Horse racing oddity: incredible stretch run
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- Donnaguska, a first time starter owned by Billy Hays and trained by Joe Woodard, makes a remarkable stretch run to win her debut by two and a quarter lengths at Hawthorne Race Course on October 23, 2008. As track announcer Peter Galassi noted, Donnaguska was "far, far, far, far back" early under jockey Israel Ocampo. The three-year-old daughter of Yonaguska was sent off at 17-1, the second longest shot in the field of nine. She is number three, but for most of the video that doesn't matter because you won't see her. According to the official chart she was about 23 1/2 lengths behind at the top of the stretch, meaning she ran her final quarter-mile in roughly :21 1/5.
I watched the replay about 5 times and Donnaguska won all 5 times, wow!
.....that's the point
ME TOO ME TOO ME TOO ME TOO ME TOO
@JOKER you read it 5 times. Who's stupid?
@@glennbrock6560 zing
Ive followed thoroughbred racing for 30+ years and that is the most unbelievable stretch run that I've ever seen....
Idk kinda think he shocked him
Wow, this is one of the most impressive closings I've ever seen! Nice job Donnaguska!
Without a doubt, the greatest comeback in the stretch of all time. I still can't believe what i just saw!
i saw one at Evangeline that was also amazing
This is incredible
Of all time? Ha ha ha check out Silky Sullivan came back from 41 lengths behind in Santa Anita just search for it.
I was a Placing judge at Hawthorne that day. I'll never forget this race. We all three just stared at each other. We'd all judged Thousands of races and were stunned. I figured there would be a general inquiry just the way the horse finished. Stewards opened the door and "Wow, what about that thing...."
I used to go to Hawthorne and Sportsman with my father from like 93 till about 96. Great memories.
@@vr9580 I LOVED Sportsmans!!
@@dehere111 hi Rick, hope you are doing great. I have great memories from those years. I hope I could go back in time and relive those days. My dad didn't have a car. We used to take the blue line usually from Division street to the Cermak and Cicero stop. Then we had to wait for a bus which I dont remember the name not sure if it was 54B it was something with B I believe. That bus stoped infront of the track. Then we walked to the track or sometimes take a shuttle inside Hawthorne's parking lot. While in the track (Hawthorne), I watched the race with him and root for the horse he played, sometimes I would play arcade machines. We often used to seat by the bleachers on the second floor or go to the third floor. Sometimes I would go by the first floor outside by the fence and yelled at the horses when they turned to the final stretch. We preferred the flat races over the harness. Two Jockeys from back then: Mark Guidry and Juvenal Diaz. We used to go to Arlington as well. We used to take the Metra to Arlington park.
Great memories im still at Hawthorne
That was astounding..Once in a lifetime stretch run ..
WOW. That is probably one of the most thrilling stretch runs I've ever seen. Once she kicked, she was GONE.
She started closing but you can see where she ducked out a bit changing leads and then really started accelerating after that. That is an unbelieveable stretch run but 2 year olds can be like that. I don't think the jock on the lead horse even saw her coming. How could he? It was like a sudden gust of wind. Great video!
I've been in the horse racing business for years and this is a shocker....love it
What any race with Forgo.
Shocker as in shocked the horse. Yup
Nope doubt that cuz No jock is gonna risk
their career for that one race, and if they did try and pull that off they wouldn't do it on the homestretch in front of crowds and the stewards......Think about it...it not worth it to the jock......you wanna get plugged in? crawl over and stick your tongue in a light socket...oh wait that might be what happened all ready...rotf...lmao
Johnnie Lingron its concealed in the palm. Look at 225 the horse all of a sudden twist its head to the side. You are a fool to believe that a race cant be fixed. Im a horse player also love the sport. Its jockeys like that one. That are tainting the game. Peta has undercover video of people who are goos jockeys admitted shockers are used.
Shockers are used. Admitted by top jockeys in the sport. I dont wanna hear ya bs. Shockers an lasik an corrupt stewards ruin the game. So the stfu
That was amazing to watch! Coming up on the last turn being dead last and winning! Never seen anything like it.
Did that horse pick up a star in the middle of the road or something?
Haha! I 'get' it :D
Bullet bill
Old timers don’t get this Mario Kart reference
It used to be a
battery ("la pila" in spanish) in the jockey boat that sends electrical charge to the horse and the result is it starts running like crazy.
