This race still gives me goosebumps. A year after doing the same to another shipper from overseas, Giant's Causeway, and less than two months after 9/11, in New York, on a day that the American horses weren't winning, Tiznow saved the day. My all time favorite race horse. He overtook Cigar on the top of my list that day.
I was at Belmont for that. Crowd would have been bigger except there was an Anthrax scare at that time that caused many who planned to fly to New York for that BC to cancel because it was not known at the time if Anthrax was done by terrorists or others (it turned out to be some lonely type who did that).
Almost twenty years later, this race still brings tears to my eyes for so many reasons. If you know the story of Tiznow, then you know what I'm talking about.
I had Tiznow a year earlier when he won the 2000 Classic. Sahkee actually did more in this race trying to become the first horse to pull off the Arc-Breeders' Cup double than Tiznow did in winning it.
BC stretch runs? Why put this race in that box? Tiznow, American, Sakhee, Godolphin and from the Middle East, whose expats destroyed two of America’s prized buildings and killed thousands of Americans a couple months before and the race was in the shadow of the fallen towers at Belmont? Tiznow was dead beat and found something from somewhere to get back up at the wire. This is the greatest stretch run in horse race history where irony and patriotism and competition and redemption all come together.
Tiznow was dead beat at the 3/16, got passed by the eventual second place horse and came between horses to win. All heart and has passed the running gene on to many generations since. One of my favorite horses of all time.
I am in my 70s and have loved horse racing since watching Native Dancer 60+ years ago. Whenever I need a lift I come and view this race. I loved Zenyatta, too, but nothing can ever match "here's the finish, desperately close, Tiznow wins it for America!"
I love your comment. My wife and I love Zenyatta and she knows horse racing thru that beautiful Mare and her great career but just today, I told her all about Tiznow and the backstory behind this race and she had tears in her eye’s when Durban yells “ Tiznow wins it for America!”. She has another favorite horse. Tiznow was so game that was behind and between two horses late down the stretch, he came back on, accelerated in a way that looks unbelievable... watching this brought me back.
@@davemcclung5972 Thanks, Dave. I am still in my 70s, still around, and still love horse racing. I often watch the Tiznow Breeder's Cup wins, many of Zenyatta's races, and another great one -- Mine That Bird in the 2009 Ky Derby, where the announcer does not even see him until he is 6 lengths in front!
Sammy2784 - My wife and I lived behind DelMar for about 5 years... so lucky those included the great ZENYATTA. We were able to see some of her greatest wins and while there is no call better than the call in her Classic win by Trevor Denman “one we will NEVER FORGET...”!! I must say that this is a close second - for the story, when and where it happened, hard to beat “He wins one for America!,,”
As year after year of this race goes by, the magnitude of what Tiznow achieved becomes clearer and clearer. He is still the only horse ever to win this race twice, which is remarkable when you consider the list of very good and even great horses who tried and failed to repeat their Classic victories. Concern, Arrogate, Zenyatta, Skip Away, Curlin, even Cigar; the fact that all of them failed in their bids for a second Classic win just goes to show how incredibly hard it is for a horse to be at the peak of their game two years in a row. And certainly no one who has seen Tiznow's two wins could claim that he didn't earn every bit of them. He was up against two strong fields, and had to fight down to the wire both times to prevail.
Wolfeson28 Well said I saw Tiznow at WinStar in 2007 and he came right to the fence and wanted attention. I was in awe. A big beautiful horse with such presence! I wanted to pet him but visitors are explicitly told NOT to try and pet stallions. While I understand this rule I do think Tiznow would have loved it! He stayed at the fence looking longingly as I walked away. He had such a personality!
And Zenyatta LOSS actually showed her true greatness. She did more in losing the 2010 classic to Blame than she did in any of her wins. Same here with Sahkee. As great as Tiznow was, Sahkee, trying to be the first horse to pull off the Arc-Breeders' Cup Double (which has been only done ONCE by Enable in 2018) actually showed more in this race trying dirt for the first time. I had Tiznow a year earlier in the 2000 Classic.
I agree with that!! everyone talks about how hard it is to win the triple crown, but to me, I think it's harder to win the Breeders Cup because they race against the best horses, and age doesn't matter!!
I have an AP photo of Tiznow and Sakkee at the 1/16th pole, and Tiznow was looking at Sakkee out of the corner of his eye as if to say...."There's no way I'm going to let you win this race!". It was there that Tiznow ducked his head a little lower, picked up his knees just a little higher, and emptied the tank....trying just a little bit harder. One of the most incredible displays of pure tenacity ever displayed by a horse that quite simply refused to lose.The Arc Winner Sakkee....The Defending BC Classic Champion and Horse of the Year Tiznow ....literally throwing it all down....a Stretch-drive for the ages.
Good evening Mister themanvj. You and I have some points in common. We like both Indianapolis 500 and Horse Racing. What a finish for a Breeder´s Cup Classic! Tiznow is one of the best thouroughbred horses of all time. Greetings from Venezuela.
