1998 Breeders' Cup Classic - Awesome Again + Pre & Post Race

[@JerseyDevil26]

Tom Durkin's call down the stretch was just legendary. A legendary call for a legendary field. One of the best.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Deepest Breeder's Cup Classic of all-time.

[@robertsmale3714]

Awesome again was simply AWEEEEESOME! One of Canada’s greatest horses ever. He beat a stellar field here. RIP Champ!

[@lagosfury5142]

this was a great great field!!

[@35blackmagic1]

Its painful watching Dettori in the stretch with the left hand whip on Swain drifting out

[@hypersphere]

This race was so stacked, I get excited just rewatching the post parade!

[@stivosimz]

By far, the best Classic field ever assembled. Only the 03 Classic comes even close

[@DanielSong39]

2004 had a great field too

[@stivosimz]

DanielSong39 actually, I think I mean 04. Is that the year Ghostzapper won?

[@DanielSong39]

@@stivosimz Yup

[@danc3831]

@@DanielSong39 2004 field was all star stacked and Ghostzapper wins in basically A hand ride by Castellano. Ghostzapper.....IMO the best ever from 6f to 1.2 hands down.

[@Caroni100]

@@stivosimz That´s right, my friend! Ghostzapper was ridden by four times winner "Eclipse Award Outstanding Jockey" venezuelan Javier Castellano. He was inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2017. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@capiche7396]

Awesome Again and the great Ghostzapper, the only father and son to win the Breeders Cup Classic

[@larrybober6335]

And they both had the 1 Hole !

[@jpmato920]

Frankie never got over this. Neither did Silver Charm. this race was an ending to a great era of horse racing. Before the breeding trend started

[@DanielSong39]

This blip aside he had a great career before and after this race, he won the Breeders Cup Classic 10 years later on Raven's Pass and had a great ride there

[@bolsbolbol368]

RIP Awesome Again. Greatness!

[@vernonfrance2974]

Swain traveled farther sideways than the margin of victory for the over rated Awesome Again. Then Silver Charm's jockey admitted he went too far out to hook up Swain which he considered the greater danger and Awesome Again again got lucky having the opening made for him. So two jockeys won the race for AA who would have been no better than third.

[@DanielSong39]

@@vernonfrance2974 Maybe but luck is part of the sport! Jockey messed up big time but hey it happens

[@Caroni100]

"Skip Away ganó sus primeras siete salidas de 1998, extendiendo su racha ganadora a nueve. Y después de un tercer lugar en la Copa de Oro del Jockey Club, llegó a Churchill Downs para la Breeder´s Cup, la última salida de su carrera. Fue un momento agridulce para los Hine" Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup" Página 95. Moonlight Press.

[@kareemwhyte7200]

I thought it was cool how Skip Away just stops like "oops...lost my rider. Better wait here" lol. 99% of horses would have been loose and sprinting down the back stretch.

[@Caroni100]

"Skip Away was like a child to the Hines. Carolyn fell in love with Skip Away, and the feeling seemed mutual. Carolyn could be standing off to the side of the barn, but if Skip Away heard her voice, he would poke his gray head outside the tall, turn in that direction and tilt his ears forward. 'Mommy loves you' she would say" Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup" Page 95. Moonlight Press.

[@maryjoforrest1011]

I wasnt a huge Skip Away fan, but i was so touched by Carolyn the previous yr when he won. As he was powering down the stretch and the tears ran down her face, i cried also. Skippy was a beast but he was his best behaved around her. Personally i felt bad for Swain, stupid Dettori kept hitting him left handed making him bear out so much and lose so much ground. If hed been straight he might have won. Great great race.

[@johnc7149]

AA such a great horse. Great sire too was very underrated especially in the commentary almost a forgotten horse. Thanks for uploading.

[@DanielSong39]

He's certainly not forgotten and was a deserving winner. Still wish Swain didn't act up though. It would've been interesting to see if Awesome Again would've found something extra.

[@ManjuSingh-io6ix]

This was sensational ✌️🐴Truly Awesome. 🌹🌹

[@johnkissane8010]

Thank you, Awesome Again !!!!!

[@DanielSong39]

Wow, a quality 3-horse entry at 4-1 odds.

