Wood Memorial 2021 ends with biggest upset in race history (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

[@r1.454]

Haven’t seen a horse close like that in a major race since Zenyatta. That was unbelievable!

[@4orrcountry]

You missed Victory Gallop's 1998 Belmont Stakes? You missed Strike The Gold's 1991 Kentucky Derby and Preakness? You owe it to your horse racing fan self to watch those races on KZbin!

[@mimsyonthemove]

RL I agree! Zenyatta was a CROWD THRILLER back stalker just like this!

[@noahblankman5459]

@@4orrcountry he said since zenyatta

[@rzz9594]

RL I got one race for ya . Southwest Stakes 2016 , Watch it and u better strap ur self in .., 😳😎

[@TheJustjim3333]

@@4orrcountry That was BEFORE Zenyatta.

[@ryhol5417]

Horse: hey is it cool if I start running now Jockey: yeah dude Horse: hang on, I’m about to make this sperm very expensive

[@bobhollabaugh8044]

hahahhaha...so dam funny !!

[@larynanntapp6333]

🤣🤣🤣 Perfect!!

[@annabellez5921]

hahahaha Also Bob Hollabaugh... hay that's punny!

[@PT-he6sr]

Bourbonic normally falls asleep when running last but his jockey woke him up this time and said lets go.

[@JPwhoknows]

Actually was travelling well the whole way

[@Juan-xn2nt]

When there's strong fight for the front and the pace is fast the advantage is always for the late runners, looks like Fletcher started to understand this after being beaten by Calidoscopio (Arg)

[@7srchoed]

It’s so great that the title doesn’t spoil the finish

[@revpgesqredux]

Poor baby

[@carolmiller5713]

Ha Ha! I watched the last horse almost the entire time on the first watch...

[@baseballguy2001]

A race like this is why Horse Racing is called "The most exciting two minutes in sports"

[@MarkCranerium]

So much better than any pre-playoff NBA game

[@deepsouth81]

In fact it’s just the Kentucky derby that has that phrase because the race is a mile and quarter and it takes 2 minutes.

[@adotintheshark4848]

Football may be the king of sports, but horse racing is the sport of kings.

[@mikeylikey6176]

..and I thought it would be Market Maven (70-1)...Bourbonic (72-1): "hold my hay"

[@gregorygordon7858]

Me too...😁

[@jeffmurray4627]

@@gregorygordon7858 Me 3 :)

[@geoffgillingsbergh93]

Everybody: Market Maven may be one of the biggest upsets! Bourbonic: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@carolmiller5713]

Always bet on whiskey!

[@jeffmurray4627]

@@carolmiller5713 LOL, right?

[@tomault3063]

That was a classic race call. John Imbriale was brilliant.

[@snookslayer4559]

That was one of the best I've ever heard. Thank goodness Joe Buck didn't call it, as he makes everything much worse.

[@deborahbozin6587]

I miss AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

[@PaulinaPeralta-yt4mp]

Calumet farm was known for housing two triple crown winners back in the 1900's 😁 Whirlaway and Citation 🙂

[@4orrcountry]

And?...

[@PaulinaPeralta-yt4mp]

@@4orrcountry I was just saying that they have a history of good racers.

[@mariabykofsky4502]

I love both, but Whirlaway receives very little credit...

[@Buckarooskiczek]

Holy cow...this is better than the NCAA tournament! What a great race!

[@number9er1]

this is the round of 64...working toward the final four

[@leprechaun7667]

I’m laughing at the commentators, trainer just throws them in hoping the might get lucky🤦‍♂️🤣 the trainer is fully aware of what their horse is capable of on a good day with perfect conditions etc....

[@comesahorseman]

I probably won't change your thinking, but....some days they do really surprise us. This horses' connections were probably looking for 3rd or 4th money, and they got a bonus. Can he do this carrying 126? Who knows, but now he'll be given the chance.

[@michaelpeluso3613]

Hi , my cousin was an excercise rider for the Late Bobby Frankel. He told my cousin. " The horse doesn't know what odds it is, If the Horse wants to run its going to run" Remember that . Much better to eyeball a horse at the track. Good Luck Stay safe .

[@comesahorseman]

@@michaelpeluso3613 agreed. I want to see how they're doing warming up, mentally and physically.

[@mikeblast7507]

@@comesahorseman Good question. Could be my imagination, but he did look like a smaller horse to boot.