He won because McCarron got him to finally switch leads inside the 1/16th pole. He'd been on his right lead all the way around the second turn and through the stretch. The instant he changed leads to his left foot he ducked in towards the rail and McCarron hand rode him from there to the wire. That lead change permitted him to put in one final burst to win.
He won on his right lead. He switched from left to right just after the turn (about 1:50) and stayed on his right til after the wire. It looks like McCarron just shook his stick at him a bit and he took off.
Forgot about this one. What a race!! Albert the Great ran an absolute monster race. He set a fast pace was stubborn down the stretch and could only get third money.
A great race. Tiz Now didn't have such a great year. But you never doubt the heart of a champion. Sakhee gave Tiz Now all he wanted. He just won the Arc not too long before this race and still turned in a great effort. And he was just a 3 year old against older. He had nothing to be ashamed of. This is what I always loved in horse racing. When to champions face off and give it all they had.
That was a true champion caliber race. I tried to hit a home run with Guided Tour at 20-1 but he could not match strides with the big boys. At the eighth pole I told my dad Tiznow was rerallying. You could just see he wasn’t going to let the Arc champion beat him. Epic call by Durkin.
I bet Tiznow because of a dream I had shortly before this race. In it Tiznow was an easy winner, and Jerry Bailey was riding him. Well, Bailey wasn't riding him, and the win was anything but easy, but my $50.00 win bet got me back almost $400.00! You're right...it was an epic call.
Tiznow towered over Sakhee....gotta give props to the little Arc winner, small in stature, huge in heart....Tiznow was a monster of a horse...he had a little trouble, as large as he was making it through the gap betwen Albert the Great and Sakhee at the 1/8th pole, but once he manhandled his way through, Tiznow, as the great one's will do, got on his belly, and ran down the Arc winner who had gotten the jump on him...McCarron never drew his weapon, not once, and the massive son of Cee's Tizzy did not disappoint
except that one time he drew his weapon when he needed that burst. McCarron said he was desperate and Tiznow responded like he never did before. He hit Tiznow right at the 1/16th pole and it propelled him to the line.
This race wasn't for the money but for the sake of a country and it's hope! Toms Durkins stretch drive call made that a real known fact. We needed this and America's horse fought on! America did so just like Tiznow! We came back stronger than ever, fought on, and won the battle. I know this seems odd to say under this video, but honestly it's what I think every time I watch and hear the race.
No race caller better than Tom Durkin. A lot of great ones, but none better. His tone and words fit the moment (except for one race, but no one's perfect).
Someday another horse may win two Classics, but there will never be a horse who will match the raw courage that Tiznow displayed in back to back stretch drives. Never.
Tiznow has now still been the very last horse to win BC Classic more than once. Sakhee ran 3 more races after this one, including the 2002 Dubai World Cup in which he finished 3rd behind Street Cry, which later became the sire of both Zenyatta and Winx.
I was there too. I travelled from Scotland expecting Sakhee to do it because he had just won the Arc in testing conditions but Tiznow showed amazing grit to do it for a second time. I was gutted at the time but came to admire the fight in Tiznow. You have to admire how they both ran their hearts out - great animals. Hopefully it will live longer in the memory even now we are in such testing times with COVID-19.
I was there too, all the way from Scotland and I was backing Sakhee. Tiznow proved how tough he was because Sakhee was a tough animal and looked like he had Tiznow beaten so for him to come back the way he did just elevated him to greatness. This is the best finish I've witnessed - it's thrilling to watch it again!
Albert the great ran a huge race. Set the pace and tried to re break in stretch. I'll never forget this race. I played the pk6 to Tiznow singled. When I looked at my ticket before the race I noticed I hit 9 instead of 10. So I had Albert the great for the pk6. Then I had to put last $100 win on Tiznow. Deep stretch I wanted Albert the Great🤣🤣🤣 Sickening feeling when Tiznow won too. And to this day Tiznow is one of my favorites. Wasn't his fault I hit the wrong #. But I always respected how hard Albert the great ran.
The great Galileo finished 6th. Galileo was off form at the end of his career but has become the sire of 100 G1 winners including Frankel among others. Tiznow is the only horse to have won the BC Classic twice.
I have to say if a horse wins the breeders cup classic back to back that's the equivalent of winning the tripple crown. This is why Tiznow is a all time great
The one and the ONLY thing that could have made this race even better would have been if Galileo had taken to the dirt and made it a line of three at the finish instead of two. Either way, I was and still am delighted America took this one. The meaning of it, the uplifting nature of it, and probably the greatest of all-time commentary. I'm British, but I have always enjoyed US racing. As much as I loved Sakhee, this one wasn't his destiny. New York and the entire USA needed Tiznow on this day. RIP to all those that lost their lives on 9/11.
Jay Robbins single-handedly (in consecutive years) told those europeans to hit the road. This race ranks fourth out of all the Breeders Cup Classic's. Zenyatta in 2009 ranks first, Tiznow in 2000 ranks second. Sunday Silence in 1989 ranks third.
