1991 Belmont Stakes - Hansel
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Hansel survived a tingling stretch duel with Strike the Gold and won the 123d Belmont Stakes by the length of his head yesterday at Belmont Park.
It was five weeks after Strike the Gold won the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after Hansel won the Preakness, and their rubber match was in doubt until the final stride as they charged through the homestretch before a roaring crowd of 51,766. And, as they raced home, Hansel managed to cling to the lead by a head over his fast-closing rival in the tightest finish in the Belmont since Affirmed edged Alydar by the same margin in 1978.
It was a day of redemption for Hansel, and also a day of big bucks. In his last five starts, the 3-year-old colt raced on the medication Lasix, a diuretic used to control bleeding but banned in New York State. In running a demanding mile and a half in 2:28 flat under Jerry Bailey, Hansel won the closest and most important race of his career without medication.
"His heart got him home," said his trainer, Frank Brothers.
Chris Antley, who came within inches of snatching the lead with Strike the Gold after his horse ran 11th and last for nearly a mile, said in a simple lament, "I just wish it was a mile and a half and four jumps."
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R.I.P Hanzel (June 13th,2017, 29 years old)..beautiful horse won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes..oldest living horse to have won both those races..Oddly enough Hanzel was the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby but finished 10th..
And R.I.P. Lure too (May 14, 1989 - November 15 2017, 28 years old) another extraordinary thourougbred horse which won 1992 and 1993 Breeder´s Cup Mile and was inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2013. His total earnings was $ 2,515,289. Regards from Venezuela.
i will never forget the crowd noise coming down the stretch of this race...awesome baby!!!/....it was an absolutely beautiful day...about 75 degrees and cyrstal clear...the second of my (up to now)
23 Belmont Stakes Days in a row....
Twenty six years later, Richard Migliore, Chris McCarron, Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, Angel Cordero Jr, Julie Krone and Michael Kinane are all retired from the races. And Chris Antley died on December 1, 2000. I miss them a lot! Thanks God youtube exists!
Greetings from Venezuela.
hansel is one of the most underrated horses of the 90s. bailey could not stop raving about his heart and he knows a thing or two
its like nothing he did after the derby flop could make up for it. almost like it got personal, like he broke their hearts.
I agree fully. Set records back to back in the Spiral and Lexington stakes before flopping in the Kentucky Derby then came back and ran really nice Preakness and Belmont stakes. Horse that put Jerry Bailey into the dominant position he would enjoy for years to come.
I believe Mane Minister still owns the distinction of being the only horse to finish 3rd in all three triple crown races.
Strike the gold sun of my favorite horse ever, Great Alydar.
Poor call by Dave Johnson.
True. That was not the enthusiastic Dave Johnson that we are used to hearing.
Greetings from Venezuela.
Rip Hansel
Antley screwed it up, there was plenty of room on the inside, no need to go 6 wide!
Strike the Gold's trip was so wide he just ran too long to get there in the end.
Antley screwed it up, there was plenty of room on the inside, no need to go 6 wide!
Strike the Gold and Hansel were evenly matched.
Hansel (March 12, 1988 - June 13, 2017)
Sire: Woodman
Grandsire: Mr. Prospector
Dam: Count on Bonnie
Damsire: Dancing Count
*14 Starts
* 7 Wins
* 2 Seconds
* 3 Thirds
* U.S.$ 2,936,586 earned.
* 1991 U.S. Champion 3 year-old colt
R. I. P. Champion!
Greetings from Venezuela.
Hansel (12 de Marzo 1988 - 13 de Junio 2017)
Padre: Woodman
Abuelo Paterno: Mr. Prospector
Madre: Count on Bonnie
Abuelo Materno: Dancing Count
*14 Salidas
* 7 Primeros
* 2 Segundos
* 3 Terceros
* U.S.$ 2,936,586 producidos
* Potro Campeón Tresañero de Estados Unidos 1991
¡Descansa En Paz, Campeón!
Saludos desde Venezuela.
My favorite horse ever! Went to Turfway and nailed him in the Spiral over Richmond. Unloaded my biggest win bet ever $300 on him in the Kentucky Derby where he threw a dud out, but did well in the Preakness when he went off 15-1 or so, then got him again at I believe 7/2 or 9/2 in the Belmont. He was all heart and a handsome, athletic colt with cannon bones to die for.
RIP Hansel 6-13-17
And R.I.P. Lure too (May 14, 1989 - November 15, 2017, 28 years old) another extraordinary thourougbred horse which won 1992 and 1993 Breeder´s Cup Mile and was inducted to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2013. His total earnings was $ 2,515,289.
Regards from Venezuela.
strangest great triple crown trilogy in my lifetime.
@bruce robbins
Hansel (March 12, 1988 - June 13, 2017)
Sire: Woodman
Grandsire: Mr. Prospector
Dam: Count on Bonnie
Damsire: Dancing Count
*14 Starts
* 7 Victories
* 2 Seconds
* 3 Thirds
* U.S.$ 2,936,586 earned.
* 1991 U.S. Champion 3 year-old colt
*An unforgettable racehorse!
Greetings from Venezuela.
Why?
Nobody beats Tom Durkin anyway!!!
Hah. Heard Dunkin’s call and he is biased, much like (nasal) Denman and his biased calls for Zenyatta. Durkin: “1 last powerful thrust…”…oops. Strike the Gold was proof positive far too much emphasis is put on the Derby and everyone wants them to be super horses.