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Title: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Generation XYZ on February 09, 2024, 10:56:03 AM

Whats the biggest upset youv'e seen, and what is the longest distance from the field for a Win on record?

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Mazola on February 09, 2024, 11:08:42 AM

Biggest upset I have seen was Bays Fella winning the 1990 Breeders Crown aged pace at Pompano.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: FirstUpFrom8Hole on February 09, 2024, 11:27:08 AM

 Niatross diving over the rail at Saratoga back in the early 80s.
That was shocking in a lot of ways

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 09, 2024, 11:30:41 AM

 Dragon's Lair beating Nihlator in BC at Meadows '84

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Generation XYZ on February 09, 2024, 11:59:26 AM

All good mentions. 

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: dinkadoo on February 09, 2024, 12:01:37 PM

somebeachsomewher e getting beat with an aggressive drive from Ron Pierce (Art Official) who went after him.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Harness Stats on February 09, 2024, 12:28:58 PM

Art Official is the obvious choice considering the magnificence of SBSW but how about Sandbetweenmytoes beating TDS and paying 409.80 for the money man in the BC.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Oliver Clozoff on February 09, 2024, 04:14:49 PM

Land Grant Del Insko, Woodrow Wilson, 1st 2million dollar race.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: brownmoose13 on February 09, 2024, 06:13:52 PM

For me it was Whata Baron ( I think) with Lew Williams driving beating Keystone Ore at Northfield. If I remember right all the bridge jumpers were there and lost.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 09, 2024, 06:25:17 PM

 Nice clip Eligible tmbz1 Watched it this morning. Showed the crowd at the end. Man were they asses to elbows that night.

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: wisha roder on February 09, 2024, 07:00:03 PM

Fake Left upsetting Western Hanover in the Little Brown Jug final and elimination. 

Title: Re: What's the Biggest Racing Upset in the history of HR?
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 09, 2024, 07:44:16 PM

Mickey Mc Nichol gets hurt and Ron Waples [aka'The Little General'] takes over tmbz1