That was a SERIOUSLY good, i mean, SERIOUSLY good field that year, even Galileo was in it , Sakhee first go on dirt and the GIANT Tiznow , duel classic winner
Sakhee wins the Arc and then plays his part in a great BC Classic, he was Hamdans horse before running in Godolphins colours. Now Hamdan is gone and possibly his best ever horse Baaeed is not running in the Arc or Breeders Cup.
This race, by far, is the greatest Breeder's Cup race ever run. See when they turned for home, Sahkee's rider tried to block Tiznow behind Albert the Great, but Tiznow pushed Sahkee over and kept the hole open to go through. That is the greatest Breeder's Cup race ever.
Nope! Personal Ensign never raced the horses Winning Colors ran against, such as, Risen Star, Forty Niner, etc...and never raced Winning Colors when she was at her peak...always after Winning Colors was coming off a series of hard races. This race only shows a mere shell of what Winning Colors used to be. The males that Personal Ensign faced....were allowance quality bums. NOT Grade I winning top race horses. If personal Ensign was that great....she would have run in the Classic....like Azeri, Zenyatta, etc...... The distaff was a sad display of what once was a super-star ....run into the ground by too many hard races, unlike her competitor who was coddled and lightly raced and who beat nobody but an over-raced,, tired filly who should have been given the rest she deserved, instead of being asked, yet again, to perform a miracle well past her peak condition. This race was anything but great....it was pathetic. Great race mares run in the Classic. period!!!
D.Wayne was a former Quarterhorse trainer who ran many good, well bred Thoroughbred horses into the ground. He actually admitted how the experience with Tabasco Cat, brought him to a more humane understanding of his charges. The breed, flush with mares from lines deep in heat racing, used to support 20+ starts a year, starting twice or three times a month, etc. Two World Wars and ignorant inbreeding for showring sales, have since ravaged the soundness and durability of the Thoroughbred horse. D.Wayne seemed to have forgotten that, or he simply ignored it and relied on the high proportion of superior bloodstock his prestige brought to his stable.
Christopher Duganberry:Why do great race mares have to run in the Classic? You should know that it is much harder for females to win against G1 males on dirt than on grass, especially on North American tracks.Even Zenyatta won the Classic on a synthetic surface, not natural dirt.
Tiznow was an amazing horse, edging out sakhee and the iron horse, giants causeway, the previous year. In giants causeway's defence though, first time on dirt, kinane losing his whip at a crucial stage in the race. One can not help wonder if Tiznow come to the UK on grass - would have he run giants causeway as close. I very much doubt it. But we only have the facts to go on and Tiznow was indeed a battler and one of the most exciting and thrilling horses I have seen race.
History has a way of re-writing itself over the years, but Kinane never lost his whip. He had trouble switching from left hand to right hand late in the race, but he gives Giant's Causeway a right handed smack in the shadow of the wire. Did the delayed switch cost him? I don't know, but with two horses as dyed in the wool battlers as both were, one has to be glad the wire came up because they both would have killed themselves before giving the other an inch.
I'm not positive Tiznow would have defeated Giant's Causeway on UK turf, but I'm confident he'd make Giant's Causeway earn it. Tiznow was a big colt blessed with athleticism and an efficient stride, those traits usually display nicely on turf surfaces. Giant's Causeway became a great sire.
That was my horse, back-to-back Breeders cup champion, no one has done that before, and not only that look how he won, great heart, only Cigar was better in my opinion!!
I love how nowadays Europeans criticize American jockeys for beating our racehorses to get them to run faster, but let's look at this finish with Chris McCarron giving Tiznow a beautiful hand ride, and Sakhee's jockey wielding his whip again and again.
American jockeys are the worlds best (I'm a brit). What I love about American racing is often the sheer guts of many U. S. Horses. There are many very good horses everywhere, however I've never been keen on how many British jockeys ride. They aren't aerodynamic and also can be untidy in the saddle. So, it's the great jockeys and brave horses in the U. S. For me. I'm not being unfair in my comments, just saying it how it is.
He hit him once about the sixteenth pole. Gotta look for it, but Chris has said he was in desperation mode and Tiznow gave him another gear when he hit him just that once.
@@WESSERPARAQUAT But I really think he deserved to have a much better, or, if it is possible, even a perfect ending for his racing career with at least his placing effort in this BC Classic, or even with a fierce battle with the first two finishers, including Tiznow.
@@myfrobert Surface is ALWAYS an important factor , Galileo did not show his true ability on the dirt he was not a dirt horse on grass in Europe Sakhee wouldn't get within 10L of him
@@WESSERPARAQUAT I understand. Maybe would've been better to have the Round 3 against Fantastic Light in that year's Breeders' Cup Turf instead of this one?
Great race, but I wonder how Tiznow would have fared against sakhee or Giants Causeway on a European track ? I'm not taking away from his superiority on dirt. I'm just saying it was a long journey for both European horses to make and race pon a surface that was alien to them. Still my favourite two races to watch (2000 & 2001). Top class racing
I think it's all in the horse itself -- look what Arrogate did in the 2017 Dubai World Cup. He was boxed out at the break, but continued on and settled, then turned on his speed when asked for it and crossed the finish line first. Tiznow was a tough horse. And smart. He did his own thing. He wanted to win so he did. Watch his documentary. Lots of insight into his complicated psyche.
