2020 Horse Racing - 2020 Virtual Kentucky Derby

[twogunsid]

They lined up all 13 Triple Crown winners and sent them on their way.

[Olafjoy]

1. Loved that!!!

Can’t wait for the Belmont!!

[lapfog_1]

2. The easiest bet in Kentucky Derby History

Big Red for the win!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. He was my bet, too!

Clearly still the best of the best of all time!

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5. They had War Admiral... but not Man 'O War

because he was not a Triple Crown Winner... but only because he wasn't entered in the Kentucky Derby.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Good point, but I still think I would have chosen Big Red

[lapfog_1]

7. Big Red v. Man O' War

that would be a hard bet... but I would have likely gone with Big Red too... he just ran away from the field almost every race.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I still remember the Belmont, the toughest race

That's how I think of him, so far ahead that other horses were out of camera range.

[lapfog_1]

10. You remember they had to "split screen" the stretch run...

what I remember is that he could have easily just cantered over the finish line... but he had race and course records to set.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. I found the video and posted it below

It's even more impressive than I remember. And you're right, he just kept pushing towards the finish even though he left everyone else so far behind! That longest race is the toughest of the three, that's the one that's the biggest test and he won by 25 lengths!

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Found the video - 25 lengths!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks! I was hoping that someone would post this!

I grew up in Saratoga and remember all the horses. My Dad took us to the track occasionally just to see the horses and we'd pick our favorites at home before the big races.

[twogunsid]

12. You are welcome...

...I thought this was a pretty interesting concept. I'm not sure how a dead closer like Whirlaway was up close to the leaders early, while Calumet stablemate, Citation, a horse that was more comfortable stalking the pace, was at the back of the pack. Still tho, it was fun to watch.