What is your favorite Kentucky Derby race or winning horse of all time?

[JJF]

Post your thoughts...

 

[johnnie2times]

GO FOR GIN-----Loved the GOO on Dad's side and Mom.He was a kick in the ass on paper and the GOO.The price that he paid 28 and change was nice.


Winning Colors going off at 9-2 and going gate to wire was nice hit also. The boys were chasing the pussy around the track but could not get a sniff.

 

[JJF]

For me, it was LIL E. TEE in 1992. I will always remember Pat Day getting him around the final turn and in the perfect spot to blow past everyone in the stretch.

Huge price also - was about 16-1 at Churchill and simulcasting pools in NJ and NY had him at over 40-1.

 

[johnnie2times]

El Jefe if I am correct Lil E Tee paid 7.60 or 9.60.Pat Day woulf never be that big of a number.

 

[Pigpen]

Winning Colors went off at 3-1

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2003/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1988.html

Lil E Tee went off at 16-1

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2003/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1992.html

 

[johnnie2times]

El Jefe I really thought Lil E Tee was a short price.Sorry.

Looking at the chart of that race i see a horse that was monster after the 3 year old campaign--Devil His Due trained by the killer Allen Jerkens.

 

[mazeltrick]

have to chime in here, johnnie. in my opinion devil his due was among the most overrated handicap horses of his generous. he shipped out for the pacific classic in either '93 or '94, and i will never forget the exchange between andy beyer and bob neumeyer. neumeyer picked devil his due to win and andy beyer responded, "bob, i don't like stealing candy from a baby, but devil his due has absolutely no chance against this field and i'd just be taking your money." andy picked best pal, who lost to free running bertrando in stakes record time, but those two were well, well clear of everyone else, including devil his due. i made a huge score on that race, and never thought the devil was nearly as good as he looked beating up on the mediocre east coast handicap division that year- although kudos to the devil for biting an irs agent who oversaw the bankruptcy/dispersal of lion crest stables.

as for the derby, my favorite, was silver charm, grinding his way past free house and holding off the finishers for scary gary stevens and baffert. that horse was rarely brilliant, but tough, tough as nails.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Easy, Spectacular Bid.Best horse never to win the Triple Crown.Best for my wallet was Thunder Gulch.

 

[JJF]

The 1992 Derby saw a lot of horses including Lil E. Tee w/ Pat Day at much higher odds than you would expect. This was because of the much over-hyped favorite Arazi that year. I believe Arazi went off at even money or less and at that time was one of the most bet on horses in the history of the Derby.

 

[bigbrother]

surprised no body has mentioned the most obvious here yet:

Secretariat

absolutely beautiful animal to watch run even if you weren't old enough to see her run the replays will live on forever.

and not just the derby but all three races especially the ridiculous performance at the belmont not even another horse in sight, just an unbelievable animal...

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[LARRYGEORGE]

MY FAVORATE HORSE IS THE ONE I HAPPENED TO BET ON AND WIN "SPEND A BUCK" "GO FOR GIN" "REAL QUITE" I HAVE NO ONE HORSE

 

[Skyweasel]

Is my favorite; watching him demolish the field by 23 lengths, something we'll never see again in our lifetimes.