Tiznow was a dirt specialist, by contrast it was sakhee first run on dirt ,sakhee would have beaten tiznow on grass. You need leaner horses for grass ,tiznow is for heavy-duty. Still they were both good horses.
Tiznow was a warrior! This race was missing the top three-year-old colt in America. A healthy Point Given would have loomed large at the 2001 BCC; but it wasn’t meant to be.
Watch the Tiznow documentary. Chris McCarron said he let Tiznow lead the way until the very end when he tapped him once to get that burst of speed that beat Sakhee. Horses are herd animals that like to run together. They don't care who wins!
If he would’ve squeezed him he would have been disqualified for interference with another horse and impeding another horse’s progress. So he still would’ve lost
Picked up a leg injury in the Travers that wasn't discovered until a week after the race. Strained tendon that likely would have meant a year of rest and rehab if his career was to continue. Obviously with his stud fees on the line they opted to retire him immediately, but even if they hadn't there's no way he would have been fit for the Classic.
This race still gives me goosebumps. A year after doing the same to another shipper from overseas, Giant's Causeway, and less than two months after 9/11, in New York, on a day that the American horses weren't winning, Tiznow saved the day. My all time favorite race horse. He overtook Cigar on the top of my list that day.
I was at Belmont for that. Crowd would have been bigger except there was an Anthrax scare at that time that caused many who planned to fly to New York for that BC to cancel because it was not known at the time if Anthrax was done by terrorists or others (it turned out to be some lonely type who did that).
One of the greatest moments in horse racing.
Almost twenty years later, this race still brings tears to my eyes for so many reasons. If you know the story of Tiznow, then you know what I'm talking about.
I love Tiznow. He was his own horse for sure. I watch his Breeders Cup wins and his documentary quite often. Still exciting all these years later.
Gambling addicts crying. 😆😆
Tiznow is my horses grandpa! I just found this out so I’m loading up on research
I had Tiznow a year earlier when he won the 2000 Classic. Sahkee actually did more in this race trying to become the first horse to pull off the Arc-Breeders' Cup double than Tiznow did in winning it.
This might be Tom Durkin's greatest call. It is as close to perfect as it gets.
one of the greatest BC stretch runs ever
Hell yea!
2000 breeders was up there as well
BC stretch runs? Why put this race in that box? Tiznow, American, Sakhee, Godolphin and from the Middle East, whose expats destroyed two of America’s prized buildings and killed thousands of Americans a couple months before and the race was in the shadow of the fallen towers at Belmont?
Tiznow was dead beat and found something from somewhere to get back up at the wire. This is the greatest stretch run in horse race history where irony and patriotism and competition and redemption all come together.
“Gutsiest move I ever saw, Mav”
Albert put in a huge run too and doesn't get enough credit for it! This was a great race. Tiznow is a favourite of mine, what a fighter!
I just commented the same. ATG ran a huge race! Set fractions and repulsed everyone till late.
Tiznow was dead beat at the 3/16, got passed by the eventual second place horse and came between horses to win. All heart and has passed the running gene on to many generations since. One of my favorite horses of all time.
It’s as if he heard the crowd cheer and he had another gear. One of my favorite horses of all time. All heart and grit
I am in my 70s and have loved horse racing since watching Native Dancer 60+ years ago. Whenever I need a lift I come and view this race. I loved Zenyatta, too, but nothing can ever match "here's the finish, desperately close, Tiznow wins it for America!"
Sammy2784 agree
I love your comment. My wife and I love Zenyatta and she knows horse racing thru that beautiful Mare and her great career but just today, I told her all about Tiznow and the backstory behind this race and she had tears in her eye’s when Durban yells “ Tiznow wins it for America!”. She has another favorite horse. Tiznow was so game that was behind and between two horses late down the stretch, he came back on, accelerated in a way that looks unbelievable... watching this brought me back.
@@davemcclung5972 Thanks, Dave. I am still in my 70s, still around, and still love horse racing. I often watch the Tiznow Breeder's Cup wins, many of Zenyatta's races, and another great one -- Mine That Bird in the 2009 Ky Derby, where the announcer does not even see him until he is 6 lengths in front!
Sammy2784 - My wife and I lived behind DelMar for about 5 years... so lucky those included the great ZENYATTA. We were able to see some of her greatest wins and while there is no call better than the call in her Classic win by Trevor Denman “one we will NEVER FORGET...”!! I must say that this is a close second - for the story, when and where it happened, hard to beat “He wins one for America!,,”
2009 Derby was great too... and I always loved the story of Monarchos, 2000 Kentucky Derby winner.
As year after year of this race goes by, the magnitude of what Tiznow achieved becomes clearer and clearer. He is still the only horse ever to win this race twice, which is remarkable when you consider the list of very good and even great horses who tried and failed to repeat their Classic victories. Concern, Arrogate, Zenyatta, Skip Away, Curlin, even Cigar; the fact that all of them failed in their bids for a second Classic win just goes to show how incredibly hard it is for a horse to be at the peak of their game two years in a row. And certainly no one who has seen Tiznow's two wins could claim that he didn't earn every bit of them. He was up against two strong fields, and had to fight down to the wire both times to prevail.
