Gamely was part of an incredible filly field that included Gallant Bloom, Shuvee, and Ta Wee. Good luck finding any of their videos; I haven't found much, and it's very disappointing.
Fager should be ranked at the top regardless. He had endurance, he just refused to be rated. In a match race with any great you'd care to throw in there, Fager's breaking straight to the front and the only question is can the other horse catch him. Up to 1 1/4... doubtful. Up to 1 1/2 it'd take a horse like Secretariat to overtake him.
and he never changed leads the entire stretch. That wasn't the greatest Santa Anita Cap field but The Doctor did it the hard way and still got it done.
If all thoroughbred racing were raced at a 9 furlong or less then the Dr. would have to be ranked close to the top if not the best of all time IMO. You just got to be a long distance runner being a strong stayer at distances of 1 1/4 miles & more. Don't believe he quite filled that mode. Easy Goer at 3 yrs. of age ran that mile in 1:32 2/5. He was an all round horse like Big Red, Swaps, Kelso & Affirmed etc. I agree Secretariat was the best. The Dr. was better than Citation & Count Fleet.
Finishing second was the great race mare Gamely. Gamely won the Vanity under 131 pounds. Unfortunately, I can't find any of Gamely's winning races on YouTube.
Ohh... The Good Doctor...what an amazing animal... He was carrying 130 pounds and he wins with such ease. In my opinion the best miler to ever run, and definitely one of the top 3 horses ever
Going into the backside,Fager was pulling so hard on Baeza,that he said he just had to let him go. He proceeded to crush the best in California with ease.
You can see Fager leaping in the air going into the backside. Baeza said he just had to let him go. He proceeded to run the best horses in california into the ground under 130 Lbs. EASY, EASY,EASY!
You're welcome. Interesting info about the Jersey Derby, I hadn't read that story. It stands to reason considering Dr. Fager's legendary tenacity!
Thanks for the comments.
I had read that Dr. Fager tried to bite In Reality when he won the Jersey Derby by 6 1/2 but was DQ's to 4th. In Reality, a very good horse born in the same year as the Doc and Damascus, was declared the winner. Ironically, both retired to stud at Tartan Farms. Baeza uses the stick at 2:10, notice how his tail flies up. He didn't like that. He probably bit Baeza in the winner's circle! He paid $4.40 to win the Californian. What an overlay! What a horse!
Nah, I just looked it up on google a while back and remembered that the exclusivelyequine site had info on that pic.
Thank you for the kind comment though, I appreciate it.
qhsperson Says:
6/10/2011 11:23:54 AM
Gamely was part of an incredible filly field that included Gallant Bloom, Shuvee, and Ta Wee. Good luck finding any of their videos; I haven't found much, and it's very disappointing.
evyn10014 Says:
27/06/2011 6:49:04 PM
Fager should be ranked at the top regardless. He had endurance, he just refused to be rated. In a match race with any great you'd care to throw in there, Fager's breaking straight to the front and the only question is can the other horse catch him. Up to 1 1/4... doubtful. Up to 1 1/2 it'd take a horse like Secretariat to overtake him.
bbmtge Says:
10/01/2011 7:35:22 AM
Thank you. Great video. What a beast the good Dr. was!!!
cf1970 Says:
9/01/2011 7:38:32 AM
Whoops, my mistake; it was in fact 1 1/16th miles. The time was 1:40 4/5. Thank you for the heads-up.
bbmtge Says:
9/01/2011 7:07:14 AM
Was it 1 1/6th miles or was his time 1:45 and 4/5ths???
cf1970 Says:
9/01/2011 3:59:54 AM
The distance was 1 1/8th miles, and The Doctor's time was an excellent 1:40 4/5. You're welcome.
bbmtge Says:
8/01/2011 10:40:53 AM
cf1970...what was the distance and time in this race??? Thank you!!!
71sunset Says:
31/07/2010 9:26:11 PM
and he never changed leads the entire stretch. That wasn't the greatest Santa Anita Cap field but The Doctor did it the hard way and still got it done.
rscarbro100 Says:
27/02/2010 2:05:12 AM
If all thoroughbred racing were raced at a 9 furlong or less then the Dr. would have to be ranked close to the top if not the best of all time IMO. You just got to be a long distance runner being a strong stayer at distances of 1 1/4 miles & more. Don't believe he quite filled that mode. Easy Goer at 3 yrs. of age ran that mile in 1:32 2/5. He was an all round horse like Big Red, Swaps, Kelso & Affirmed etc. I agree Secretariat was the best. The Dr. was better than Citation & Count Fleet.
keybender Says:
3/07/2009 12:47:42 PM
Finishing second was the great race mare Gamely. Gamely won the Vanity under 131 pounds. Unfortunately, I can't find any of Gamely's winning races on YouTube.
lengua92 Says:
29/05/2009 5:04:19 AM
Ohh... The Good Doctor...what an amazing animal... He was carrying 130 pounds and he wins with such ease. In my opinion the best miler to ever run, and definitely one of the top 3 horses ever
Nscalemike Says:
6/05/2009 11:00:15 AM
Sounded a lot like Gil Stratton doing the narration?
ahsans786 Says:
4/04/2009 8:07:48 PM
what a champion! is gamely the same filly they named the stakes race after at hollywood park?
Pippin76 Says:
12/04/2008 6:45:29 AM
I love the fact that you can see the doc's tail go up when Baeza hits him in the stretch!
BE109 Says:
24/01/2008 5:21:27 AM
Actually he tried to bite In Reality in the New Hampshire S.,when they were 3 yr. olds.
BE109 Says:
21/01/2008 7:34:19 AM
Going into the backside,Fager was pulling so hard on Baeza,that he said he just had to let him go. He proceeded to crush the best in California with ease.
BE109 Says:
21/01/2008 7:27:24 AM
You can see Fager leaping in the air going into the backside. Baeza said he just had to let him go. He proceeded to run the best horses in california into the ground under 130 Lbs. EASY, EASY,EASY!
cf1970 Says:
20/01/2008 2:08:31 AM
You're welcome. Interesting info about the Jersey Derby, I hadn't read that story. It stands to reason considering Dr. Fager's legendary tenacity! Thanks for the comments.
OHRaceFan Says:
20/01/2008 1:45:04 AM
Great post. Thanks!
I had read that Dr. Fager tried to bite In Reality when he won the Jersey Derby by 6 1/2 but was DQ's to 4th. In Reality, a very good horse born in the same year as the Doc and Damascus, was declared the winner. Ironically,
both retired to stud at Tartan Farms. Baeza uses the stick at 2:10, notice how his tail flies up. He didn't like that. He probably bit Baeza in the winner's circle! He paid $4.40 to win the Californian. What an overlay!
What a horse!
cf1970 Says:
14/01/2008 6:11:07 PM
Nah, I just looked it up on google a while back and remembered that the exclusivelyequine site had info on that pic. Thank you for the kind comment though, I appreciate it.