This was a great field. This race played out similar to Easy Goer's 1989 Belmont win. Both reversed second-place finishes in Kentucky Derby and Preakness for a huge win.
@DanielSong393 ай бұрын
Bet Twice also earned the million dollar bonus for having the best record in the Triple Crown races!
@Caroni1007 жыл бұрын
Trainer Woodfor Cefis "Woody" Stephens (September 1, 1913 - August 22, 1998) couldn´t win a sixth consecutive Belmont Stakes. But his five straight Belmont Stakes victories is a record which is still valid after thirty years and will never be matched or surpassed. Greetings from Venezuela.
@raygordonteacheschess55015 жыл бұрын
Gone West is Quality Road's and Smarty Jones's paternal grandsire.
@JoeKoOhNo Жыл бұрын
Gone West getting a mile and a half? Don't think so...had nothing past the mile.
@MCham523 жыл бұрын
Al Michaels had a great line in the aftermath of this race on the unedited broadcast. Something along the lines of, "I guess it should have been Bet Thrice" Classic!
@DanielSong3912 жыл бұрын
Alysheba ran against a tough field and didn't quite have his best on that day. Gulch and Cryptoclearance are good horses and it wouldn't be the last time they tested (and sometimes finished ahead of) Alysheba and Bet Twice.
@Caroni1005 жыл бұрын
El entrenador Woodford Cefis "Woody" Stephens (1 Septiembre 1913 - 22 Agosto 1998) no pudo ganar su sexto Belmont Stakes consecutivo. Pero sus cinco triunfos previos en "El test de los campeones" es un récord que sigue vigente después de treinta y dos años y que seguramente jamás será igualado ni superado. Saludos desde Venezuela.
@Caroni1004 жыл бұрын
Bet Twice (April 20, 1984 - March 5, 1999) *Sire: Sportin' Life *Grandsire: Nijinsky *Dam: Golden Dust *Damsire: Dusty Canyon *Owners: Cisely Stable & Robert Levy *Trainer: Warren A. Croll Jr. *26 starts *10 wins * 6 seconds * 4 thirds *U.S. $ 3,308,599 earned Greetings from Venezuela. Bet Twice (20 de Abril, 1984 - 5 de Marzo, 1999) *Padre: Sportin' Life *Abuelo Paterno: Nijinsky *Madre: Golden Dust *Abuelo Materno: Dusty Canyon *Propietarios: Cisely Stable & Robert Levy *Entrenador: Warren A. Croll Jr. *26 salidas *10 primeros * 6 segundos * 4 terceros *U.S. $ 3,308,599 producidos Saludos desde Venezuela.
@brucerobbins35845 жыл бұрын
Bet Twice was what you call a "stayer" and proved it here. Losing close races to Alysheba in the Derby and Preakness, he crushed him and every other horse in the longest racer at Belmont. In a few years we would see it again in Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silance. Easy Goer lost by a nose to SS in the Preakness, but buried him and him AND THE rest of the field in the Belmont. It's my theory that Irish horses make the difference. Bet Twice had the great Princequillo in him (who was in Secretariat), and Turn-To, who you can find in many Belmont winners. It may be a bum theory, but it worked here.
@JoeKoOhNo Жыл бұрын
Alysheba was a stayer. Irish breeding angle.. don't think so. No Lasix most likely reason.
@DanielSong393 ай бұрын
@@JoeKoOhNo I think they found a way around the Lasix issue eventually but not here
@jm16572 ай бұрын
Gone West also had some Princequillo in him, via his grandpa Secretariat.
@Braglemaster1237 жыл бұрын
Bob Levy lifetime owner of Racehorse 😎👍
@raygordonteacheschess55015 жыл бұрын
Gone West, Woody's horse, eventually gave us Elusive Quality, who gave us Quality Road and Smarty Jones.
@brucerobbins35845 жыл бұрын
Yes, Gone West turned into a terrific sire, and can be seen in many excellent h orses.
@jm16572 ай бұрын
@@brucerobbins3584For sure, he was 1 of Secretariat’s best grandchildren.
@bnegs52111 жыл бұрын
I love the graphics when they show how long each race was. LOL
@redbrian365512 жыл бұрын
It is wonderful to rewatch these runnings. Alysheba ran so inexplicably poor. Also, the horses that so added to the breed as far as being stallions were Gulch, Gone West and Cryptoclearance. This was probably one of the better Belmont fields where these horses went on to bigger and better things. I still cringe at Perret's arrogant response concerning his ride. Perret's massacre of the English language..... ugh! BRIAN
@DanielSong397 жыл бұрын
Alysheba ran without Lasix. Big story all week and only got bigger after this race.