[@katehrabsky870]

Michael Peluso on

[@JoannaNunescurto]

I love to watch horse race on tv! I love horses they are loveable; caring; warmth; i am watching it October 2024?😢😢😢

[@amandahuggenkissxo5360]

Wow! That finish gave me chills!! 🐴🐎🏇🐎🏇🐴🏆💐

[@devonmueller1247]

Kendrick Carmouche baby!!!! just incredible with Bourbonic, plus an absolutely brilliant call by Johnny I. This is gold!

[@RS-gx1hp]

I'm new to horse racing and I love it. I can't wait for the Kentucky Derby today.

[@michaelsharp3615]

1st of many famous John Imbriale calls!!!

[@meaneymouse1371]

TrueThatTrueThat. Right up there with....."AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME"

[@TheRealL-Man]

That’s why I love horse racing especially in New York

[@kwgrid]

Hard to know on any given race day when a horse's ancestors step in to help. :) Bourbonic has some great genes in his lineage.

[@francisdashwood1760]

But if you apply that to humans, it's called ''racism''.

[@locotx215]

@@francisdashwood1760 So the Mannings (Peyton, Eli, Archie) in football are racists. Got it.

[@francisdashwood1760]

@@locotx215 You're missing the point. If it (the Manning bloodline) were talked about and planned, it would be described as ''racism''.

[@funnelnutz3227]

@@francisdashwood1760 🤣🤣

[@panchigancedo6247]

That super late wide run reminded me of Gato Del Sol. Made a lot of money that day.

[@troycameron337]

Great commentary and a fantastic ride.....With a fast pace in the Derby this horse could be tough!!!

[@michaelmilne9914]

I will give you 100 to 1 he finishes at least 25 lengths back in the KD

[@carlhall1091]

I agree I'm boxing him in an exacta to the field!

[@the_jackal622]

What an awesome win, the thrill of hearing them run is on the track is amazing....

[@oljimeagle]

That's why I like Kendrick. He finishes races with as much effort as any of the greats.

[@BoyWonder12]

He gives it his all

[@michaelpeluso3613]

Dylan Davis rides hard

[@oljimeagle]

@@michaelpeluso3613 if he becomes a consistent rider he could be up there too..

[@michaelpeluso3613]

@@oljimeagle He doesn't give up , gives players a fair shake . Good luck

[@meaneymouse1371]

TrueThatTrueThat. Love him and the Ortiz brothers

[@rickjones1281]

Did you see that kick ? He may not win another race but that one was 👍 Great

[@russs7574]

Definitely a Zenyatta-like finishing kick.

[@kwgrid]

Bourbonic and Kendrick Carmouche pulled a Zenyatta. :D

[@squorm6043]

more like a minethatbird move!

[@countalucard4226]

@@squorm6043 MTB came up on the rail.

[@prettyponybaby2007]

@@countalucard4226 Yeah that's because it was Calvin Borel riding him, aka Calvin Bo-RAIL. Its a signature move of his.

[@claytongoodwyn7809]

Almost similar to the Legend Himself Secretariat

[@garotadagavea]

They did.

[@carlosrivera4391]

John Imbriale was a back up race caller to the great Tom Durking, but now John Imbriale is Best Race Caller in the Country!

[@4orrcountry]

Just a typo, but it's Durkin.

[@trackman174]

Fabulous race and nicely called. Horse racing makes me crazy, but I love it!

[@davidellis5141]

72 - 1 ! Nice 💵 at the window ! 🐎

[@meaneymouse1371]

Indeedy! I had30 WPS bet on him.

[@daviduribe3111]

Good grief! A glacier could have been used to time this race...

[@DeViLzzz2006]

I could not believe how slow the half was. LOL!

[@clutchcargo5259]

That track is too deep. It needs to be graded differently

[@michaelmilne9914]

@@clutchcargo5259 Except the stretch run was normal, so that discounts the track as slow.

[@panchigancedo6247]

It is strange that such slow early fractions and still a closer got up.

[@whinny2475]

@@panchigancedo6247 Agreed. Judging only by the title, when I heard those fractions and saw Market Maven's odds I thought the "upset" was going to be a wire to wire victory. Usually when you let a frontrunner get away with fractions like that they run away with it. It really was an upset to have a last to first finish with that set up.

