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06-29-2010, 07:46 PM
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What were the best stretch duels of all time?
In my opinion the top 5 Stretch Duels of all time our:
(in no particular order) 1978 Belmont Stakes Affirmed and Alydar in a stretch duel for the ages 1989 Preakness Stakes Easy Goer and Sunday Silence in a stretch duel no one who sees will ever forget 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup Seattle Slew battles back against Exceller in one of his finest hours 2007 Belmont Stakes Rags To Riches and Curlin - what a stretch run!!! 1996 Dubai World Cup Soul of the Matter and Cigar in a real thriller What are your Top 5? 
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#2
06-29-2010, 07:53 PM
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Top 3:
1.) Kickin N Screaming and Letherdoherthing 2.) Komodo and Hawk Mountain 3.) Jay's Rule and Lady Quick
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#4
06-29-2010, 07:55 PM
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A Little Warm vs Miners Reserve
Commentator holding off Saint Liam is tops for me.
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#5
06-29-2010, 08:28 PM
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Clock Stopper/Ghostzapper...
(Kickin N Screamin v. Letherdoherthing is a profound and inspired selection by DougS though... And of course Battaglia's call sets the heart aflutter...)
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#6
06-29-2010, 08:30 PM
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But Burr put down that goon (with a sword no less), too, before dispatching Hamilton. Shirreffs pulled the same stunt this year by sending Zardana out to take on Rachel Alexandra at the Fair Grounds, with decidely much better results. Burr was like the equivalent of a horse that wins a Grade 1 race on the turf over a mile and a half and then only 7 days later winning a Grade 1 on dirt at a flat mile. Both duels took place in Jersey, so to be fair, maybe he couldn't carry his track with him. This is why Hamilton appears only on the $10 bill while Andrew Jackson (who was a disciple of the ostracized Burr) appears on the $20. Got milk?
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#7
06-29-2010, 09:02 PM
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1994 Discovery Handicap
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06-29-2010, 09:09 PM
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06-29-2010, 09:08 PM
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You vs. Carson Hollow
You vs. Carson Hollow
2002 Test Stakes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuJjhBBCSs this race is so exciting wow just as good as Quote:
This is another1 wow 2003 Breeders Cup Turf High Chaparral and Johar and Falbrav http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL-wv...eature=related Last edited by AlreadyHome : 06-29-2010 at 09:24 PM.
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#11
06-29-2010, 10:07 PM
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i'm a hamilton fan, but not jackson....ol' aaron burr was quite the scoundrel. interesting bio's for sure! hamiltons son died on the same spot of land as his father(well, technically the elder died in his bed, but u know what i mean), also in a duel. must have run in the family...
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#12
06-29-2010, 10:18 PM
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Of course, he took one in the chest just inches from his heart, but apparently he was a good handicapper and won the photo.
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#13
06-30-2010, 08:49 AM
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'97 preakness (i believe)
free house captain bodgit silver charm '97 derby captain bodgit silver charm '07 belmont rags curlin '01 BC classic (which i walked out on before the feature when i found out l'ville had a ceasars palace less then 5 miles away, DOH) sakhee/tiznow honorable mention custom for carlos wall street wonder in this years toboggan '07 travers street sense grasshopper -bt- Last edited by -BT- : 06-30-2010 at 12:14 PM.
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#14
06-30-2010, 11:44 AM
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#15
06-30-2010, 01:34 PM
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Jaipur/Ridan 62 Travers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rKCAhELwhc Waquoit/Broad Brush 87 Mass cap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5rKcfDMXM Devil His Due/Lure 92 Gotham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6JT-__pG5U John Henry/The Bart 81 Arl Million http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ2ByoMBq6k Alysheba/Ferdinand 88 SA Hdcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz99i...eature=related Ferdinand/Alysheba 87 BC Classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8G8...eature=related Ferdinand/Broad Brush 87 SA Handicap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAEZ-...eature=related Watch the last three and tell me racing wasnt so much better when horses actually raced against each other. Last edited by Cannon Shell : 06-30-2010 at 01:51 PM.
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#16
06-30-2010, 02:36 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZjyP...eature=related Sadly, this race is now known as the Tokyo City and is run at 12f on Pro-Ride.
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#17
06-30-2010, 02:41 PM
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The Precisionist and Greinton rivarly from 85 really needs to be on youtube.
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#18
06-30-2010, 02:46 PM
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Can you imagine a time when the best horses actually raced against other and didnt need 2 months off or a specific surface or set up to run? It seems as though when the great horses are talked about Alysheba's name is always mentioned yet Ferdinand's isnt. Which is a shame because they were really as close a matched pair of horses that there could be.
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#19
06-30-2010, 01:55 PM
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Holy Bull/Concern 94 Travers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPezwDz9MC8
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#20
06-30-2010, 02:08 PM
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Theatrical/Trempolino 87 BC Turf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noi82...eature=related
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