1975 Kentucky Derby - Foolish Pleasure

1975 Kentucky Derby broadcast with Jim McKay and Howard Cosell

[@weecher8956]

Foolish Pleasure was bred in Williston, Florida. A small town south of Gainesville, Florida. What a great horse who has descendants to the present day.

[@laurenurban3942]

He was a great horse. People have no idea.

[@charleslockhart6778]

I recall watching the weatherman John Coleman on ABC in Chicago saying he liked Foolish Pleasure in the Kentucky Derby. I was 9 years old and had never watched a horse race but for some reason his prediction intrigued me so I made a point of watching and when Foolish Pleasure won I was hooked. He and I share a birthday, October 15. John Coleman recently passed away. RIP

[@fuzzipariah]

Foolish Pleasure was a favorite of mine.

[@tonysam1955]

He was a great horse. I had the privilege of visiting him in retirement at Spendthrift Farm in 1989. He was a fairly mean horse, however.

[@Caroni100]

R.I.P Leroy Jolley (January 14, 1938 - December 18, 2017) He trained Kentucky Derby winners Foolish Pleasure (1975) and Genuine Risk (1980) which was the second filly to win "The Roses" 65 years after Regret. Leroy Jolley was inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1987. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@Saxtonhill]

Foolish Pleasure was one of my favorites. I also loved Ruffian. Thanks for sharing this video of the 1975 Derby!

[@jayking5722]

I miss howard cosell

[@thedavidrobertsonshow7728]

Howard was clearly the best beyond all shadow of doubt !!

[@kathygirdlestone7897]

Something I found out the other day is that my neighbor, John, his father owned the horse Foolish Pleasure!

[@valerieteti1755]

I ADORED Foolish Pleasure!! My first racehorse love. ❤️❤️

[@fuzzipariah]

Today his great great granddaughter won the Fourstardave handicap. Her name is Got Stormy.

[@josezurita3742]

@@fuzzipariah According to The Bloodhorse Magazine "Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th. Century List" Foolish Pleasure (March 23, 1972 - November 2, 1994) is ranked in number 97 position. *26 starts: *16 victories *4 second places *3 thirds *U.S. $ 1,216,705 earned *U.S. Champion 2 Year-old Colt in 1974 *Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@fuzzipariah]

I have that book!

[@9Ballr]

Amazing how Prince Thou Art morphed into Foolish Pleasure right at the end.

[@tonysam1955]

Thank you so much for uploading the "condensed" ABC broadcasts of these shows although I saw these shows live years ago. I don't get ESPN Classic.

[@der22672]

I loved it when ABC had the rights to "The Kentucky Derby".

[@kennethnero2011]

Right:)

[@KimikoCat]

But I couldn't stand Howard Cosell. He should have stuck to boxing.

[@Amber90125]

Agreed

[@Tuddyboy11]

Wow, talk about a blown call. He never realizes it’s Foolish Pleasure until the finish line, lol.

[@stevencooke6451]

That was pretty awful. Not one of Chick Anderson's better days.

[@hagendax]

More amazing as the colors of Prince Thou Art (Greentree?) were not black like John L. Greer if I got that right after 45 years 🐳👽🐳👽5️⃣2️⃣🎬✍️🎥🎱

[@MDCSWildcats86]

@@hagendax Darby Dan Farm (not Greentree) owned Prince Thou Art/Sylvan Place. They were always fawn/brown, Greentree Stables were always pink/black.

[@dtt6933]

Yeah I agree Chick Anderson not his best moment . It’s like he had his numbers messed up

[@Tuddyboy11]

@@dtt6933 I love Chic's calls but he must have been having a bad day.

[@laurenurban3942]

Foolish pleasure was better than people think. He was a great horse.

[@SuperBoomshack]

Wasn't Foolish Pleasure based out of Williston, FL?

[@bigkahunaburger5185]

Reminds me of the call when Mine That Bird won the Derby, but this is worse because Foolish Pleasure was the favorite.

[@jetshull]

no shit, like do your homework buddy, and get it right.

[@TheGregory99]

@jesusisnotallright s Uh, no He didn't die

[@haphoon21]

Worst call, probably lost his job

[@hamburg1306]

Famous miscall of winner by Chic Anderson.

[@jess4metoo]

Steven Hamburg What an awful call. I thought Chic Anderson was the ultimate caller, guess they all lay an egg at least once.