[@michele4873]

OMG THAT WAS THE MOST EXCITING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN, I HAD CHILLS, I WAS SCREAMING LOL

[@geoffgillingsbergh93]

He tried this in the Derby, he couldn’t keep up with the speed, or he just got worn out by the distance.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

I love Kendrick and he gets his first trip to the Derby!! 72-1 beats 50-1 but I sure loved that 2009 Derby run as MTB was invisible, threaded himself around and was well ahead before anybody noticed him... Both spectacular wins!

[@meaneymouse1371]

Yep, me2. I usually bet him and those badASS Ortiz brothers.

[@Vsmachok]

He was moving like a tremendous machine

[@ginnystark7227]

Only Secretariat ran like a tremendous machine.

[@louminox3065]

Thats blasphemy,Son.

[@bretnelson6115]

Simpletons.

[@7srchoed]

Don’t. You. EVER.

[@gordonmendonca5645]

I love him

[@jetBlueDawg]

Ho Lee Sh*t!! What an amazing race....I love the longshots!!

[@andrewptob]

Me: there is no way that horse in last is coming back to win. Me: ...there’s no way... Me: 😦

[@bookiebrown7012e]

U must not watch horse racing buddy it happens

[@frantroje3177]

@Ayla Cabral when i watched this she popped into my mind. She was so cool when she ran.

[@TippetyWichet]

And then there was Silky Sullivan, the greatest closer of all time.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Watch Mine that Birds Kentucky derby! He was so far behind the group that the announcer skipped him and called the horse in front of him last, he was so far out he wasn’t even in the camera. Then he won

[@TippetyWichet]

Silky ran a 6 furlong race where he was Forty One Lengths behind the rest of the field. Shoemaker was the jock. The Shoe said, "You never knew when Silky would run or IF he would run. But if he did, all you could do was hang on for dear life." Silky caught up to what looked like Merry-Go-Round horses and won by three or four lengths.

[@heathd1852]

That was awesome. The timing of the break by the jock and the ability of the horse to have a kick like that...WOW!

[@matthewuzamaki3510]

I don’t watch a lot of horse racing but wat is kick

[@heathd1852]

@@matthewuzamaki3510 it’s the same strategy that mid range sprinters use when they race. They’ll run at a very high speed for the first 3/4 of the race but still reserve a little bit of fuel in their tank for the final stretch. The jockey will decide when to unleash the horse and use his “kick” and run at full speed in the final stretch. I hope that makes sense.

[@heathd1852]

If you look at the finish of this race the winning jockey waited until really late to use the horse’s kick. Pretty impressive

[@JaneDoe-rk9kq]

Race like this gives me goosebumps. Simply amazing

[@michaelknapp8961]

I know absolutely nothing about horse racing but that was really really cool!!

[@powdergangster83]

I love a good underdog story, but that was incredible

[@rayruiz3249]

Awesome run, Awesome horse ... has a lot of Heart .... I will bet him at the Derby ....

[@briangarrett6510]

Great call by John Imbriale.

[@MelodyMaker]

Was thinking the same thing. He had the right words during the surge.

[@briangarrett6510]

@@MelodyMaker i watch alot of horse racing...many announcers would have been late on finding the winner closing in the outside

[@kimdawcatgirl]

Kendrick knows how to race a long shot! Plain and simple. Just like Green Gratto!

[@mrgumbo2044]

Kendrick Carmouche my little cousin great rider like his dad 💯

[@baanderson1277]

Lets do it today🤞

[@mrgumbo2044]

@@baanderson1277 yes Sir

[@jesusojeda3510]

That was beautiful to watch. Excellent race, congrats.!!!

[@kerrilambert1486]

Wowowowow!!! Quite an effort! Amazing how Burbonic came on to win the race😳😍❤️

[@and13C]

Did the mind that bird. Last to first.

[@daviduribe3111]

Except that Mine That Bird would have run the race 5-seconds faster.

[@tylerdunbar4248]

@@daviduribe3111 The track was too deep

[@cathyvannoy556]

Mine that bird was 20 lengths behind 18 horse's no comparison

[@cathyvannoy556]

Mine that bird was 20 lengths behind 18 horse's no comparison

[@panchigancedo6247]

Gator Del Sol

[@TANZIE-20]

So promising when the underdog, comes out ahead.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Pletcher seems to be changing up his system some? Runnings his young colt's less, lightly raced, and he is shipping them all to CD by this weekend. Which I really like.

[@karaamundson3964]

I'm diggin' Pletcher more & more these days. Whereas Baffert's consequences seem to have caught up with him, aw, too too bad

[@South3West77]

Todd Pletcher, an amazing, 6 time woodward winner, 2 in the last 3 years, what a trainer.