[@ooee7855]

Aa great Call.. Best Breeders Cup To Date Hope this Years can match

[@billbriscoe9414]

That was ALL Awesome Again's race! Big time! Love it!

[@johnmccormick8357]

I've yet to forgive dettori

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

All the announcers didnt even mention Awesome Again.. Only in the walk up to post.. As a Canadian very proud, love it when a Canadian horse wins!

[@shanayaishmael70]

L c

[@DanielSong39]

The thing was he was one of the major contenders And he beat Silver Charm in one of his races too Obviously the bettors were giving him plenty of attention

[@vernonfrance2974]

Swain traveled farther sideways than the margin of victory for the over rated Awesome Again. Then Silver Charm's jockey admitted he went too far out to hook up Swain which he considered the greater danger and Awesome Again again got lucky having the opening made for him. So two jockeys won the race for AA who would have been no better than third.

[@DanielSong39]

@@vernonfrance2974 That's why jockeys are paid professionals! Dettori would have his redemption in 2008 when he won aboard Raven's Pass

[@mysteriousxman6486]

One of my all time Classic favorites.

[@mikepatricks2705]

Proud to say I was at the 16th pole for this and had the winner after getting shut out all day long. Hubbard tossing out 800k for Gentlemen to go around like that was super painful! Can't say he didn't ante up...

[@Caroni100]

"Everyday is like a dream. The Lord has orchestrated a great career" Pat Day (1953- ) Retired jockey

[@richardhartley5629]

Silver Charm was a head case but was the best racehorse of this talented field. He drifted right because Swain did and didn't see the horses on the inside.

[@DanielSong39]

Well if Swain doesn't drift out he wins. Can't have it both ways

[@chrisp.9172]

The Jockey guided him right to" get into the fight" but gave up a huge hole to the winner, and gave up the good part of the track..Still finished 2nd..

[@chrisp.9172]

@Floyd Gibson 👍👍And I had $400 on him at 5/2! Stevens gave some of the worst rides I've ever seen, but also gave some of the best I've ever seen, Thunder Gulch in the Derby, he's in the 16 hole, 1st turn he's 2 wide! Also on Beholder in the Distaff, both, but especially the 2nd one on Beholder,and Silver Charm in the Derby, then he got outridden by McCarron in the Belmont! The Jockey's used to be so good! Irad would be in 4th or 5th place in the standings, if Competed against Stevens, McCarron, Pincay, and Eddie D... ♥️🙏🇺🇸

[@marcellomarocco3090]

How about the run from Victory Gallop. 20+ lengths back on the back stretch a closed for a close 4th.

[@JoeKoOhNo]

Great field. Great race.

[@Caroni100]

"Skip Away won his first seven starts of 1998, extending his winning streak to nine. And after a third-place in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, he arrived al Churchill Downs for the Breeder´s Cup, the final start of his racing career. It was a bittersweet time for the Hines" Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup" Page 95. Moonlight Press.

[@ooee7855]

Poor Skippy had his 10th Race Of year... It was owner/Trainers Fault for burning him out

[@Caroni100]

@@ooee7855 Skip Away (April 4, 1993 - May 14, 2010) * Sire: Skip Trial * Grandsire: Bailjumper * Dam: Ingot Way * Damsire: Diplomat Way * Breeder: Anna Maria Barnhart * Owner: Carolyn Hine * Trainer: Sonny Hine * 38 Starts * 18 Wins * 10 Seconds * 6 Thirds * U.S.$ 9,616,360 earned. * U.S. Champion Three Year-Old Colt in 1996. * U.S. Champion Older Male Horse in 1997 and 1998. * United States Horse of th Year (1998) * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2004. * No. 32 in "The Bloodhorse Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of The XX Century List" R. I. P. Champion! And R. I. P. Trainer Hubert "Sonny" Hine (January 9, 1931 - March 17, 200) too. * He won 1,305 races * Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner in 1998. * Inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@neilnapolitano9109]

RIP... Legendary.

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

Rip DoubleA! One my all time favorites

[@Caroni100]

"Skip Away no pudo completar el final de cuento de hadas, llegando sexto en la Classic. Se retiró con 18 victorias en 38 salidas, y ganancias de $9,616,360,00 segundo unicamente de Cigar. Pero su record a través de los dos años previos, sin duda, con el recuerdo de su aplastante victoria en la Classic el año anterior le pusieron a Skip Away la corona de Caballo del Año" Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup" Página 95. Moonlight Press.