Wolfeson28 Well said
I saw Tiznow at WinStar in 2007 and he came right to the fence and wanted attention. I was in awe. A big beautiful horse with such presence!
I wanted to pet him but visitors are explicitly told NOT to try and pet stallions. While I understand this rule I do think Tiznow would have loved it!
He stayed at the fence looking longingly as I walked away. He had such a personality!
@@valerieteti1755 I just met him last week, still sweet! For him to come back after those fractures as well as this race....wow!
I've said winning the breeders cup classic back to back is the equivalent of winning the tripple crown
And Zenyatta LOSS actually showed her true greatness. She did more in losing the 2010 classic to Blame than she did in any of her wins.
Same here with Sahkee. As great as Tiznow was, Sahkee, trying to be the first horse to pull off the Arc-Breeders' Cup Double (which has been only done ONCE by Enable in 2018) actually showed more in this race trying dirt for the first time. I had Tiznow a year earlier in the 2000 Classic.
I agree with that!! everyone talks about how hard it is to win the triple crown, but to me, I think it's harder to win the Breeders Cup because they race against the best horses, and age doesn't matter!!
"TIZNOW, WINS IT FOR AMERICA!!"
TD
I have an AP photo of Tiznow and Sakkee at the 1/16th pole, and Tiznow was looking at Sakkee out of the corner of his eye as if to say...."There's no way I'm going to let you win this race!". It was there that Tiznow ducked his head a little lower, picked up his knees just a little higher, and emptied the tank....trying just a little bit harder. One of the most incredible displays of pure tenacity ever displayed by a horse that quite simply refused to lose.The Arc Winner Sakkee....The Defending BC Classic Champion and Horse of the Year Tiznow ....literally throwing it all down....a Stretch-drive for the ages.
+thevmanvj A thrilling race there.
Good evening Mister themanvj. You and I have some points in common. We like both Indianapolis 500 and Horse Racing. What a finish for a Breeder´s Cup Classic! Tiznow is one of the best thouroughbred horses of all time. Greetings from Venezuela.
He won because McCarron got him to finally switch leads inside the 1/16th pole. He'd been on his right lead all the way around the second turn and through the stretch. The instant he changed leads to his left foot he ducked in towards the rail and McCarron hand rode him from there to the wire. That lead change permitted him to put in one final burst to win.
He won on his right lead. He switched from left to right just after the turn (about 1:50) and stayed on his right til after the wire. It looks like McCarron just shook his stick at him a bit and he took off.
I wonder, where can I buy a copy of that photo? Nothing on Ebay...
Forgot about this one. What a race!! Albert the Great ran an absolute monster race. He set a fast pace was stubborn down the stretch and could only get third money.
A great race. Tiz Now didn't have such a great year. But you never doubt the heart of a champion. Sakhee gave Tiz Now all he wanted. He just won the Arc not too long before this race and still turned in a great effort. And he was just a 3 year old against older. He had nothing to be ashamed of. This is what I always loved in horse racing. When to champions face off and give it all they had.
Omg…. That was an IMPOSSIBLE victory. There are no words…
The greatest ever from a golden era.....TIZNOW.
1987,1989 and 2001 breeders cup classics the best calls of all time
Forgetting 98
Goose bumps over two decades later.
For me, Tom Durkin's greatest call ever.
89 classic also
Agreed
There’s no ‘right’ opinion here. But my favorite is still his 1987 Classic call
@@jimcunningham61 oh will sunday silence ans esay Gore best one
That was a true champion caliber race. I tried to hit a home run with Guided Tour at 20-1 but he could not match strides with the big boys. At the eighth pole I told my dad Tiznow was rerallying. You could just see he wasn’t going to let the Arc champion beat him. Epic call by Durkin.
I bet Tiznow because of a dream I had shortly before this race. In it Tiznow was an easy winner, and Jerry Bailey was riding him. Well, Bailey wasn't riding him, and the win was anything but easy, but my $50.00 win bet got me back almost $400.00! You're right...it was an epic call.
Tiznow towered over Sakhee....gotta give props to the little Arc winner, small in stature, huge in heart....Tiznow was a monster of a horse...he had a little trouble, as large as he was making it through the gap betwen Albert the Great and Sakhee at the 1/8th pole, but once he manhandled his way through, Tiznow, as the great one's will do, got on his belly, and ran down the Arc winner who had gotten the jump on him...McCarron never drew his weapon, not once, and the massive son of Cee's Tizzy did not disappoint
I agree - as much as I was disappointed that Sakhee got beat. This finish lives long in the memory.
except that one time he drew his weapon when he needed that burst. McCarron said he was desperate and Tiznow responded like he never did before. He hit Tiznow right at the 1/16th pole and it propelled him to the line.
I traveled to Kentucky and went to see Tiznow. They brought him out of his stall, he was massive, this was 2007. He was such a monster of a horse.