[@Phoenixishot]

Bourbonic’s trainer : ok, go! Bourbonic : Ok fine, whatever. Just get this face mask off me.

[@sandimiller6465]

When I was young we used to go to races at Raton, NM. There was a horse that raced there called Light Brigade that the racing form would show "finished last by 30 lengths", etc. He ran last and he finished last. But every now and then as they were coming around the last corner, the announcer would say "Moving on the outside is Light Brigade" and he would blow by all the other horses and win going away.

[@davidleespicer5457]

I went to La Mesa Park every summer when I was young as well. Raton was a great little town.

[@meaneymouse1371]

Sounds like the ChargeOfTheLightBrigade...half a league,half a league onward. Into the ValleyOf Death rode the600hundred.

[@chrisb4883]

You can throw everyone of these horses out of the derby! 💯

[@suzannesteelewoldstad2656]

Awww maybe another ZENYATTA? watch all of ZENYATTA races. She is last then blows all of them out of the water at the last turn. She even beats stallions... best races I have ever watched. Heart pounding and just the best racing I have ever watched. This one was exciting to for the horse had terrible odds, good race...

[@rosscardenas6636]

this was the most competitive race today and he beat all of them

[@Nicole-wt5yq]

That looked like Zenyatta closing.

[@brentwright1378]

My thoughts exactly nicole

[@karaamundson3964]

Now he's got the taste in his mouth and he might want more...kinda like Seabiscuit

[@carolmiller5713]

Watching the horse thru the race again, it looks like the jockey is holding him back thru the race - but last? Then when it counts the horse, with giant strides, takes over the entire group in the last few seconds - WOW!

[@okiejohn3925]

The half in :50, and 3/4 in just under 1:15....they lollygagged around and the stone cold closer still ran them down...nice.

[@unclewheelchair]

Don’t see that every day. Can’t expect any of these to be real Derby contenders with times like that.

[@russs7574]

It looked almost like a turf race, where they kind of run in a pack and take their time until they hit the quarter pole.

[@EdwinMartinez-wx5fi]

I’ll call that a real race. that’s what made horse racing interesting.

[@revpgesqredux]

Burbonic plagued them

[@amylou7181]

Dayum.......immediately heading to TwinSpires to change my Derby bet. Would love to see Bourbonic repeat this today!

[@roneygarromonge9003]

Amazing horse 🐎 3 three forever in my mind ☝🏻👍🏻

[@srfotog]

They are babies. They can improve immeasurably as they mature.

[@denimlabels7315]

running 4 lengths behind at the half and looked like 2 behind at 3rd rail, to beat the field. Unbelievable! The Jockey did an amazing job.

[@brauliotorres1781]

Uff tremenda atropellada la de este ejemplar sorprendiendo a propios y extraños !!👏👏👍 excelente conducción de Kendry Carmouche . wow .congratulations 👍👍👏👏

[@mikewalton8876]

Holy Sheet, Mother Frosting Son of a Biscuit!!!!! That was Excellente'!!!!

[@BrentTnerb2217]

Bourbonic won and all the horses ran like they had the Bubonic Plague.

[@LadybugRonnie]

Cute

[@meaneymouse1371]

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbwwwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhaaaaaa 🤣🤣🤣✅

[@billparker1760]

Johns best call!

[@beagrinton5934]

That was absolutely fantastic!!!!!👏😊🇨🇦

[@georgiagonzales3769]

Another "Mind that Bird" move..👍🥰

[@dylanfrankel1609]

Mine* That Bird

[@georgiagonzales3769]

Thanks for the correction 🤭 I knew that, I was just testing you...😂😂😂

[@michaelmalaspina8863]

Mine that bird was a well calculated ride. The trainer knew he had good closing kick and asked Borel to be patient and come with one late run. This horse on the other hand won on the fact that it was an absolute horrible field and then the front collapsed after the slowest fractions ever!

[@steventesta6782]

Awesome performance closed into slow fractions on a speed favoring track.

[@oneotvallhorseliveraces9039]

Very great race. bravooo 👏👏👏

[@cindyfox622]

Wow! Saw this race on TV and it was unbelievable! The commenters were in shock!! lol Congrats! Just never know!!😁

[@michaelmalaspina8863]

Was this the Wood or a 5k claimer??