[@garymiller7087]

Swain would have been a easy winner if the jockey went to right hand whip

[@spicetruckin]

Anyone know where the musical score (especially at 5:36, 5:58, 6:24 etc) comes from? It is haunting music and I would like hear more of that..Thanks in advance!

[@spicetruckin]

Man...8 yrs and I still haven't found the answer to this!

[@LorenzoVonMAtterHorN838]

Trust me brother I've been searching!​@spicetruckin

[@Caroni100]

"In 1984 I gave serious consideration about getting out of racing. I was going to sell my equipment and go into the seminary, but The Lord told me to stay in races " Pat Day (October 13,1953 - ) Retired jockey

[@petertulloch7628]

What was Franky doing with Swain? He almost ended up in the stands. He think he lost about 5 lengths.

[@larrybober6335]

Frankie Blew that race. He should have won

[@gregrambo606]

Maybe the best Classic field ever.

[@jpmato920]

do you got the race where awesome again beat silver charm in the foster?

[@ronsmac]

After winning the juvenile Bailey said that he thought the inside was not the best part of the track that day. Unfortunately he had skip away bogged down on the inside for most of the trip.

[@brazyyflip]

brilliantly put

[@johnc7149]

The more i watch AA the more i think hw was the best horse that year.

[@DanielSong39]

Awesome Again just didn't run the campaign that Skip Away did. However he saved his best for last!

[@danc3831]

...who sired Ghostzapper, the fastest horse that ever lived.

[@accordioncolin]

Loved Skip Away but have no idea how he got Horse of the Year over Awesome Again. Travesty if you ask me. Awesome Again beat him fair and square in this race and then put away Silver Charm at Churchill on his way to five fantastic. Thank you to his connections for running him in East Boston.

[@SKMRify]

+Colin K Because Skip Away was a faster horse which didn't have an affinity for this track and won the more prestigious races during the year. At his best he could run 10 furlongs 3 seconds faster than this final running time. Horse of the Year doesn't always come down to a win in the Classic.

[@derekdammann6417]

5 G1s to what, 2? AA had a chance to take him on earlier that year but Byrne didn't like that he was "only" getting 10 lbs. :)

[@DanielSong39]

Skip Away 100% deserved the award regardless of who won the Classic

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Why don't they couple horses anymore? I don't think I've seen a race with it for years.

[@Partymanners2]

Is there a specific horse in that race you want to see?

[@NatSci9]

Swain all the way .. he was the best horse but unfortunately was so unlucky in this race

[@tracybrown1977]

What the hell was Dettori doing?

[@Venckman]

And Stevens!

[@kristinastrickland9969]

no shit that poor horse

[@MEECHIO]

Not forgetting the jockey aboard Victory Gallop, who came from another parish - far too much to do from where he was down the back straight.

[@bandovreal22]

Dettori was whipping the tar outta Swain. Poor horse was trying to dodge the pain, ended up on the outside rail!

[@DanielSong39]

That's a ride he would like to have back Swain was a sure winner

[@DanielSong39]

I feel bad for Swain. Probably should've won by 2 lengths

[@marthaworthington6060]

It's too bad Silver Charm also beat him in the Dubai. SWAIN EARNED $3,797,566 ! Silver Charm $6,944,369. Touch Gold $1,679,907 was also beaten by Silver Charm inthe Breeders, as well as Skip Away $9,616,360 who didn't live up to all of Sonny Hines's hype that Skip Away would beat Silver Charm. Racing was in a slump untill Silver Charm showed up and brought racing fans back to the sport & it's kept going. Best bunch of horses in years as well as the 1997 three year old crop.😊

[@DanielSong39]

@@marthaworthington6060 Silver Charm is a great horse and ran well but was second best to Awesome Again. Only one horse was good enough to beat Awesome Again on that day but he took a right turn before the wire

[@Darth_Tenno]

Watched this a bunch of times. Still don’t know what Swain was doing down the stretch

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Man, Skip Away was a bad looking horse.

[@sbdgrwnmrw6085]

swain was robbed by his own jockey... how unfortunate...