This race wasn't for the money but for the sake of a country and it's hope! Toms Durkins stretch drive call made that a real known fact. We needed this and America's horse fought on! America did so just like Tiznow! We came back stronger than ever, fought on, and won the battle. I know this seems odd to say under this video, but honestly it's what I think every time I watch and hear the race.
Yes
Favorite race, Favorite race call
Sakhee had a head in front but they could go around again and he’d never get by Tiznow!! So much emotion in that call from Tom Durkin!!
He didn't only win it for his owners, he won it for his Country
What a great stretch run. One of the best all time in the BC Classic, with Tiznow winning his second Classic. The only horse thus far to do it.
No race caller better than Tom Durkin. A lot of great ones, but none better. His tone and words fit the moment (except for one race, but no one's perfect).
After 9-11, *this* is the horse race we needed,the race call we needed!
Someday another horse may win two Classics, but there will never be a horse who will match the raw courage that Tiznow displayed in back to back stretch drives. Never.
Cashed on that one $1600! Was a great day!
Memories.
20 years later and I'm back here again...
Gotta say this one was exciting.
Big Tiz was all class from the legendary Man O' War bloodline by Relaunch 🐴
Tiznow has now still been the very last horse to win BC Classic more than once. Sakhee ran 3 more races after this one, including the 2002 Dubai World Cup in which he finished 3rd behind Street Cry, which later became the sire of both Zenyatta and Winx.
I was their, Tiznow had more guts than any horse I ever saw !!
+Patriot751 i always go back and forth between 2000 and 2001 Classic's but they never get old
I was there too. I travelled from Scotland expecting Sakhee to do it because he had just won the Arc in testing conditions but Tiznow showed amazing grit to do it for a second time. I was gutted at the time but came to admire the fight in Tiznow. You have to admire how they both ran their hearts out - great animals. Hopefully it will live longer in the memory even now we are in such testing times with COVID-19.
There.
I was there too, all the way from Scotland and I was backing Sakhee. Tiznow proved how tough he was because Sakhee was a tough animal and looked like he had Tiznow beaten so for him to come back the way he did just elevated him to greatness. This is the best finish I've witnessed - it's thrilling to watch it again!
@@jimreynolds2399 It was all guts, both horses just laid it down, just an amazing race. I had a $100;win ticket, it made my day.
The daunting presence...
Albert the great ran a huge race. Set the pace and tried to re break in stretch. I'll never forget this race. I played the pk6 to Tiznow singled. When I looked at my ticket before the race I noticed I hit 9 instead of 10. So I had Albert the great for the pk6. Then I had to put last $100 win on Tiznow.
Deep stretch I wanted Albert the Great🤣🤣🤣 Sickening feeling when Tiznow won too. And to this day Tiznow is one of my favorites. Wasn't his fault I hit the wrong #. But I always respected how hard Albert the great ran.
I hit Tiz trifecta's was a great day was at Santa Anita then went to Los Al and won another $600 Total $2000
The great Galileo finished 6th. Galileo was off form at the end of his career but has become the sire of 100 G1 winners including Frankel among others. Tiznow is the only horse to have won the BC Classic twice.
My neighbors heard me screaming for Tiznow during the stretch.
Great call by Tom Durkin!
best call ever an maybe one of the gamest horses youll ever see . still only 2 time classic winner
True but alysheba came close
Tied for best call ever. Remember "This. Is. Un. Be. Lievable!"
Sakhee's first race on dirt!
Teats every time. What a call ny Durkin
man that was his best call no doubt
"Tiznow looms in second"
I have to say if a horse wins the breeders cup classic back to back that's the equivalent of winning the tripple crown. This is why Tiznow is a all time great
Couldn't agree more , maybe even more impressive
Not even close to being the same as winning Triple Crown.
Tiznow wins it for America! I'll leave it there.
One of the gamest horse I have ever seen , both his BCC wins showed that :-)
luv
se me enchila la piel ver este tremendo caballo ganar dos veces breeders cup . I love this super horse the only one horse win twice the big cup
This is the ONE. one of the greatest races of all time
The stretch runs n this n zenyattas race r just amazing.
Absolutely incredible stuff…
yep
Saludos from the bay area🤠
前年もそうだけどこの馬の根性どうなってんだ、競り合いに強すぎる
The one and the ONLY thing that could have made this race even better would have been if Galileo had taken to the dirt and made it a line of three at the finish instead of two. Either way, I was and still am delighted America took this one. The meaning of it, the uplifting nature of it, and probably the greatest of all-time commentary. I'm British, but I have always enjoyed US racing. As much as I loved Sakhee, this one wasn't his destiny. New York and the entire USA needed Tiznow on this day. RIP to all those that lost their lives on 9/11.
Some really influential sires came out of this race!
+Joseph Weil That's what I was just thinking!
Yes
Yup, Galileo is one of the best sires ever
Tiznow has a second gear clearly displayed
Now that is a tough determined horse. What a horse !!!!
Just had to check in and watch this after TVG made the Zenyatta Classic the best Breeders Cup call ever.
So incredibly biased and so incredibly wrong.