[@mariejoytadeo5626]

Resemblance of zenyetta,, what a great horse

[@cherylbean521]

Amazing race

[@MuddyPoppins]

Omg!! I followed him the entire way... Some how just knew, but I still can’t believe it!! Whooooo hooooooo!!!!

[@TheReal10bears]

A "C" note on 72-1 👍

[@meaneymouse1371]

30dollar WPS here.

[@bobegan2121]

Would make it 62/1

[@USAUKRAINE786]

Big win big win always great seeing the long shot underdogs win but remember anything can happen awesome awesome big win big win big win congrats

[@jaredrogers9390]

I got the exacta and trifecta , pick 3 and doubles , thank you Todd pletcher

[@Aleka1943]

Wish I had bet about $10,000 on that horse. I would have enough to retire.

[@oshanetaylor3714]

Big win jokey 😤💪

[@tylerdowd]

wow that was actually nuts

[@deborahbozin6587]

Nice do you put him in your KY derby ticket

[@carlhall1091]

Definitely he's got a nice pedigree his sire is Bernadini out of an Afleet Alex mare Dancing Afleet so the mile and a quarter should be no problem.I'm gonna play him in an exacta box to the field.

[@groussac]

The talking heads discount the horse, but he looks like the real deal who found his role as the closer. Things have to shape up right for him to have a chance in the Derby. Speed duel on the front end. Clearing traffic thru the field. He'd have to put away quality horses on the way to the top, but it's not impossible. Those of you playing the Derby should consider this horse.

[@marijaneplacek3090]

This is why my sports' heroes are horses. Horse racing combines speed, brains and heart. It is an under appreciated sport that will soon disappear. What a great pity.

[@josephdolan8435]

42-1 Wow a hundred dollar bet , What a day !!!!!🙏

[@bnegs521]

When he swung that wide on the last turn I thought he had NO chance. Good for him! THE BOURBONIC PLAUGUE.

[@lkmorgan1959]

LOVE a monster underdog!!

[@TippetyWichet]

A SILKY SULLIVAN finish!

[@babasudarshan2803]

Beautiful race

[@clintbordelon3129]

Held back horse for this race and the derby

[@DennyJr22]

What a donkey race...over 50 second half mile and 1:54 final time. I get Aqueduct playing slow and the weather but the Bluegrass was SIX seconds faster and the SA Derby five. We'll see how CD is playing in a month but hard to pick anyone out of this race to win.

[@Buckarooskiczek]

Right? They must have been running in sand, though. Weyburn ran a 1:36 mile last time out but WTH was up today?

[@DennyJr22]

@@Buckarooskiczek looked at times, the filly race before that at 9F was ran .35 seconds faster, and the 9F 4yo race was a tenth quicker. So yeah track super slow, but no excuse they were slower then the girls.

[@danieluk22]

This was a good ride, nothing spectacular just a good judgement of your fractional times. The front horses went off too hard. A patient ride off the pace picked up the fading horses.

[@juliemurphy5934]

Are you a horseman? That was a very very savvy observation.

[@tevenaclark1963]

Good ride brother 💯✊🏾🏇💨

[@meaneymouse1371]

TrueThatTrueThat

[@bg147]

Those were pedestrian fractions, was Aqueduct especially slow that day?

[@napoleonderamos7515]

just like watching the great zenyatta😎😍

[@Timesido]

KC is one of my favorite jocks

[@JiveDadson]

Always put a little something on a lone closer, regardless of the odds.

[@robertrozel7045]

Caleidoscopio anyone?

[@bepriceless]

Who cares about upset in favorites, what about that final sprint? That horse is the Usane Bolt of equines.

[@judithkuzma7960]

I bet on him with a $2 Win, Place, Show bet for a total of $6. Nice payoff. TVG said he was a horse for course at Aqueduct. Times were slow at that track. They said the track was playing slow.

[@indiablackwell]

they were right, it was heavy and wasn't favoring speed

[@duquettebeats6312]

6 bucks. Jesus if you bet 5 each spot you would of killed it. Lol still lease you got something.

[@chrispafrieddreams9118]

@@duquettebeats6312 One time I bet $10 WP,and got back like $700+ worse thing was, I wasted another $20 on exactas

[@upthechels6246]

dont spend it all at once

[@blackchevrolet]

6f in 1:14 4/5 & a closer wins? Talk about a race falling apart!

[@aileenbrazeau5774]

Awesome race. Way to Go Bourbonic