[@Caroni100]

"Cada día es cómo un sueño. El Señor ha orquestado una gran carrera" Pat Day (1953- ) Jinete retirado.

[@thedman113]

He ducked everyone the whole year. Awesome Again's shot at Horse of the Year was given up by his trainer.

[@DanielSong39]

He ducked Silver Charm? With that said Skip Away deserved Horse of the Year regardless of who won this race

[@DanielSong39]

They explained in the winner's circle that Touch Gold was their main horse, too bad he was beset by injury problems

[@GobinHalilal]

Can you upload the 1998 BC turf coverage?

[@richfairclough123]

Dettori is a total disgrace whipping the shit out of the horse with it in the wrong hand...

[@Caroni100]

"En 1984 consideré seriamente retirarme de las carreras. Iba a vender mi equipo e irme al seminario. Pero El Señor me dijo que continuara montando" Pat Day (13 de Octubre 1953 - ) Ex jinete.

[@mrbigshot1986]

frankie was brutal with his whip!!! but i dont know if he really cost him the race!!

[@vernonfrance2974]

It did cost the win because Swain traveled farther sideways than the margin of victory for the over rated Awesome Again. Then Silver Charm's jockey admitted he went too far out to hook up Swain which he considered the greater danger and Awesome Again again got lucky having the opening made for him. So two jockeys won the race for AA who would have been no better than third.

[@thepinkdawson]

do you have the 2006 classic?

[@DanielSong39]

Swain had the race in the bag before he decided to take a right turn near the end...

[@tracybrown1977]

For an "All Star" cast, the final time was 2;02. not to fast

[@incensejunkie7516]

How is it that the commentators missed that Swain threw Frankie because he smacked him with the whip? It had nothing to do with the surface of the track. I don't recall if Swain was overly temperamental, but clearly reacting to the whip that day which foreshadowed his bizarre stretch run.

[@DanielSong39]

Commentators did not miss it. They mentioned that Swain was the best horse but was denied by jockey error.

[@hypersphere]

Check out 28:30 or so, they pointed out exactly this.

[@sarahm.5356]

Do you mean before the race when Swain hopped after Dettori slapped him with the rein?

[@incensejunkie7516]

@@sarahm.5356 Yes

[@drb2944]

Pat Day. Best eva

[@tizfrreecharm]

The best horse in the race was Silver Charm. Dettori and Stevens still should be doing some kind of penance for their miserable rides. IMO this was the best field at 10f on the dirt in the US since the first Marlboro Cup. And to all the miserable Least Coast Pat Day haters - Ha,ha

[@Venckman]

Yeah, if he doesn't engage Swain by running sideways, Awesome Again doesn't get that huge hole to run through. Unbelievably and uncharacteristically poor decision making by Stevens.

[@bandovreal22]

Absolutely!

[@DanielSong39]

Swain was the best horse in the race, too bad he didn't run straight

[@sarahm.5356]

Venckman, it was almost a replay of the Belmont. He focused on one horse and missed the other one. Sad for the big gray horse.

[@DanielSong39]

Condolences to the connections of Swain

[@tizfrreecharm]

I never really got over the outcome of this race either. I thought I had it wired with Silver Charm and Swain (1/2 in that year's Dubai Cup) only to have those bums, Dettori and Stevens, ruin it for me (and for themselves, their owners and trainers). Too bad - Silver Charm never was an especially lucky horse (like Skippy in '97 when Formal Gold was declared from the Classic) but AA did go on to be a great sire. Great field? Yes.Great race? Not even.

[@DanielSong39]

I think Silver Charm is beat even if he doesn't drift, probably looking at 1. Swain 2. Awesome Again 3. Silver Charm

[@billbriscoe9414]

I love when baffert gets all cocky, runs his mouth and loses his ass! So glad he lost this one. Silver Charm got the Derby but was Not close to being Horse of the Year.

[@chrisp.9172]

This was his 4yr old season, the year after the Derby..

