All Time Favorite Race

[Fuguzzi]

Do you have an all time favorite race or individual performance? Please do not list a race involving a horse you owned, trained, drove or even groomed.

For me it is the 1993 Little Brown Jug final - Life Sign's legendary performance overcoming the Robinson Gang of 3 gives me chills every time I watch it and I have seen way over 1000 times. I watch it 100 times a year

What's yours???

[Fuguzzi]

And it denies Riyadh the Triple Crown with my all time favorite driver, Jim Morrill, jr

[Open bridle]

And it denies Riyadh the Triple Crown with my all time favorite driver, Jim Morrill, jr

  Mine was probably watching Art Official beating SBS. Of course Niatross was a great horse to watch.

[SeattleSlew]

  Mine was probably watching Art Official beating SBS. Of course Niatross was a great horse to watch.

I agree...getting to 3/4 in 1:19.1  (15 years ago), being collared by SBS and then coming back... great effort.  2008 Meadowlands Pace in 1:47

Pierce was fearless!

[Fuguzzi]

I agree...getting to 3/4 in 1:19.1  (15 years ago), being collared by SBS and then coming back... great effort.  2008 Meadowlands Pace in 1:47

Pierce was fearless!

Art Official ended up as an aged gelding racing 4,000 claimers at Monticello 2012 2013   same trainer/owner   look it up
over 80 percent of his lifetime earnings came via that race

[PineHurstPacer]

when my 12 claimer came from 13 back at the top of the stretch to win going away @Woodbine

"shot out of a cannon" the announcer said

[Fuguzzi]

Good for you  I asked people to talk about races you enjoyed solely as a fan  thus not involving one of your own horses.

[pylon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsCJv-uZL7s

this one.... end of story..........mi c drop............f eaturing the call of Frank Salive

[dougie]

The 1st Monticello OTB Classic won by the great Silk Stockings in 157.3. Driven by Preston Burris Jr. Track was packed. A very special day at "The Mighty M"!

[Dave]

1989 Little Brown Jug.  I was on my honeymoon.   Fake Left out-dueled the vaunted Western Hanover!

[Fuguzzi]

The 1st Monticello OTB Classic won by the great Silk Stockings in 157.3. Driven by Preston Burris Jr. Track was packed. A very special day at "The Mighty M"!

I was there  You are right. I was a young boy of 11 but remember it well. My favorite Monti driver was Jimmy Allen in those days. Read somewhere that was the first harness race ever for 250,000 in the state of NY  At Monti of all places

[dougie]

I was 18 then. My favorite driver was James Grundy!

[Chips N Salsa]

1989 Little Brown Jug.  I was on my honeymoon.   Fake Left out-dueled the vaunted Western Hanover!

Western Hanover was 1992 not 1989

[Chips N Salsa]

Artsplace 151.1 at PPK as a two yr old with old gerald bike.  Was all age track record and the record for a 2yr on 5/8 that stood for 20+ yrs.

[MR.DALRAE]

I think he beat Die Laughing with Richie S that night