Lol
Silky Sullivan and Pharlap were great racehorses, i have never seen a common racehorse like this finish so stongly that is what is. so surprising to me.
Like the rest were standing still. Never saw anything like it. Bravo!
Probably the greatest 'Impossible Win' in horse racing history.
this is still the greatest come from behind win ever. If anyone can argue this ....... realize this....
1.. with an 1/8th to go she was at least 10 lenghts back
2.. she was had to fight through traffic
3.. the time of this race wasnt that ass bad
Greatest comeback I've ever seen! This horse came from the freaking clouds!!!
Thanks Donna, I´ll try to watch her. I´m glad, You wrote me, so I would be able to keep an eye on her race. All the best luck!!
Back in 98 I had a filly run a 6.5f and on the backside she was 15-20 lengths back, and won by 10 lengths. Fun times
She was born in 2005, and so far her record stands at 8-2-2-1
Sadly she was injured Nov of last year and they had to van her off the track . . . and I haven't heard anything about her since, hope she's ok.
Donnaguska !!! LOL at the announcer's "Where did she come from?" What a thrilling race. Thank you so much for this! :)
Lol I think that was a very clever jockey holding the horse back like that
Donnaguska is an amazing filly and I can say this because I am her groom. My name is Sarah and I just want you all to know she is fabulous and will continue to be fabulous...Wish she would have had a better trip today but shell come back much better and that I am sure of..Ive never laid eyes on a more beautiful and talented filly..Thank you from Donnaguska for all your wonderful comments...Keep watching her *smiles*
I have seen many races in my life, but have never seen anything like that before! Am astonished at the brush this horse had!!!
Thank You, that's very nice. We're gonna change a few things and hope for the best.
Thank You for Your replys.
donna
My father had a horse named Slack Rack when I was a kind and he could not figure out the start to save his life.(After one of his wins, they had to get him okayed out of the gate before they could run him again.) He'd win from a mile back and, man, it was so exciting to watch him run even in those cheap races. I spent half of my childhood at the track and a good portion of my adulthood there and I've never seen anything like this race. 15 back at the half? She was probably more than 15 back a third of the way through the stretch.
"Here comes Donnaguska where did she come from? Oh my goodness!" The track announcer was so surprised! LOL!
Horses don't normally run the way she ran. That was Zenyatta-esque. Hence, the surprised call.
@@JasonEmerson711 She pulled a Silky Sullivan
@@hyzercreek absolutely. I'm still amazed to this day how Donna hit that corner.
This horse gives new meaning to the phrase… “Closing from the clouds!”. This horse was not only 15 lengths back at the half. It was still 15 lengths back at the quarter pole! The horse practically dwelled in the gate!
I just made a comment about that. It was closer to 50 than 15 when they were at the half.
Silky Sullivan was 41 lengths back and won
wyncrestfarm,
Billy was talking about You this morning. He told me that You wanted to come and watch her run but since we wasn't for sure what track she would be at Your were unable to come.
I hope You get to come to see her the next time out.
I'm sure You are as proud of her as we are.
I'll be glade to give her a peppermint from You.
Take care and THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SELLING HER TO US.
Your friend,
donna
Stunning run. Explosion! The filly still had a great deal of run left at the end. Obviously, needs a longer race.
The rest of the field was backpedaling. That allowed her to run her magic in the final quarter, having reserved her energy for that late push.
She got lucky with the pace. Not to say that she didn't deserve the "W", but, sometimes in order to win, you need everything to go in your favor. This is one of those situations where it went in her favor.
No problem Donna, I hope You are getting better. I check time to time here the news abot her.
Best wishes for both of You
Ildi
I'm in upstate NY. Close to the Vermont border.
Cool here right now. Close to 60 today. A cool down is expected, but, only into the 4o's.
Winters here have gotten much warmer. I remember back in the early 90's when nights were commonly somewhere around 25-35 degrees below zero. Haven't had that in quite a few years.
I'm quite enjoying the weather now. The biting bugs are in stasis. The horses are relaxed and working outside feels comfortable.
I had to go back and watch it again because she came out of nowhere and I missed the beginning of the explosion. There's turn of foot and there's what she did. Wow.
What a great stretch run by the filly. amazed she could make it through the pack of fillies.
She won 6 races out of 25 races.
if I was a steward this would definitely make me think something wrong here
The stretch at Hawthorne is over a quarter of a mile long, and this horse didn't get much traffic during that run. Very impressive none the less.