That bob at the wire made it CLOSE...Announcer went out on a BIG LIMB with that call
Favorite part Tiznow wins it for America!!!
Got me all tearing up too
Jay Robbins single-handedly (in consecutive years) told those europeans to hit the road.
This race ranks fourth out of all the Breeders Cup Classic's. Zenyatta in 2009 ranks first, Tiznow in 2000 ranks second. Sunday Silence in 1989 ranks third.
Sakhee was a monster.
One of the best arc winners ever.
It wasn’t his fault that the rest of the field was low on quality.
Proper horse.
as a 4 year old, yes
*TIZNOW WINS IT FOR AMERICA!!!!*
Tiznow, true dirt warrior but also sakhee was brilliant his only ever race on dirt.
@@kevinharrison5651 Not true. Sakhee ran 2 more races on dirt the next year, including his 3rd-place effort in Dubai World Cup.
Tiznow was a tough SOB!
2001 in my opinion was one of the best years for horse racing, and not just because I had 10 dollars to win on Squirtle Squirt in the sprint
What a great race this was, top to bottom...tough, tough, tough.
Watch and enjoy. I think with the early retirements of Triple Crown or BC winners no one will ever see this like of this again.
Tiznow......what a horse....the best of the century
I like this race. Always watching. Big horse tiznow ever..caballo hermoso con mucho power al final..
That was a SERIOUSLY good, i mean, SERIOUSLY good field that year, even Galileo was in it , Sakhee first go on dirt and the GIANT Tiznow , duel classic winner
Got 9/1 on the horse of the year! ( Of course I bet something else)
What a crazy story....Tiznow dismissed at 9-1 in 2000, and 8-1 in 2001, yet wins them both.
Sakhee wins the Arc and then plays his part in a great BC Classic, he was Hamdans horse before running in Godolphins colours. Now Hamdan is gone and possibly his best ever horse Baaeed is not running in the Arc or Breeders Cup.
I Have been away from the Game for 20 years.
Watching these Races bring back Memories.
Seattle Slew was My Favorite.
But How Good was Tiz Now?
This race, by far, is the greatest Breeder's Cup race ever run. See when they turned for home, Sahkee's rider tried to block Tiznow behind Albert the Great, but Tiznow pushed Sahkee over and kept the hole open to go through. That is the greatest Breeder's Cup race ever.
Look up the Personal Ensign-Winning Colors Distaff. IMO the best Breeders Cup race ever.
Nope! Personal Ensign never raced the horses Winning Colors ran against, such as, Risen Star, Forty Niner, etc...and never raced Winning Colors when she was at her peak...always after Winning Colors was coming off a series of hard races. This race only shows a mere shell of what Winning Colors used to be. The males that Personal Ensign faced....were allowance quality bums. NOT Grade I winning top race horses. If personal Ensign was that great....she would have run in the Classic....like Azeri, Zenyatta, etc...... The distaff was a sad display of what once was a super-star ....run into the ground by too many hard races, unlike her competitor who was coddled and lightly raced and who beat nobody but an over-raced,, tired filly who should have been given the rest she deserved, instead of being asked, yet again, to perform a miracle well past her peak condition. This race was anything but great....it was pathetic. Great race mares run in the Classic. period!!!
Another great BC race....1987 Breeder's Cup Turf...Theatrical vs. Trempolino. AWESOME race!
D.Wayne was a former Quarterhorse trainer who ran many good, well bred Thoroughbred horses into the ground. He actually admitted how the experience with Tabasco Cat, brought him to a more humane understanding of his charges.
The breed, flush with mares from lines deep in heat racing, used to support 20+ starts a year, starting twice or three times a month, etc. Two World Wars and ignorant inbreeding for showring sales, have since ravaged the soundness and durability of the Thoroughbred horse. D.Wayne seemed to have forgotten that, or he simply ignored it and relied on the high proportion of superior bloodstock his prestige brought to his stable.
Christopher Duganberry:Why do great race mares have to run in the Classic? You should know that it is much harder for females to win against G1 males on dirt than on grass, especially on North American tracks.Even Zenyatta won the Classic on a synthetic surface, not natural dirt.
Tiznow was an amazing horse, edging out sakhee and the iron horse, giants causeway, the previous year.
In giants causeway's defence though, first time on dirt, kinane losing his whip at a crucial stage in the race.
One can not help wonder if Tiznow come to the UK on grass - would have he run giants causeway as close. I very much doubt it.
But we only have the facts to go on and Tiznow was indeed a battler and one of the most exciting and thrilling horses I have seen race.
History has a way of re-writing itself over the years, but Kinane never lost his whip. He had trouble switching from left hand to right hand late in the race, but he gives Giant's Causeway a right handed smack in the shadow of the wire. Did the delayed switch cost him? I don't know, but with two horses as dyed in the wool battlers as both were, one has to be glad the wire came up because they both would have killed themselves before giving the other an inch.
I'm not positive Tiznow would have defeated Giant's Causeway on UK turf, but I'm confident he'd make Giant's Causeway earn it.
Tiznow was a big colt blessed with athleticism and an efficient stride, those traits usually display nicely on turf surfaces.
