Historical Races From The 1990'SRelive one of the greatest Stradbroke finishes in history, as Rough Habit weaves his way through the field in 1992 to claim a memorable victory.
Relive one of the greatest Stradbroke finishes in history, as Rough Habit weaves his way through the field in 1992 to claim a memorable victory.
Any horse is dangerous when loose on the lead. Any horse. Turk Passer, ninth in his last start, cut soft fractions on the soft turf course and then tenaciously held on when challenged to score an upset in yesterday's Turf Classic at Belmont.
Charismatic, a 30-1 shot, captured the 125th Run for the Roses in a time of 2:03 1/5. The win gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his third victory of the '90s and fourth overall.
After looking like a worn-out filly in two starts at Del Mar, including a 9 3/4-length defeat by Call Now in the Debutante, Serena's Song responded to the five weeks between races and the new surroundings.
Cigar, 1995's Horse of the Year, opened his 1996 campaign today with a smashing performance, winning the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park by two lengths over his stablemate, Wekiva Springs, for his 13th victory in a row.
The Classic outcome addressed two major points of controversy this week: the importance of post position and the worthiness of Ibn Bey to run in the Classic.