[@Caroni100]

@@jess4metoo Charles David "Chic" Anderson (December 17, 1931 - March 24, 1979) An american sportscaster and public address announcer specialized in Thourougbred Horse Racing. He authored the two most famous calls in horse-racing history: 1973 and 1978 Belmont Stakes. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@gslucas21]

I wish I had a $1 for every time Cosell says "the Shoe". What a great drinking game that must have been back in the day.

[@Caroni100]

"The Kentucky Derby? There is no an adjective able to describe its greatness" Jose Gregorio Guillot, venezuelan turfman and radio producer

[@Saxtonhill]

Good commentary and we really get to see the horses warming up. I wish the current commentators would get rid of the fast cut style and just let the cameras roll on the post parade and the horses warming up...more like a news style. Again, thanks for posting the video...quite a trip down memory lane :)

[@vaderbaby]

Foolish Pleasure was the first love of my life and all anyone can remember is that Ruffian died

[@valerieteti1755]

Mary Birnbaum He was mine too. ❤️ I always wondered why he turned out so mean in retirement because he was not known to be that way when he was racing.

[@lestinmurillo2566]

i picked his name as username without knowing the greatness of this horse, now i've become a fan, i always enjoy watching this kind of videos

[@WednesdayAgainmovie]

Chic Anderson RIP must love KZbin. What a horrible call

[@firstover]

silks were not even close, he really pulled a landry jones

[@MDCSWildcats86]

He died in 1979. Back then, KZbin was "halfway between T-Tube and V-Tube."

[@jamesclendon4811]

One reason I like to watch these videos of old races is to be reminded of horses I "knew" and liked back in the day--not necessarily good or successful horses but ones whose name appealed to me for no apparent reason. In this case it was Bombay Duck. I don't know anything about his career, whether he won any significant race or was successful at stud. I just got a kick out of the silly name and it stuck with me for a long time. It was years later that I found out it wasn't completely random--the Bombay Duck is in fact a fish!

[@MDCSWildcats86]

Bombay Duck was 2nd in the 1975 Wood Memorial (15 horses strong that year). He led every step of the way, but was caught at the last moment by none other than Foolish Pleasure.

[@laurenurban3942]

Bombay Duck was a Phipps horse.

[@samludu5916]

Track announcer Chic Anderson completely missed the winner Foolish Pleasure at the end; he kept saying Prince Thou Art as the leader near the wire. Until the very end.

[@seabisquick]

Precisely why I clicked on this, so I could see him for the other thing he's known for.

[@hamburg1306]

First Derby broadcast for ABC. Won rights from longtime broadcaster CBS who still had Preakness and Belmont. ABC eventually got all triple crown races

[@robertarnold7643]

Foolish pleasure didn’t get a call until 50 yards from the wire. Lol.

[@birdzilla106]

Chic Anderson tried to hem and haw his way out of the blown call with his "they were bunched on the turn" line, but Foolish Pleasure was already out of traffic and in fourth, on the inside and well clear of the cavalry charge behind him. Chic was one of the greats, but this one was a big "Oops!"

[@Caroni100]

"¿El Kentucky Derby? Aún no se ha creado un calificativo que pueda describir su grandeza" José Gregorio Guillot, comentarista hípico y productor radial venezolano.

[@russellchavous8725]

Prince Thou Art on the outside has the lead a head, reminds me of Mine That Bird when he came from the clouds but only this time Foolish Pleasure came out of thin air

[@gpipeline]

He did not. It was just a blown call.

[@LBCGriffin]

Fun fact: some asshole chucked a beer bottle at pacesetter Bombay Duck during the race. Apparently it raised a welt on the poor horse’s rump.

[@matthewwohlken8985]

The two California colts bumped into each other, Chic blew the call, saying the field was too bunched (it wasn't), back then before Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill Cali horses rarely contended in the Kentucky Derby--in 1975 they might have run one/two....

[@jeffmejia111]

One can be the best at anything but one screw up can define your career. This was one bad race call.

[@russellchavous8725]

Oh, the humanity!

[@beast13284]

not chic anderson 's best day lol by the way, mike battaglia is what 90 now?

[@hamburg1306]

But he corrected it before finish

[@stevencooke6451]

But it was a baffling mistake.