@mvlach777 жыл бұрын
Interesting how this Belmont scenario is similar to what occurred in the 1989 Belmont concerning Easy Goer and Sunday Silence. A dominant performance denies a Triple Crown.
@raygordonteacheschess55015 жыл бұрын
A cold exacta of the second choice over the favorite in all three Triple Crown races in $1989 yielded $60.00+ for every $6.00 wagered.
@brucerobbins35847 жыл бұрын
Perrett rode some great h orses in Canada....Peteski, Izvestia
@Caroni1007 жыл бұрын
And after he began his career in thouroughbred racing in 1967, Craig Perret is still an active jockey. He has won more than 4,400 races including 1990 Kentucky Derby aboard Unbridled, American Pharoah´s grandsire. Regards from Venezuela.
@jm16572 ай бұрын
Gone West’s mother was Secrettame, a daughter of Secretariat.
@JepMasta6 жыл бұрын
I miss "Sidewalks of New York" in the post parade
@walterbrown96516 жыл бұрын
Brian Henegar me too.
@Caroni1005 жыл бұрын
@@walterbrown9651 And I missed too. 119th. Belmont Stakes video must be more complete. Regards from a 56 year-old venezuelan citizen.
@michaelpflug3945 жыл бұрын
How is Craig Perret not in HOF? As an Ohioan I saw him ride at Churchill for years, I truly believe he should be in.
@teurypotter12185 жыл бұрын
Good News Craig Perret is Elected To The Racing's Hall Of Fame.
@michaelpflug3945 жыл бұрын
Much deserved and overdue, been turned down for so long. Class act on and off the track.
@brucerobbins35845 жыл бұрын
Perret also rode some great horses in Canada. He may be in the Canadian HOF for jockeys.
@dolcevitausa12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a trip down memory lane...they should bring back The Sidewalks of New York for the post parade instead of the cheesy NY NY...
@bnegs52111 жыл бұрын
Bet Twice blew em away and any chance of the Triple crown. When you look at final times I would not call 2:28 slow as Johnson did comparing it to to other final times over the years.
@brucerobbins35846 жыл бұрын
True. You can find other 2:28s. 2.29, 230, and even 2.31. Horses are not trained to run 12 f anymore. Maximum is 10 f. Which is why Secretariat's 2.24 will never be broken.
@brucerobbins35845 жыл бұрын
bne: It was a slow pace. What can you expect? The final time was the same as Citation and Count Fleet. Back then they were track records. Times have gotten faster, obviously, but Bet Twice's time was average, faster than some, slower than others. Sec's will remains a record on dirt forever maybe, a perfect 12-clip. Two years later, Easy Goer ran the second fastest at 2:26 flat. A performance no better than Bet Twice , but a faster pace. So much for time....
@Caroni1004 жыл бұрын
@@brucerobbins3584 Bet Twice (April 20, 1984 - March 5, 1999) *Sire: Sportin' Life *Grandsire: Nijinsky *Dam: Golden Dust *Damsire: Dusty Canyon *Owners: Cisely Stable & Robert Levy *Trainer: Warren A. Croll Jr. *26 starts *10 wins * 6 seconds * 4 thirds *U.S. $ 3,308,599 earned Greetings from Venezuela.
@DanielSong392 жыл бұрын
He got the $1M bonus too
@howl_with_the_wolves28612 жыл бұрын
Alysheba really sh** the bed badly in this race.
@terrytyler959110 жыл бұрын
McCarron simply rode alysheba wrong
@sSeSs8089 жыл бұрын
Just curious to know what should have McCarron done in this race?
@bnegs5218 жыл бұрын
There was nothing Chris could have done. Bet twice would have won no matter what that day.
@DanielSong397 жыл бұрын
Maybe Alysheba could've gotten second or third and won the million dollar bonus?
@victoranthony90375 жыл бұрын
Alysheba couldn't touch Bet Twice on that day
@kenbrickman44122 жыл бұрын
@@sSeSs808 McCarron should have put him on the lead..he broke on top..and they crawled...it was an extremely slow pace...as he proved throughout the rest of his career..these horse could never have touched him
@kenbrickman44122 жыл бұрын
Probably the worst ride of Chris McCarron's career