I love the announcer's Chicago accent..."Oh my goodness where did she come from"...If the GREAT Phil Georgeffe was announcing these races he wouldnt have missed Donnaguska's run. However, it was still a delight to hear how genuinely surprised this announcer was. Adds to the impressiveness of this race
Tom Durkin didn't spot Mine That Bird in the 2009 Kentucky Derby until he had slipped into the lead on the rail.
Trevor Denman would have said it looked like she jumped in at the quarter pole!!
Very good Joseph Weil. I remember having my best Breeders Cup day ever at Monmouth when Midnight Lute did just that at 12-1 I believe. Not only did I hit the win, exacta and pick3 but I told my boss that I liked
him and he had me put down a thousand for him. I got quite the bonus at Christmas so I'll never forget that call. Thanks for the reminder!
I saw this live on tv and was ammazed. Best comeback in a sprint race ever.
andthereoff,
It's been a while since i've written, but i just wanted to say.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO OF DONNAGUSKA.
i JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU CREDIT!!!
Because, i've been posting comments and i didn't want anybody to think i was the one to post the video.
THANKS AGAIN,
donna hays
Thank You fifikusz,
i'm feeling a lot better today.
Hope You have a good week.
donna
lol i love the call at the end! "Where did she come from!?"
Omg she came out of nowhere! Amazing!
fifikusz,
Thank you.
DonnaGuska, has been entered on May 9th for the 9th race at Indiana Downs.
i don't know if she's made it in yet, just thougt i'd let Ya know in case i can't get back in time to let cha know.
Thanks again,
donna hays
If you remember Brian's Time, a little stretch running horse who normally trailed the field afer leaving the gate, this filly's performance comes up like that.
The interesting thing is the final quarter in 21.4. Seems like she just galloped early on and didn't blow out until after the turn.
That the kind of "freight train" runs that have people tearing up their tickets before they see the end.
Nice filly!
Thank you ancestralblue,
We're gonna need it 'cause we don't know what she's gonna do.
If You're a betting person, I wouldn't bet a whole lot since this will just be her second time out.
donna
donna
That's one amazing horse w/ a LOT of heart!!! The jockey never even used the whip!!! That was the horse deciding: THIS RACE IN MINE!!!
It was not a bad run, but I miss her incredible finish. I keep watching. Best whishes!
cf190,
I didn't know if You knew or not, but donnaguska will be in this Monday.
Thanks for all of your replys.
donna
Happy New Year Donna and Donnaguska!
Impressive! Thanks for posting.
Donna was great. If you like come behind horses, she did it at a 6f sprint, but it you reallly want to see an amazing come from behind victory in a long race, watch Calidosciopo in the Brooklyn Handicap, on a muddy track, come from so far out of it that he was out of the picture for most of the race, but started to pick em up and lay them down one at a time and win by a length!! Argeniniean , the first 10 year old to win a graded stakes in America!!!!
How fast was that last pole? Looks like she turned it up a couple gears there. VERY nice stretch run......at 2 furlongs left I never would have thought she'd be able to catch the leaders. Then that last furlong she just burst out of a cannon through traffic and quickly swallowed up the leaders. Impressive.
Hallo Donna,
the best, You can do is being patient. I am sure, DonnaGuska will appreciate it. I think, You deserve having her in your name. Keep loving her, and give her a hug for me. Does she enjoy her rest alone, or together with other horses?
Best whishes
your ILDI
Fifikusz,
Billy told me today that DonnaGuska is gonna be off for a little while longer. She has been off for 70 days and they want to make it 90 before they try to run her again. Maybe at Turfway, just to make sure that she's healing properly. We haven't been pushing her. Also, Billy told me that since I love this horse so much that he might put her in my name. I will be so very happy if he does. Talk care, sorry it's been so long for me to write.
donna hays
Echo of Silky Sullivan! I'm surprised to only seen about a half dozen references to him. I remember as a kid watching a race on TV with my Dad. Silky Sullivan was so far back that they had a separate camera on him so you could watch him in a separate little window in the corner of the screen!
Love that long stretch at Hawthorne!
Jmarttt,
i'm donna, the owner (with my husband billy) of donnaguska. We entered her in a stakes race, but she didn't draw in.
Every time know when we're gonna race her i always post on here, since a lot of people have ask me to let them know when she will race.
