Amazing!! I love both horses, but today SW had her time to shine! This was impressive!! Victor is a great rider, and he's had some amazing mounts these past few years. Way to go!
Stellar Wind was due. And this was the race. WOW. Both are amazing horses. Taking second to either one of these power houses is good. Congrats Victor and Stellar. wooohoooo.
This was, as they (we) say, a horse race. Lets give SW a little credit, she is a game mare. These two are not separated by much and SW always likes DM. Why is this a conspiracy? Beholder v SW is probably 6 to 4 out of ten. Just racing with two fast mares. Good stuff.
if you run this race ten more times after all the big races to come the Pacific Classic the Breeders Cup Classic and the big race they have coming up in January for the ten million or twelve million I bet she beats Stellar Wind every time and by daylight this was just simply a prep they needed to get some speed out of her since her other races the speed horses fractions were so slow they went 24-25 for the first quarter and 48-49 for the half Richard had to bring her back up to speed that's all Dortmund Melatonin and Chrome will be setting much more faster fractions much more to her liking she's gonna walk by these boys
Gary Stevens is a Hall of Fame jockey, and you people are all crazy to say he should lose the mount. She was coasting and he didn't even really ask her for everything. this is just a prep. Beholder is amazing along with Gary Stevens aboard her!!!
+cgarnet01 no the moral of the story is if her next race is a grade 1 and worth a million dollars don't bet her at 1-9 for three hundred thousand it's just a prep and what dumbass would bet a horse at 1-9 anyway
For some reason, not because she lost, this race felt uncomfortable from the start, I didn't like when she took the lead. It was too easy for her to take it like that, Gary should have known and let Stellar Wind take it so he could draft and save energy for the stretch. But either way she still lost and I hope she can bounce back, she is better than this.
I AM ABSOLUTELY SPEECHLESS BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED BEHOLDER CAME IN SECOND,WELL EVEN THE GREATEST RACEHORSE OF ALL TIMES PAST PRESENT OR FUTURE THE IMMORTAL SECRETARIAT LOST A FEW. JUST GLAD ALL THE HORSES HAD A SAFE TRIP ,THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
Beholder ran a winning race. She just ran into a super nice filly who needed her last and is really talented. No more beating up fields with conditions left for Beholder. She has competition now. Song Bird possibly in the fall and unless they do go in the Pacific Classic she will face Stellar Wind again. Stellar Wind is staying in California. According to the owner.
Beholder's rider should have been hanged for that performance. Didn't whip her once until the race was over and didn't even push her. Stellar Wind's rider was all out to win. Beholder's? He thinks he's out for a casual stroll. Thank you for throwing a race. I'm sure the fans really appreciate it.
Why is everybody so worried about what happened today there's bigger fish to fry in three weeks this was simply a maintenance work now maybe we'll get a price on her in the Pacific Classic it was a good work she'll air out in the Classic I'm not even worried this a move that the bald eagle would make the greatest Trainor of all time Charlie Whittingham the ultimate prize is the Pacific Classic the Breeders Cup Classic and that big race coming up in January this was simply the springboard to the next three
It didn't look like any of them wanted the lead. I guess Stevens expected The Dream to take the lead. But yes, it was the kind of ride Lukas would trash Stevens for back in the day
+tizfrreecharm Like the way he trashed Chris Antley for not winning the Triple Crown when Charismatic broke his leg! I can't stand Wayne Lukas or as he is known around here, Wayne Pukas!
No, the Greatest racehorse of All Time, past present or future was & will always be the Mighty Legendary Man o' War!!! He won a race longer than Secretariat's Belmont by at least 100 lengths!!! Said of him by many, Contemporary excellence pales before a legend. Also Secretariat's trainer was quoted as saying of Ruffian, as God is my witness she may be even better than Secretariat! There was only 1 Big Red, only 1 that carries the standard by which ALL other thoroughbreds are judged ~ Man o' War!!!! Secretariat just had a larger, in physical size, heart then most thoroughbreds, as revealed by autopsy & there are at least 2 others much greater than Secretariat - Count Fleet 1943 Triple Crown Champion & Native Dancer!!! Nearly every expert in & of racing puts Man o' War at the very top & 4 very god reason.... He was & will FOREVER be the BEST!!! He was with surety the Mostest Hoss!!!!
I totally agree that Man O' War was the greatest race horse ever! They didn't use starting gates when he ran and lined up behind a rope. The only race he ever lost was when the starter dropped the rope when Man O' War wasn't ready & wasn't facing forward & he still only lost by a nose! Go to Google and look up Top 100 thoroughbred race horses of all time and see who is listed number one! His owner turned down a million dollars for him way back then, and has been said about him, Your eyes will never look to see another like him! And this has nothing to do with it, but he also sired a Triple Crown winner! Hands down, Man O' War was best race horse ever!
I totally agree that Man O' War was the greatest race horse ever! They didn't use starting gates when he ran and lined up behind a rope. The only race he ever lost was when the starter dropped the rope when Man O' War wasn't ready & wasn't facing forward & he still only lost by a nose! Go to Google and look up Top 100 thoroughbred race horses of all time and see who is listed number one! His owner turned down a million dollars for him way back then, and has been said about him, Your eyes will never look to see another like him! And this has nothing to do with it, but he also sired a Triple Crown winner! Hands down, Man O' War was best race horse ever!
MeNe _ oder Beholder konnte einfach nicht mehr und ihr Jockey konnte sie nicht mehr dazu bringen schneller zu laufen(ein guter Jockey merkt das), hingegen Stellawind noch schneller laufen konnte wäre doch nicht sehr klug vom jockey die Chance nicht zu nutzen.
Why is everybody so worried about what happened today there's bigger fish to fry in three weeks this was simply a maintenance work now maybe we'll get a price on her in the Pacific Classic it was a good work she'll air out in the Classic I'm not even worried this a move that the bald eagle would make the greatest Trainor of all time Charlie Whittingham the ultimate prize is the Pacific Classic the Breeders Cup Classic and that big race coming up in January this was simply the springboard to the next three
+glyde69 go ahead and jump ship dumbass you think this is her most important race of the year Charlie did this all the time he always conceded the smaller races for the million dollar grade one stakes this is merely a prep race to the bigger races with no pace in the race it was just a blowout work in the Breeders Cup they're will be a ton of speed to run at which will be much better to her advantage now we might get 5/2 odds on her for the Pacific Classic otherwise she would've been possibly 4/5 now it's a much more playable race I can see the morning lines now California Chrome 8/5 BEHOLDER 5/2 and Dortmund 7/2
+glyde69 aside from horses like Frankel, Black Caviar, Man of War and ZENYATTA you think they can win every race they are entered in these horses aren't machines they're fragile animals you wanna get them to the races that they are pointed for watch the race again Gary didn't even try to win that race meanwhile Victor was flayling away with his whip again like he did with American Pharaoh relax these next three big races are the ones the connections really want and if you bet her at 1-9 then your not so smart guy
+santiago macahilas one big run on sentence of horse shit. Her value has not changed at all. Chrome is the best horse in the world right now and his odds would have reflected that even if Beholder won today.
+santiago macahilas Oh and by the way she's gonna eat California Chrome up and spit her out Chrome has never ran under 2:01:00 in a mile and a quarter race and she ran 1:59:77 in a hand ride