I miss TomDurkin's race calls, the Travers Holy Bull is one of his best

@@gregorymartin2155 that's the New York way! They have been doing that to "Outsiders" since racing began in New York. Example big horse in for a stake from California . Sprint race late 70s . Cordero sent a horse who usually comes from behind head and head with the Invader . He finished up the track and as Woody Stephens is leading the horse into the winner's circle Cordero shouts over the crowd " We got him Woody !!" Look how they treated California Chrome in the Belmont or Rachael Alexandra in y Woodward

My buddy and I still talk about it to this day! He had ALOT riding on Smarty Jones, I decided on a whim to take Birdsong $10 across the board about 5 mins before post....he can laugh about it now, but at the time, he DID NOT find it funny....great horse 🐎 Smarty Jones, all timer

Agreed on both statements!

It still is the most money I've lost on one horde race, but the saddest part was Smarty losing the Triple Crown.

Bill Fugate I blame the jockey sent him early but either way jockey gave him a chance it was up to him heart to hang on . Biggest upset for me was zenyatta last race

John Piassek I miss Tom Durkin, amazing, dramatic calls. This guy, Larry something or other, sounds like he should he announcing at a used call lot.

rugger104 Larry has gradually improved.

Great horse with the perfet jock for it. Just ran out of gas that day.

It is annoying, most of these horses sit out Preakness …

@@ginger_breadman More than annoying - it's a crime. Like making Sandy Koufax pitch from 80 feet.

That must have been wild in 2015. I was at another racetrack watching the simulcast and even there the energy was crazy after the finish

For those confused by the 2105 reference, OP is a time traveler. A robotized AI American Pharaoh will repeat his triple crown victory nearly a century later in 2105.

@@redcatofdeathlmao

Was there too, crowd went totally silent, most everyone was really disappointed that we didn’t get to see a Triple Crown winner

why do you wish he won?

@@anthonycaruso3688 Is this a serious question? Perhaps because there hadn't been a Triple Crown winner since 1978 and most Americans like seeing historical accomplishments made in sports.

why?

Lmfao I'm in tears Tom, sounded PISSED!

Cómo dicen "Siempre un Peruano cagandola" 😅

@@Bacci_47 No te vayas a morder la lengua, astroboy...en una de esas te envenenas....no, si son...

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The :commentator is the greatest race caller in the history of the sport.

@@markklein5230 No doubt about that- Dunkin, the 🐐

Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.

And we did!! I can't believe it! American Pharoah got it done! This is slightly less sad now

Yup it is

His tendons were shot. He wasn't in pain but couldn't run. Dirt racing and Triple Crown prep burned him up. He could have run for years on the grass like his dad, Elusive Quality. He traces back to Secrettame, a lightly-raced daughter of Secretariat who won two races by a dozen before getting injured. Sire Sired Gone West, Smarty's paternal grandfather.

Marylou Whitney (RIP) , may God rest her soul, was definitely apologetic for Birdstone winning. I admired her for doing so, even though my philosophy is usually "never apologize for a win."

Nick Zito was very happy. I prefer that reaction

If you're going to apologize, then run the damn Preakness. And tell Zito he's a cheater.

Durkin was a wordsmith and knew exactly what buttons to push to elevate the drama in the stretch.

Unbelievable call by Durkin. Like someone here said....the blind could see this. Tom was totally justified in showing his dissapointment. We were devastated when Smarty lost.

For some reason that doesn't surprise me. Absolutely brutal

A great race won by a great horse.

American Pharoah and Justify in the past 4 years.. More than most people have ever seen, heh

It was the jockey’s fault?

He just had to slow that damn horse down early in that race. .

Nope, not quite. Unlike you, Smarty has spent the last 9 years getting laid.

Paris Hilton called. She wants her lame insult back!

Spacedock Steve Poor horse is a prisoner. You make it seem like the horse enjoys studding at his owners

@@NJ187 Wouldn't you enjoy having sex all day? It's not like they force the horse. If he wants, he can do it. If not, he doesn't do it. Hard to force a 1,000lb animal to have sex Lmao

no he wasn't. Real Quiet lost the Belmont by a photo finish

Risen Star for me. If Eddie pushed a little more early and somehow got out of traffic at the Derby, he could've kept Risen Star close to Winning Colors before destroying the filly down the stretch. Secretariat's boy should've won the Triple Crown.

Real Quiet dummy

Maybe the jockey didn't know how fast they were going? Could he even hold Smarty Jones back?

I am not a horse racing expert. A jockey hopefully will be kind enough to answer your question. If the pace is fast out of the starting gate and a horse or a couple of horses set the pace, it forces all the other horses to run faster to stay within stalking position. In the case of Smarty Jones perhaps the jockey wanted to get out in front to get a good position. No jockey wants their horse to get boxed in, which happened to California Chrome before Victor took him to the outside to get out of that position. Once the horse is boxed in then the race is pretty much lost. They say the Belmont is a jockey's race meaning strategy is more important than perhaps the other races. Without watching the replay of the race I'd say it wasn't the smartest move to take SJ out fast, not when the race is a mile and a half.

Lisa Wilder According to the comments above, the pace was slow and if he stalked he would have gotten tired sooner. Most of the time with the best horse this will work, but maybe because SJ wasn't bred for 12 furlongs Birdsong was able to catch him. Racing is funny -- you really don't know what you're going to get from your horse when facing this tough test.

@@MichaelBentleyPublicity Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.

How many of the brilliant handicappers on that fine Saturday had a Birdstone key over Smarty with all..not me!! Tom Durkin lost his touch after this one

He let him go too early!

Well horse run thier own fucking race. You either run your pace or you go with leaders or hsng in the back. No one forced Smarty Jones to do shit.

@@boswindle9050 His jockey ran a bull shit race no doubt, but those mother fuckers up there, sandbagged that horse. The all sacrificed their horde so that Smarty would have been spent down the stretch, and it worked to perfection.

@@ericday4505 again no one made Smarty Jones run at the front. You see horses hang in the back all the time ..why because the bait horses will tire and the horses that ran their will pace will go get them. As the jocky said for Smarty Jones. He did do nothing wrong the other horse just came got him. If you know the Belmont is a 1 1/2 mile why the hell would you go out with the rabbits knowing full well that wont be your competition in the end.

@@boswindle9050 My point exactly, the Belmont is a mile and a half, and it seems like the stretch run is forever, if you have the best horse, you cannot get baited into running out early, horses are born to run, as the jockey and trainer you have gotta know exactly when to let your horse run. I put that loss on the jockey, with the trainer also getting his share. Still, though that was a great year for that horse, undefeated Derby winner, not to bad. Supremely confident horse, had some injury issues as I am sure you may know, but still an all timer and great competitor.

@@ericday4505 i agree with you. People are blaming the other horses and said they did something shady by putting bait horses in the race. Doesn't matter who is in the race run your race and you have the best horse it will show last 3 furlongs. I agree i think jockey fault. Sent him to early and couldn't hold on.