Jesus, is it me or did these 2 horses look a bit quick...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVT2MPNCqgM
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Never seen a horse getting whipped like that at the start of a race, just to get a lead! Shame they didn't have sectional times in those days, would make interesting reading.Archery1969 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:12 pmJesus, is it me or did these 2 horses look a bit quick...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVT2MPNCqgM
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Dont know how long that race was ? But Seabiscuit broke the track record with a time of 1:56Derek27 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:36 pmNever seen a horse getting whipped like that at the start of a race, just to get a lead! Shame they didn't have sectional times in those days, would make interesting reading.Archery1969 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:12 pmJesus, is it me or did these 2 horses look a bit quick...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVT2MPNCqgM
Odds that day:
Sea biscuit 2/1
War Admiral 1/4 on
Bet there a few pissed off bookies.
When I saw the start I was wondering if it was a quarter-mile race, half expecting them to pull up at the winning post!
If the time was 1:56 I'm guessing it was 9.5 furlongs or thereabouts. Very few horses have covered 10 furlongs in under 2 minutes. Secretariat averaged just that - over an extra 2 furlongs in his Belmont Stakes romp, well worth watching if you haven't seen it, or worth watching again if you have.
If the time was 1:56 I'm guessing it was 9.5 furlongs or thereabouts. Very few horses have covered 10 furlongs in under 2 minutes. Secretariat averaged just that - over an extra 2 furlongs in his Belmont Stakes romp, well worth watching if you haven't seen it, or worth watching again if you have.