Was awarded the Horse of Year in 1967 over Dr. Fager and Buckpasser; won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Wood Memorial,Travers, Dwyer, and Woodward Stakes, despite having a dosage index (BOOOOO!) of 6.20. Will always on my greatest hits list!
Don't know the level of competition he was facing but that move was similar to Big Reds in the Preakness. Just gives you chills with the acceleration. Damascus proved he was an outstanding racehorse beating Dr. Fager twice and also being an excellent Sire.
@cf1970 - I love these videos you post. Thank you for doing so :)
Went by 'em like they was tied to a post!! LOL!! Pretty remarkable horse Damascus. There have been many greats in my time! Would love to see more of these type greats before I'm gone but this isn't too likely. Thanks for the memories!!!!
I cant understand what was going on in the cameramans head. Why would he wont to show the second place horse running through the stretch instead of the monster who wins it? Just plain stupid!
I understand the awe, but if you watch from the start it's obvious that the two frontrunners were flying early. The rider on the rail horse was asking his horse for everything the first six furlongs, the end result is a better than looked performance from Damascus. I'm not taking ANYTHING away from the greatness of Damascus, I just think his races versus Dr. Fager are a better example of his true greatness.
Damascus was a freak, definitely one of the greatest horses ever. You just have to watch him as he went flying to take the lead and pull away as to realize this horse wasn't normal. I think The Good Doctor was better than Damascus, but boy! This guy could run!
I love watching this race ! This win by Damascus is truly nothing short of incredible .
What a stunning powerhouse he was .
Thanks for posting this great footage cf .
I hope you are having a great weekend . :)
God Bless .
Wow is right! It is amazing how he made them look like they were standing still. His speed was breathtaking when he got rolling. One of the very best ever without a doubt.
You're very welcome.
Cant get over how great these videos are. I am reliving my youth. You are the best fopr posting these Damascus didnt need his rabbit Hedavar to clobber this field. I always preferred Fager, but hey this was quite a racehorse.
I've been going to the track for over 40 years and I've never seen a move like that. As soon as Cappy said "gap of 8 lengths to Damascus" it seemed like he passed them and took a ten length lead.
I always like Damascus as a sire. He was directly responsible for horses like Swiss Yodeler, Ogygian, Fly So Free, Eastern Echo, Desert Wine, D'Hallevant, Captain Steve, etc.....
Who cares what the quacks who write the stuff in the history books. It is people like us who live and breath horses, who's opinions count! I think that Damascus was one of the very to ever set foot on the track!!!
Holy crap! Were those painted on the fence??? Looked like NASCAR, where a dude gets "in the draft" and suddenly blows the doors off the dude in front... Wonder if the rider had to turn Damascus suddenly to avoid running OVER those guys???
tubeyhamster Says:
19/03/2012 12:00:45 AM
I cannot get over how fast he passed the two leaders on the far turn.
91nissan1 Says:
1/02/2012 11:25:03 AM
I wish there could have been a race between Damascas, Dr. Fager. and Buckpasser when they were all in their prime (at the same time)
Fish Bum Says:
20/03/2011 10:26:41 AM
I saw this race in person. Damascus was one hell of a horse.
711ATOM Says:
3/01/2011 2:26:57 AM
Was awarded the Horse of Year in 1967 over Dr. Fager and Buckpasser; won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Wood Memorial,Travers, Dwyer, and Woodward Stakes, despite having a dosage index (BOOOOO!) of 6.20. Will always on my greatest hits list!
BackstretchUnderdog Says:
24/04/2010 2:11:57 PM
Damascus is one of the greatest! I can't believe I haven't heard of him til just now
joefederico Says:
7/09/2009 5:55:58 AM
Don't know the level of competition he was facing but that move was similar to Big Reds in the Preakness. Just gives you chills with the acceleration. Damascus proved he was an outstanding racehorse beating Dr. Fager twice and also being an excellent Sire.
@cf1970 - I love these videos you post. Thank you for doing so :)
jock4hire Says:
7/08/2009 2:22:00 PM
Went by 'em like they was tied to a post!! LOL!! Pretty remarkable horse Damascus. There have been many greats in my time! Would love to see more of these type greats before I'm gone but this isn't too likely. Thanks for the memories!!!!
dahoss65 Says:
20/07/2009 6:51:35 AM
I cant understand what was going on in the cameramans head. Why would he wont to show the second place horse running through the stretch instead of the monster who wins it? Just plain stupid!
slewofdamascus Says:
18/07/2009 6:03:16 PM
I understand the awe, but if you watch from the start it's obvious that the two frontrunners were flying early. The rider on the rail horse was asking his horse for everything the first six furlongs, the end result is a better than looked performance from Damascus. I'm not taking ANYTHING away from the greatness of Damascus, I just think his races versus Dr. Fager are a better example of his true greatness.
lengua92 Says:
29/05/2009 7:10:14 AM
Damascus was a freak, definitely one of the greatest horses ever. You just have to watch him as he went flying to take the lead and pull away as to realize this horse wasn't normal. I think The Good Doctor was better than Damascus, but boy! This guy could run!
ahsans786 Says:
3/06/2008 3:11:06 PM
I have never seen a horse accelerate past a field like that. I replay the video from 1:20 and still can't believe it.
Jazzgirl8888 Says:
11/05/2008 6:32:24 AM
I love watching this race ! This win by Damascus is truly nothing short of incredible . What a stunning powerhouse he was . Thanks for posting this great footage cf . I hope you are having a great weekend . :) God Bless .
cf1970 Says:
27/04/2008 12:36:43 AM
Wow is right! It is amazing how he made them look like they were standing still. His speed was breathtaking when he got rolling. One of the very best ever without a doubt. You're very welcome.
luckyandtony Says:
27/04/2008 12:15:14 AM
WOW. That's all I can come up with to describe this. Thanks for putting this up.
STU676 Says:
11/02/2008 9:36:57 AM
Cant get over how great these videos are. I am reliving my youth. You are the best fopr posting these
Damascus didnt need his rabbit Hedavar to clobber this field. I always preferred Fager, but hey this was quite a racehorse.
sgtjeff56 Says:
31/12/2007 12:03:33 PM
I've been going to the track for over 40 years and I've never seen a move like that. As soon as Cappy said "gap of 8 lengths to Damascus" it seemed like he passed them and took a ten length lead.
KingofCzars1 Says:
22/08/2007 6:39:28 AM
I always like Damascus as a sire. He was directly responsible for horses like Swiss Yodeler, Ogygian, Fly So Free, Eastern Echo, Desert Wine, D'Hallevant, Captain Steve, etc.....
BE109 Says:
11/08/2007 4:48:51 AM
Who cares what the quacks who write the stuff in the history books. It is people like us who live and breath horses, who's opinions count! I think that Damascus was one of the very to ever set foot on the track!!!
Kiddman32 Says:
12/06/2007 12:44:25 PM
Holy crap! Were those painted on the fence??? Looked like NASCAR, where a dude gets "in the draft" and suddenly blows the doors off the dude in front... Wonder if the rider had to turn Damascus suddenly to avoid running OVER those guys???
cf1970 Says:
16/05/2007 6:12:42 AM
Agreed. Damascus was one of the greats, without a doubt. Excellent sire too. Thanks for the comments.