So basically Beetlebaum won it, but we don't find out about it untl the finish line. That's not exactly a "brilliant, brilliant, call." Why do these media people pander to one another?
I actualy boxed all twenty of these horses in a $1 exacta that cost me $380 and hit the exacta for just over $2,000…When I decided to do this on Thursday morning last week I posted my intentiions on literaly every single 2022 horse racing/Kentucky Derby prediction/preview/handicaping previews including Andy Serlings,Mike Francesas,Andrew Beyers, NBC's.CBS;s,and every other Youtube site that had these "experts" telling folks how to bet this upcoming race…Horse racing needed this Hollywood like story in their 2022 biggest race,especialy after the D.Q. of Maximum Security (and 5 year prison sentence given to his trainer Jason Servis),and the DQ. of the late Medina Spirat because his trainer Bob Baffert had continue to cheat,lie and illegal dope his poor horses for his own personal ego,greed and fame that has ruined the sport of horse racing once he comes back from Churchill Downs exile in 2024…
When the announcer exclaimed “Oh my goodness!” That’s when my defenses broke down and electricity coursed through my body. The sound of that exclamation was the purest expression of witnessing an underdog achieve the impossible.
My dad passed last August I could here him screaming with joy from Heaven on this one folks my heart will be lifted up forever thank you Rich Strike !! and rider Sunny Leon his wife and baby there were so perfect and beautiful this moment is perfect in time
The comments I'm waiting for are from the jockeys that fell off in that last furlong, watching Rich Strick sneak through and smirking over the leaders not noticing…
The call was really incredible and it reminds me very much of the Billy Mills call from the 1964 Olympics. They are the 2 best calls of any race in the history of sports in my opinion!
Brilliant which means like the best of them only the COLORS he was able to identify immediately. Super Fantastic. Tom Durkin is the proudest of all Race fans ❤️.
The odds are irrelevant…he ran, probably, the best race ever. Everything about it said it was meant to be. He ran his own race…on his own planet.
The eye lock he had on the front runner at the end was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It was operatic. That horse transcended the animal kingdom.
I don’t care about this stuff I used to think it was stupid. But went to school with someone who’s family was from Kentucky. They celebrated this and were so into it. Changed my mentality
Dan, Collmus blew that call. He should have seen Rich Strike enter the fray earlier. A professional call would have had an eye on Rich Strike earlier. Instead, Collmus was looking at the potential third horse on the other side, Simplification, of the frontrunners. My opinion is not a one-off. A lot of horse observers agree that Collmus was late. As he was with "Mine That Bird" years back.
This is why racing has always been my favorite sport. It is the most exciting , thrilling thing to watch. And the sportscaster's enthusiastic call on the race is totally for real.
This goes to show you never under estimate the person below you because you never know this is almost like a movie. They said let's put this Rich strike in just a filling in space it was rich strike day that was his race to lose the horse angels and secretarie whispered in his ear and said Run
When you see the first half mile run in 45.36 you had to figure that those pace setter horses were going to burn out, and the better paced horses at the back (like Rich Strike) were going to catch those front runners as they tired. The only issue was how to get through that massive amount of traffic. Notice how wide the tiring horses swung coming off the final turn. That opened up the rail for Rich Strike to squeeze through and catch up to the tiring leaders. Starting in the 21 post position, and being dead last in the early going meant Rich Strike jockey had to pick his route wisely through the tiring horses ahead of him. Great job!
my mother, RIP, had six children but the highlight of her life was seeing Seattle Slough win the triple crown – the love of horses and the excitement of the moment
The announcer was focused on the two leaders and had no comprehension that another horse could come up that fast. He caught on just in time to make it an historic call. Actually not seeing Rich Strike until it was almost to late made it better.
Amazing call by the broadcaster? Really? But not even seeing Rich Strike make any of the moves up the line and barely just saw him at the finish line..? Nah. He was blind. I saw it live and kept looking at Rich strike thinking maybe I was looking at the writing horse because the announcer never said his name…
Two great horse racing calls stand our in my mind. The announcer screaming Rich Strike as he crossed the finish line – the winner. The other in 1973, as I had just returned from four years in the Air Force. Watching with my father I remember Chick Anderson’s call : “Secretariat is widening- he is moving like a tremendous machine”! To this day I get a chill watching YouTube footage hearing that. I was using a stopwatch on the race that I had picked up in Okinawa. I was upset because the watch was off by two seconds. Years later I finally realized – the watch wasn’t off, the race was over two seconds shorter than normal🤔
I don’t watch horse racing but living in The Ville, I do watch Derby. And I instantly noticed Rich Strike do the overtaking maneuver from the rails, and would’ve mentioned it as an announcer.
I know it’s only split seconds, but I would’ve definitely called Rich Strike coming from behind. The announcer had a tunnel vision with the known horses.
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The announcer didn’t have Rich Strike on the radar until he surpassed them at the wire.
This was the most thrilling race ever! I have watched the film of the race numerous times.
This horse was god gift to owner ❤
Spectacular ride by both horse and jockey
I still get chills down my back listening to the call. AMAZING!
So basically Beetlebaum won it, but we don't find out about it untl the finish line. That's not exactly a "brilliant, brilliant, call." Why do these media people pander to one another?