She ran second her last time out.
Thank You for Your reply.
donna hays
When they turn from home looking as beat as this horse did, they usually stay beat.
WOW!!
I have found her! very good finish again. (but Rose Run had a very good finish too)
Kongratulations again, keep me please informed Donna!
best wishes!
Hello Fifikusz,
Donna is taking some time off. She hurt her foot on her last race. She's still green and we want to take a lot of care with her. Not only for the injury, but because we really care about her as we do all of our horses. THANK YOU for asking about her that really means a lot. Take care and I'll talk to ya soon.
your friend,
donna g. hays
No matter what you may think of horse racing, THAT was an exciting turn of events. And I note, I did not see the jockey using the whip on the winning horse. But everyone else seemed to be flailing away at their horses like mad. Maybe that says something about how you REALLY ask a horse to give you everything. It's not a demand. A really good horse doesn't need the whip,
She sort of reminded me of the queen, going from last to first! She did that in impressive speed and time!
Hockey, soccer, baseball, volleyball and horse racing are my favorite sports.
for the information of everybody , Yonnaguska also has a son in the Philippines..his name is IBARRA.. owned by a true sportsman and gentleman Mayor Benhur Abalos of Mandaluyong City..IBARRA is named after a fictional character in one of the novels written by our national hero, DR. JOSE RIZAL. IBARRA is now considered the best racehorse in the philippines..having won the 2 legs of our triple crown series and many major stake races in 2008..IBARRA's sire is YONNAGUSKA-FIRE DOWN UNDER.
ancestralblue,
I'm not sure about the rest of the pedigree, I will ask Billy though.
Yes, it was her very first race. We couldn't get over how well she did.
The dealings I've had with a maiden horse they normally wouldn't pass one horse, much less the whole field.
Thank you,
donna
Buyystocks,
Thank you, she's run 6 times. 2 wins,2 seconds and no shows. 2 off the board.
Billy, was happy with her race, he said that she was a little tired after her run.
She hasn't run since February and they haven't pushed her. No use using her up, she to good a horse for that.
Take care and thank you for your interest in our horse.
donna
MissingMoy,
i have to admit that i've watched it a few times myself.
i just hope that she does half a good the next time. Especially after what happened Thursday.
She seems to be doing great.
donna
Excellent race call, by the way.
Ive bet on horses since 1988, and ive NEVER seen a horse come from that far back that late in a race. She must have been 10 lengths in back of the second to last horse at the top of the stretch. Yeah, the front end was dying, but you just don't see closes from that far back with that little of time left in a race. Incredible, and I wish I had 50 across on it. :(
LightningJanitorial You ever heard of Zenyatta, she did it on a regular basis!!
Lol. No Ive never heard of that horse. Zenyatta came from way back, yes, but not as far back that late in the race as this horse was. Ive seen tens of thousands of races in my lifetime and ive never seen a race like this.
+LightningJanitorial rewatch her only loss in the BC Classic. She was 31 lengths behind the leaders. She came back like a freight train just to lose by a nose.
10 lengths is nothing try 41 lengths. That's how far back Silky Sullivan was in the 1958 Santa Anita and made up the whole 41 lengths to win by 1 length.
Silky Sullivan closed like crazy, as did many a horse, and probably from farther back than this horse. What youre not understanding is that this horse was that far back with so little of the race left. Silky Sullivan closed from way back in the 58 Santa Anita derby, sure, but at the top of the stretch hes only 4 lengths off the lead. The anomaly about THIS race is how far this horse was from the lead when it made its move. It simply doesnt happen.
Thanx John, good video.
The pace was very fast….she was far back enough that she rounded the final turn by herself and just slingshotted off it….like Secretariat did on the first turn in the 1973 Preakness stakes….then he came right up the inside, saving a lot of ground. Perfectly timed.
My dear, this was a 6 furlong race, a sprint, of COURSE the pace was fast!!. This is asinine to compare this to what Secretariat may have done.
Holy shit that was impressive !!! WOW !
wow that is unbelievable ive seen alot of races but i have never seen a horse come from that far back and win.
Check out Calidoscopio's Brooklyn Hcp this past June, or some of Silky Sullivan's early races in '57/'58 where he'd come 25/40+ lengths off the lead and go by them as if they were walking...
I have just watched this race for the second time and I was convinced the winner couldn't do it again BUT IT DID!