Giant's Causeway became a great sire.
Whip or no whip GC WAS NOT GONNA PASS TIZNOW ON DIRT
That was my horse, back-to-back Breeders cup champion, no one has done that before, and not only that look how he won, great heart, only Cigar was better in my opinion!!
I love how nowadays Europeans criticize American jockeys for beating our racehorses to get them to run faster, but let's look at this finish with Chris McCarron giving Tiznow a beautiful hand ride, and Sakhee's jockey wielding his whip again and again.
Galileo became the greatest sire of all time after that
Yes he did
Frankel, nathaniel, gleneagles, australia, and japan just to name a fee
god this gives me the chills. its the biggest shame horse racing is losing popularity
If someone said you never tell the truth, you just did.
your losing popularity we still all love horse racing
what a race what a horse and what a commentator
I had Sakhee.crushing loss, in the shadow of 9-11
Sakhee the great....
Tom Durkin !
tom durkins finest moment
Best call of Durkins career IMO
Tiznow dug deep. Legendary!
McCarron never whipped the horse!! Superb ride.
American jockeys are the worlds best (I'm a brit). What I love about American racing is often the sheer guts of many U. S. Horses. There are many very good horses everywhere, however I've never been keen on how many British jockeys ride. They aren't aerodynamic and also can be untidy in the saddle. So, it's the great jockeys and brave horses in the U. S. For me. I'm not being unfair in my comments, just saying it how it is.
He hit him once about the sixteenth pole. Gotta look for it, but Chris has said he was in desperation mode and Tiznow gave him another gear when he hit him just that once.
𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞. 🏇🏿🏇🏿🏇🏿🏇🏿🏇🏿🏇🏿
Who tf would downvote this lol
A stupid , loser , hater
If Skip Away didnt run the BC at Churchill downs, he woukd have gone back to back also.
What happened to Galileo, the Epsom and Irish Derby winner, which underperformed here and only finished 6th at his final start?
nothing much, he just went on to become the sire of Frankel one of the most important sires in the World
@@WESSERPARAQUAT But I really think he deserved to have a much better, or, if it is possible, even a perfect ending for his racing career with at least his placing effort in this BC Classic, or even with a fierce battle with the first two finishers, including Tiznow.
@@myfrobert Surface is ALWAYS an important factor , Galileo did not show his true ability on the dirt he was not a dirt horse on grass in Europe Sakhee wouldn't get within 10L of him
@@myfrobert Tiznow, was a MONSTER! and battled hard, such a nobel head on him, really great horse
@@WESSERPARAQUAT I understand. Maybe would've been better to have the Round 3 against Fantastic Light in that year's Breeders' Cup Turf instead of this one?
Great race, but I wonder how Tiznow would have fared against sakhee or Giants Causeway on a European track ?
I'm not taking away from his superiority on dirt. I'm just saying it was a long journey for both European horses to make and race pon a surface that was alien to them.
Still my favourite two races to watch (2000 & 2001).
Top class racing
I think it's all in the horse itself -- look what Arrogate did in the 2017 Dubai World Cup. He was boxed out at the break, but continued on and settled, then turned on his speed when asked for it and crossed the finish line first. Tiznow was a tough horse. And smart. He did his own thing. He wanted to win so he did. Watch his documentary. Lots of insight into his complicated psyche.
@@patriciaguth6882 I didn't know there was a documentary, I must look it up.
Many thanks
Dave
Ireland
@@numanoid5665 Please do. You'll enjoy it. You could say Tiznow's nickname could rightfully be Crazy Horse! Just look up Tiznow documentary and enjoy.
Point Given did not show up
Tiznow was a dirt specialist, by contrast it was sakhee first run on dirt ,sakhee would have beaten tiznow on grass. You need leaner horses for grass ,tiznow is for heavy-duty. Still they were both good horses.
Seeing the horses released halfway through the Clubhouse turn looks odd in a way.
Tiznow was a warrior! This race was missing the top three-year-old colt in America. A healthy Point Given would have loomed large at the 2001 BCC; but it wasn’t meant to be.
jockey ship won that race sahkee needed a strong hand ride if chris McCarron rode sahkee he would have won
Watch the Tiznow documentary. Chris McCarron said he let Tiznow lead the way until the very end when he tapped him once to get that burst of speed that beat Sakhee. Horses are herd animals that like to run together. They don't care who wins!
Sakkee should have squeezed tiznow at 1.48 instead the jock goes the other way.
If he would’ve squeezed him he would have been disqualified for interference with another horse and impeding another horse’s progress. So he still would’ve lost
Most unfortunate Point Given was injured and hadn't the chance to take on older horses at the 2001 BCC.
Why wasn't Point Given in this race, the 2001 BC Classic? I don't recall...anyone know?
He was not
Picked up a leg injury in the Travers that wasn't discovered until a week after the race. Strained tendon that likely would have meant a year of rest and rehab if his career was to continue. Obviously with his stud fees on the line they opted to retire him immediately, but even if they hadn't there's no way he would have been fit for the Classic.
Albert bad ride