I actualy boxed all twenty of these horses in a $1 exacta that cost me $380 and hit the exacta for just over $2,000…When I decided to do this on Thursday morning last week I posted my intentiions on literaly every single 2022 horse racing/Kentucky Derby prediction/preview/handicaping previews including Andy Serlings,Mike Francesas,Andrew Beyers, NBC's.CBS;s,and every other Youtube site that had these "experts" telling folks how to bet this upcoming race…Horse racing needed this Hollywood like story in their 2022 biggest race,especialy after the D.Q. of Maximum Security (and 5 year prison sentence given to his trainer Jason Servis),and the DQ. of the late Medina Spirat because his trainer Bob Baffert had continue to cheat,lie and illegal dope his poor horses for his own personal ego,greed and fame that has ruined the sport of horse racing once he comes back from Churchill Downs exile in 2024…
that call gives me goosebumps, each time i listen lol
When the announcer exclaimed “Oh my goodness!” That’s when my defenses broke down and electricity coursed through my body. The sound of that exclamation was the purest expression of witnessing an underdog achieve the impossible.
My dad passed last August I could here him screaming with joy from Heaven on this one folks my heart will be lifted up forever thank you Rich Strike !! and rider Sunny Leon his wife and baby there were so perfect and beautiful this moment is perfect in time
His announcing of the final stretch gave me goosebumps!
THIS was THE Best race ever! Loved it man..SO PROUD of that horse AND jockey..FABULOUS!
The comments I'm waiting for are from the jockeys that fell off in that last furlong, watching Rich Strick sneak through and smirking over the leaders not noticing…
It was sports greatness.
Hey, Larry missed a chestnut, with red silks & and red blinkers til the last jump lol brilliant call, he never saw the winner til he won!
I agree the commentator was excellent.
I got chills too.
The call was really incredible and it reminds me very much of the Billy Mills call from the 1964 Olympics. They are the 2 best calls of any race in the history of sports in my opinion!
Brilliant which means like the best of them only the COLORS he was able to identify immediately. Super Fantastic. Tom Durkin is the proudest of all Race fans ❤️.
The broadcast was so exciting. I get goosebumps every time I hear it.
I think this racehorse,have plenty of unmasnsly more raw talent, compared from those past 7 kentuky derby winner from extrainer bob baffert
The odds are irrelevant…he ran, probably, the best race ever. Everything about it said it was meant to be. He ran his own race…on his own planet.
The eye lock he had on the front runner at the end was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It was operatic. That horse transcended the animal kingdom.
After Dan said that had to replay it and got chills that time!
I don’t care about this stuff I used to think it was stupid. But went to school with someone who’s family was from Kentucky. They celebrated this and were so into it. Changed my mentality
Who moved dans stuff outside!?
Honestly, I think "oh my goodness! The longest shot has just won the Kentucky Derby!" will be up there with "do you believe in miracles?!"
Dan, Collmus blew that call. He should have seen Rich Strike enter the fray earlier. A professional call would have had an eye on Rich Strike earlier. Instead, Collmus was looking at the potential third horse on the other side, Simplification, of the frontrunners. My opinion is not a one-off. A lot of horse observers agree that Collmus was late. As he was with "Mine That Bird" years back.
Unbelievable race.
This is why racing has always been my favorite sport. It is the most exciting , thrilling thing to watch. And the sportscaster's enthusiastic call on the race is totally for real.
There will never be another Kentucky Derby like this one
As a caller he actually did a very poor job monitoring the field.
This goes to show you never under estimate the person below you because you never know this is almost like a movie. They said let's put this Rich strike in just a filling in space it was rich strike day that was his race to lose the horse angels and secretarie whispered in his ear and said Run
I’ve listened to the call dozens of times now, and the announcer saying “RICH STRIKE!” gives me goosebumps every single time.
When you see the first half mile run in 45.36 you had to figure that those pace setter horses were going to burn out, and the better paced horses at the back (like Rich Strike) were going to catch those front runners as they tired. The only issue was how to get through that massive amount of traffic. Notice how wide the tiring horses swung coming off the final turn. That opened up the rail for Rich Strike to squeeze through and catch up to the tiring leaders. Starting in the 21 post position, and being dead last in the early going meant Rich Strike jockey had to pick his route wisely through the tiring horses ahead of him. Great job!
I see a movie coming up on Rich Strike 😀
my mother, RIP, had six children but the highlight of her life was seeing Seattle Slough win the triple crown – the love of horses and the excitement of the moment
One word to describe –
MAGNIFICENT.
The announcer was focused on the two leaders and had no comprehension that another horse could come up that fast. He caught on just in time to make it an historic call. Actually not seeing Rich Strike until it was almost to late made it better.
Very classy DP to reveal you didn't take a pxp job to avoid blocking someone better ! Kudos
There is nothing else in sports like the swelling roar of the crowd at a great Derby finish
Nothing on this planet amazes me more than animals.
I agree, the call was perfection❤️
Amazing call by the broadcaster? Really? But not even seeing Rich Strike make any of the moves up the line and barely just saw him at the finish line..? Nah. He was blind. I saw it live and kept looking at Rich strike thinking maybe I was looking at the writing horse because the announcer never said his name…
Definitely great call of the race💪🏻
Rich Strike was "Flying High and Golden"
Two great horse racing calls stand our in my mind. The announcer screaming Rich Strike as he crossed the finish line – the winner. The other in 1973, as I had just returned from four years in the Air Force. Watching with my father I remember Chick Anderson’s call : “Secretariat is widening- he is moving like a tremendous machine”! To this day I get a chill watching YouTube footage hearing that. I was using a stopwatch on the race that I had picked up in Okinawa. I was upset because the watch was off by two seconds. Years later I finally realized – the watch wasn’t off, the race was over two seconds shorter than normal🤔
It was actually a poor oversight of rich strike.
I don’t watch horse racing but living in The Ville, I do watch Derby. And I instantly noticed Rich Strike do the overtaking maneuver from the rails, and would’ve mentioned it as an announcer.
I know it’s only split seconds, but I would’ve definitely called Rich Strike coming from behind. The announcer had a tunnel vision with the known horses.
The call was brilliant. Goose bumps