What a horse.
Luckily, the middle of the packed open wide and the horse went right through the hole created. But my lord, what an explosive finish!
Hello Christine,
Thanks for the reply, that's what we thought.
Still no news on the next race, but i'll keep
You informed.
Have a good week.
donna
Cherokee Run was a nice horse.
It's going to be interesting to see where this goes.
If this filly ever gets to the filly Triple Crown, she'll probably be the first horse to have a UA-cam fan base.
Glad she came back ok after her second trip.
buystocks,
Donnaguska will be running again on April 20th in the 6th race at Indiana Downs.
Thanks for your inquire.
donna
For Those of you that ask me to let you know when DonnaGuska ran again it's tomorrow. She's in at Turfway in the 10 race #8.
She's gonna be against some really tuff horses. A lot of these horses have ran multiple times.
She'll be going two turns for the first. We wanted to see what she would do in a longer race.
Keep your fingers crossed for us.
donna hays
What happened?
@@randyswanson3369 that was her first race. Pretty decent allowance and claiming horse. She even won a stakes race. 25 starts 6wins 5 seconds 3 thirds.
I love how this announcer called this race.." here comes donnaguska..where did she come from?' . LMAO!!!!
Nameofthepen,
Thank you for your reply also.
I think he was wraped up in the leader and the second horse. :)
donna
fifikusz,
Sorry it's been so long since i've gotten to check back here, i've been sick for the last month.
DonnGuska, is doing just great. She's been trraining great too. We've been trying to find a race for her. The guys think they might hold off until Keenlend (opens April 3rd or 4th) or Churchill Downs (opens the day after.)
If i here any different i'll let You know. Have a good week.
donna
Omg that's a great come back!
Talk about hitting the after burners
@BettorOffSingle
I agree with you. Yes, I'm the Donna in Donnaguska. Here name was Lillyguska, but Billy changed her name; he said that Donnaguska sounded better. I think he was trying to make some brownie points. LOL
Dude. Thats just plain awesome.
u r the best jockey man i hope everything its ok take care and dont forget how much i want u
Battery to the neck and horse went zoom zoom zoom!! 😂
did that horse all the sudden take a double dose of adrenaline? ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
HOLY CRAP. THAT WAS AMAZING.
what a horse! what a finish!!
cf1970,
We are the owners of Donnaguska (I'm the Donna of Donnaguska.)
Just wanted to let you know that she will be at Hawthorne this Friday.
Thank you all for your comments and for posting the video. Wish us luck.
Billy and Donna Hays
Louisville, KY
Zenyatta won all of her 19 consecutive wins in the same fashion...She just missed going 20 for 20 in her bid to win the Breeders Cup as she was so far off the pace it was to much for her to overcome...
Loved Zenyatta, was a champ.
For all I know, they could very well have used a 'buzzer.' But unless I am mistaken, I believe this was a maiden race, Donnaguska's first start, these kinds of things do happen more occasionally in races with young horses, most being first time starters, you can have an idea how a horse will run, but it's really impossible to predict she would have a huge kick like that. She could have even been spooked by an outside stimuli accidentally into going faster, into an almost 'flight mode.'
buystocks,
DonnaGuska has had 6 starts
2 Wins 2 Seconds 0 thirds and 2 off the board.
We have her intered for a race on May 9th for the 9th race. I'm not sure if she's drawn in yet or not.
Talk to Ya soon.
Thanks,
donna hays
OK, here's the scoop. At 2:20 Donna is dead last. At 2:22 her jock starts to whip her. Notice she is on the LEFT lead and hasn't changed for the home stretch. At 2:27 the jock gives her a couple more swipes. At 2:30 the jock pulls hard on the right rein, forcing her to finally switch to the right FRESH lead. THEN she has the kick to the wire. Racehorses are trained to switch leads to the new fresh lead for extra kick down the home stretch. She looks reluctant to switch, finally does, and zoom!
shammiedog yes
Jmarttt,
Your right about the synthetics track. We knew that going in,but we just couldn't find a race at the time to put her in for her conditions.
The wide trip around the whole track didn't help either. Billy said that no horse could go wide the whole way around the track and get in the top of the field.
Nobody can be as upset, angry, embarased as much as we are.
Watch the race if You will again and see what You think about being wide, let me know what You think.
Thanks,
donna
You won't see that too often. Wow.