1991 Breeders' Cup Day
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- Horse racing's day of $10 million championships turned into a day of upsets at Churchill Downs this afternoon when five favorites failed to win in the seven races of the Breeders' Cup series. And the revolt of the outsiders was led by Black Tie Affair, who outran some of the superstars of the sport to win the $3 million Classic, the richest race in the world.
The upsets confounded the electoral races for the year's honors, especially the one for the Horse of the Year title. The favorite in that race, the colt In Excess, switched out of the Classic this week and ran instead in the shorter Mile, on the grass. But the strategy backfired when he ran ninth in a dead heat with the star turf horse Tight Spot.
So, nobody's candidacy was enhanced, except maybe that of Black Tie Affair, who has won six stakes in a row in a late surge. But Dance Smartly, the Canadian filly champion, scored in the Distaff today, ran her earnings past $3 million and became the richest female thoroughbred in history. And a new international star shot into view when Arazi, from France, made his United States debut and raced from 13th place to first in a commanding performance that won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and created an instant favorite for the Kentucky Derby here next May.
The Breeders' Cup races did not create shock like that caused last year when three horses fell during the races, and did not survive. But there was a reminder of 1990 when the sprinting champion Housebuster tore the suspensory ligament in his left foreleg and ran ninth in today's Sprint, in what had already been billed as the final race of his career.
The first winner, Sheikh Albadou of Britain, not only defeated Housebuster but also paid $54.60 for any $2 bet on him to win. In the Mile race, Opening Verse outran In Excess and Tight Spot, and paid $55.40. And in the Turf, a filly named Miss Alleged, who hadn't won anywhere this year, defeated 13 rivals and returned $86.20 for $2.
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1991 had so many great horses. The 3yos and up were capable of out running each other on any given day. And 1991 saw some of these great horses racing careers end through injury. What a year , and what great horse races were ran. Thanks for the up load.
"Black Tie Affair, trained by Ernie Poulos, was remarkably versatile. He finished third in the Breeder´s Cup Sprint in 1990 at Belmont Park, but found his best form the following year at age 5, when he won 7 of 10 starts"
Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup.Thoroughbred Racing´s Championship Day" Page 61. Moonlight Press.
Dance Smartly is one of the greatest fillies of all time . A great Canadian horse .
clearly the sovereign award winner as Canadian horse of the year
Lmao. Pleasant Tap in the BC Sprint, and ran his ass off too! The next year he closes like a monster in the Classic against A.P. Indy.
How many horses can run 6f or 1 1/4, using the same style, and contend? What an amazing and versatile horse.
The next time Bertando runs in the Breeders Cup race against a European horse it will the one that we all waited for the classic the race $3 million 3yo and up
Does the video still stop when you play it?
Arazi
(March 4, 1989 - July 1st, 2021)
* Sire: Blushing Groom
* Grandsire: Red God
* Dam: Danseur Fabuleux
* Damsire: Northern Dancer
* Sex: Stallion
* Breeder: Ralph C. Wilson Jr. (R. I. P.)
* Owners: Allen E. Paulson (R. I. P.) & Sheik Mohammed Al Maktoun
* Trainer: Francois Boutin
* 14 Starts
* 9 Wins
* 1 Second
* 1 Third
* $ 1,213,307 earned (In France, Arazi won 6 of 7 races in 1991)
* 1991 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
* 1991 European Two-Year-Old Male Champion
* 1991 European Horse of the Year
Rest In Peace, Champion! We´ll never forget you!
Greetings from Venezuela
Arazi
(4 de Marzo, 1989 - 1ro. de Julio, 2021)
* Padre: Blushing Groom
* Abuelo paterno: Red God
* Madre: Danseur Fabuleux
* Abuelo materno: Northern Dancer
* Sexo: Semental
* Criador: Ralph C. Wilson Jr. (Q.E.P.D.)
* Propietarios: Allen E. Paulson (Q.E.P.D.) & Sheik Mohammed Al Maktoun
* Entrenador: Francois Boutin
* 14 Salidas
* 9 Primeros
* 1 Segundo
* 1 Tercero
* $ 1,213,307 producidos (en Francia, Arazi ganó 6 de 7 carreras en 1991)
* Campeón Dosañero en Estados Unidos 1991
* Campeón Dosañero en Europa 1991
* Caballo del año en Europa 1991
¡Descansa En Paz, Campeón! ¡Nunca te olvidaremos!
Saludos desde Venezuela.
arazi has to be the best 2 year old ever to run, he was an absolute monster!!! its such a shame he never trained on as a 3 yr old
The petrol tank was empty after this.
Black Tie Affair was every inch the Horse of the Year!!!
won 6 tracks in 1991 including BC day at Churchill downs
7:33 the replay
Arazi