[@Caroni100]

Awesome Again (March 29, 1994 - December 15, 2020) * Sire: Deputy Minister * Grandsire: Vice Regent * Dam: Primal Force * Damsire: Blushing Groom * Sex: Stallion * Breeder : Frank Stronach * Owner: Stronach Stables * Trainers: David Hoffmans (1997) Patrick B. Byrne (1998) * Jockeys: Chris McCarron (1 for 2) Mike Smith (2 for 4) Shane Sellers (1 for 1) Pat Day (5 for 5) * 12 Starts * 9 Wins * 0 Seconds * 2 Thirds * $ 4,374,590 earned (Current $ 7,064,271) * 1998 Special Sovereign Award * Inducted to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2021 * Rest In Peace, Champion! We´ll always remember you! * Greetings from Venezuela Awesome Again (29 de Marzo, 1994 - 15 de Diciembre, 2020) * Padre: Deputy Minister * Abuelo paterno: Vice Regent * Madre: Primal Force * Abuelo materno: Blushing Groom * Sexo: Semental * Criador : Frank Stronach * Propietario: Stronach Stables * Entrenadores: David Hoffmans (1997) Patrick B. Byrne (1998) * Jinetes: Chris McCarron (De 1-2) Mike Smith (De 4-2) Shane Sellers (De 1-1) Pat Day (De 5-5) * 12 Salidas * 9 Primeros * 0 Segundos * 2 Terceros * $ 4,374,590 producidos ($ 7,064,271 actuales) * 1998 Premio Especial Soberano * Exaltado al Salón de la Fama de las Carreras de Caballos Canadienses en 2021 * ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeón! ¡Siempre te recordaremos! * Saludos desde Venezuela

[@Caroni100]

"Skip Away could not complete the fairy-tale ending, finishing sixth in the Classic. He retired with 18 wins in 38 starts, and earnings of $9,616,360,00 second only to Cigar. But the strenght of his record throughout the year-coupled, no doubt, with the memory of his overpointing victory in the Classic the previous year- at last placed the crown for Horse or the Year atop Skip Away's head" Jay Privman "Breeder´s Cup" Page 95. Moonlight Press

[@Venckman]

He never ran well at Churchill. But that performance was in no way dulled the brilliance of his record.

[@Caroni100]

@@Venckman Skip Away (April 4, 1993 - May 14, 2010) * Sire: Skip Trial * Grandsire: Bailjumper * Dam: Ingot Way * Damsire: Diplomat Way * Breeder: Anna Maria Barnhart * Owner: Carolyn Hine * Trainer: Sonny Hine * 38 Starts * 18 Wins * 10 Seconds * 6 Thirds * U.S.$ 9,616,360 earned. * U.S. Champion Three Year-Old Colt in 1996. * U.S. Champion Older Male Horse in 1997 and 1998. * United States Horse of th Year (1998) * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2004. * No. 32 in "The Bloodhorse Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of The XX Century List" R. I. P. Champion! And R. I. P. Trainer Hubert "Sonny" Hine (January 9, 1931 - March 17, 200) too. * He won 1,305 races * Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner in 1998. * Inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@bandovreal22]

@@Caroni100 very nicely put 👌. Greeting from Houston, Texas....stay blessed 🙌

[@nemomarlen8261]

Why was touch good 1x

[@boxcarent.3147]

Swain shouldve won easily.

[@GobinHalilal]

Buck's Boy

[@freemyo]

SWAIN is the real winner for this Race, Swain is better than them all, it was the jockey mistake which cost him the race

[@DanielSong39]

Unfortunately jockey mistakes is part of the sport. They get paid too and for good reason

[@tonylee7714]

All fixed

[@chrisp.9172]

Worst ride ever by Gary Stevens! SC looks the winner past the 1/8 pole, you know he's got no quit, yet he decided to follow Swain to the outside rail,open it up for the winner, and most importantly of all,got away from the good part of the track( middle) which had received alot of rain...

[@simonhindley65]

And yet still not even the worst ride in the race IMHO. What on earth was Dettori doing?

[@garymiller7087]

Swain would have been a easy winner if the jockey went to right hand whip

[@SKMRify]

+Gary Miller The best horses in this race were all unlucky: Skip Away didn't enjoy this track, Gentleman bled, and Swain drifted out in the straight.

[@smilewiper9104]

Silver Charm also drifted out. you can see SC looking at Swain as they both started drifting out

[@richardhartley5629]

Gary Miller Silver Charm beat Swain every time they met. Silver Charm had his number.

[@NatSci9]

Richard Hartley it was almost a photo finish between Swain and Silver Charm in Dubai World Cup