Preakness?

[miraja2]

We know what gets my vote.....but where does everyone else stand?
If you need a reminder, here are videos of three of the top contenders:

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1978+preakness
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1989+preakness
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1997+preakness

[slotdirt]

You know, that 1997 Belmont was just one wacky race. Who makes a move like that with 6f left in a 12f race?

[Cajungator26]

Silver Charm. I loved that horse.

[whodey17]

For me it was when Louis Quortez won the Preakness. It was awesome. Pat Day got booted off his mount and then picked a mount up on LQ and took the field wire to wire.

[KirisClown]

Obviously 89 and 97...

But I'll add 95 too, It was nice seeing Timber Country finally fullfill the promise he showed at 2...

Here's a good video.. all the stretch runs of the Preakness from 89 to 06...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94tV8hXziGc

[fpsoxfan]

All three races were exciting moments in Horse Racing...but I give an edge to the Silver Charm race.

[SundayStar]

89 of course. 97 was a tremendous finish.

the last 4 have all been stirring emotional races for various reasons.

[cmorioles]

Silver Charm, it was just a fabulous race.

[somerfrost]

I was at Pimlico to see the Silver Charm race, amazing finish! But my all time favorite has to be the 73 race when Secretariat suddenly decided to take over on the clubhouse turn, railbirds at Pimlico still talk about that move!

[GenuineRisk]

I have such memories of screaming at the tv in '89- Sunday Silence was my pick for the Derby, too, so I was really rooting for him. But that moment when Afleet Alex picked himself back up, pinned his ears and flew past Scrappy T was pretty amazing, too.

Eh, it's a dead heat.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

I was at Pimlico to see the Silver Charm race, amazing finish! But my all time favorite has to be the 73 race when Secretariat suddenly decided to take over on the clubhouse turn, railbirds at Pimlico still talk about that move!

Good call, I think that move was the craziest damn thing I have ever seen.
Making a last to first move on the FIRST turn of a 9.5f, G1 race.....is just nuts. I don't think any other horse in the history of the sport could have accelerated like that, and had enough left in the tank to pull away from a horse of Sham's caliber in the stretch.
The '89 race is my all time favorite race, but the '73 race is my all-time favorite performance by one horse.
I better include that video in this thread as well: http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1973+Preakness

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I better include that video in this thread as well: http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1973+Preakness

Oh my goodness, you have to watch the one entitled "Superhorse in the Preakness" or something like that- the whole race is set to the music from "Superman." Hilarious, and that's not taking anything away from what a great race it is to watch. The editor even made sure it was a big swell in the music when he makes the move at the first turn.

Thanks for posting the link!

[MLC]

The 73 Preakness is my favorite. If you want to go way back, the 62 running was featured in Sports Illustrated. The jockey on Ridan was Manny Ycaza (considered the dirtiest rider at that time). Greek Money was inside of him and ridden by Johnny Rotz. The featured picture showed Ycaza's elbow in Rotz's chest. Greek Money won.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by miraja2

We know what gets my vote.....but where does everyone else stand?
If you need a reminder, here are videos of three of the top contenders:

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1978+preakness
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1989+preakness
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1997+preakness

how did Pat Day end up on the rail that day - f'en joke

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by gales0678

how did Pat Day end up on the rail that day - f'en joke

I know, don't get me started.

[whodey17]

I have always felt that Alydar would have won the Preakness if he would have witched leads.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The 89 Preakness with EG and SS was the most exciting Preakness ever.

The best performance would be a toss-up between Spectacular Bid and Secretariat---both winning in awesome fashion inspite of unfavorable trips.

The former being floated way out by Cordero through the first turn and down the back stretch run---and the latter making an eye-catching premature move and sustaining it---both winning in excellent time (if you believe the timing error was authentic in Big Red's case)

[Mortimer]

The Abomonable Snowman.

How do you do it sir?





Line after line of strange biased analysis and you go on with impunity.

But seriously.....







.......give it up.








Think about about the success of the Headless Horseman Corky Nutkatani.

He only lost to Ichabod Crane proving there is help for the headless.

Why Diaper has done well for himself inspite of that.




I admire your zeal for no apparent reason.

Tell those filthy sheep of yours to quit spreading lies about Dimmy

And have a nice night.