[@KingTheKevin]

Was there a coupled entry in this one? I see one and 1a.

[@MDCSWildcats86]

Prince Thou Art (1, Black/white cap) and Sylvan Place (1a, red cap).

[@art-n-animals6724]

I ride his grandson!! I only recently figured out this is his father so iv been trying to learn more about him!

[@sedfrtfyh3737dfdcdut]

Agreed

[@rstefanie2622]

Wow. Did Chic Anderson call Prince Thou Art instead of Foolish Pleasure?

[@MDCSWildcats86]

Yes, he did. The critics called his call "Prince Thou Ain't."

[@JayRiemenschneider]

Yikes the announcer really blew that call

[@andresibayan7526]

Was there a Racing Horse NAMED: BORN TO LOSE N WIN?

[@josezurita3742]

"It´s the best race of the country and perhaps of the world. If you win a race like the Kentucky Derby, what else can you ask for?" John Charles "Jack" Van Berg (June 7, 1936 - December 27, 2017) Greetings from Venezuela "Es la mejor carrera del país y quizás del mundo. Si usted gana una carrera como el Derby de Kentucky ¿qué más puede pedir? John Charles "Jack Van Berg (7 de Junio 1926 - 27 de Diciembre 2017) Entrenador del Salón de la Fama Saludos desde Venezuela

[@agustindejesus7398]

He is calling Honey Mark in front in the stretch when in reality it was Folish Pleasure.

[@Jean0987654321]

Track announcer: Chic Anderson

[@snoozeking7497]

I’ve heard that Barbaro was a playful horse; any other good-natured champs in thoroughbred racing?

[@perrycomeau2627]

The Thin Man.

[@sammey1919]

I've heard Chic call better races.

[@Makayla_the_weirdo]

I have folishpealshes grand sun

[@hayzyhorses6899]

He made a miscall,but it wasn’t as bad as Steve Harvey’s

[@mikezulim2567]

Chick Anderson was a great horse caller but he did totally mess this one up. He didn’t even acknowledge that it was a mistake it was almost like he was pretending foolish pleasure came out of nowhere. And the ABC announcers never acknowledge that either. At least Chick got it right at the finish line.

[@secordman]

Like Tom Durkin, Chic Anderson had his one bad day.

[@MrCapefear666]

Worse Kentucky Derby call of all time at 14.47 into it, lol

[@jjsmith4829]

the race caller so confused

[@pdm2201]

I’ve never seen such a poorly called race. The last time Foolish Pleasure was mentioned before he crossed the finish line he was in sixth place.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Man, what a butchered call. Not an easy job to call a horse race, especially with that much pressure, but the announcer called Foolish Pleasure as the horse on the rail in the far turn. Im surprised he lost track of him in mid stretch. Wasnt as though there was a ton of horses near the lead.

[@Partymanners2]

I think Prince Thou Art and Sylvan Prince were coupled..

[@MDCSWildcats86]

Yes. PTA'a jockey had a brown/white cap, SP's jockey wore a red cap.

[@Saxtonhill]

Wow...forgot about Rushing Man (the gray) and the beer can thrown from the drowd...I think if that hadn;t happened he might have won...

[@MDCSWildcats86]

No. Bombay Duck started to tire leaving the far turn and caused RM to check HARD.

[@laurancelevine7391]

My grandfather’s horse Fashion Sale jockey Bill Gavidia said it was a beer bottle thrown from the infield back before they had separation with the turf track. It caused the whole group of horses to check back.

[@josephweil3923]

Foolish racecall

[@JoeWalter-e7u]

worst stretch call i ever heard

[@colmaz1]

that has to go down as thew worst commentary on a horse race ever, Never mentioned Foolish Pleasure until he picked up the running.

[@bluemoonsy]

hat a horrible job calling the race

[@gpipeline]

Terrible call. One of the worst I have ever heard, as far as blown calls go.

[@josephhale9198]

Horrible call.

[@rathakitty]

I never liked him. Ruffian would have beaten him.

[@rangannandakumar4352]

rathakitty It is not his fault that Ruffian broke down

[@rhiondahaffham1745]

She WAS beating him-when she broke down-

[@valerieteti1755]

Rhionda hAFFHAM Being in the lead by half a length in the backstretch is not beating anybody.

[@jeffreysearle2996]

Yup old Howard was very annoying.