I really admired Winning Colors. She was the real deal. In all three Triple Crown races she was a force to be reckoned with. She certainly had the speed, the stamina, and the toughness to compete with "the boys" and show them a thing or too. I don't know if any other fillies have raced in all three TC races but she had the physical conditioning and stamina to do so and make a good showing. That is something "the boys" of today don't have. .
Even after all these years this was a tough one. The pinheads kept waiting for the filly to back up...she didn't. Eddie screwed up on Risen Star, who went on to win the Preakness & Belmont...Could've been the crown for Risen Star. Pat wait all Day, pulled his usual, costing 49er the possible win..… Then, WC gets bullied, mugged and beat in the Preakness. That's horse racing folks.
Winning Colors was a bad-ass racehorse. She always went right to the front, and dared the other horses to catch her. She was the filly version of Dr. Fager. Lots of speed, but completely maxed out at a mile and a quarter.
Risen Star couldn't overcome a jockey change that occurred just prior to the Derby, and the resulting unfamiliar ride by Eddie D. Had Dellahousaye known what he was sitting on, the twelveth Triple Crown winner would have occurred in 1988.
@@ivanboesky1520 He's right. Risen Star was tons better than these horses and he showed it in the next 2 races by destroying the Preakness and Belmont fields.
Winning Colors and Gary Stevens from wire to wire! Caldwell, Idaho´s son rode the mare in a very similar style of Balsamino Moreira (RIP) in 1969 Clásico Simón Bolívar at La Rinconada racetrack in Caracas. Greetings from Venezuela!
Risen Star was forced SIX-wide at the final turn near the back of the pack and finished a closing 3rd! What could have been if he was a little closer to the leaders.
i got the chance to meet Eddie about 5 years ago at the Fairgrounds. He sat with us in the Gold Room. He said he made a mistake in the Derby and thought he cost Risen Star the Triple Crown.
Genuine Risk, in 1980, was in the top three of all three TC races. She should have won the Preakness, but there were foul issues. She was first in the Derby, second in the Preakness and Belmont. Of the fillies, and strictly in terms of placement, she had the best record.
Risen Star should have won this race. Unfortunately, Delahoussaye had him so wide on the far turn that he just couldn't overcome the deficit quickly enough. Is there any doubt that Risen Star was by far the best three-year-old that year?
Risen Star sat in the garden spot in the Preakness, Winning Colors had to press from the outside, gets taken wide, and she still fought like a tiger through the Pimlico stretch. If Risen Star hooks Winning Colors in the Derby, he gets smoked. That being said, Risen Star was a great horse. If another horse hooked Winning Colors in the Derby, Risen Star would have had a big shot.
Yes!!! Delahousse (spelling) admitted that it was his fault. He waited too long to make his move. Most of the fied was off the pace thinking that WC would burn out. did not happen. A truly legitimate shot at the TC. His Belmont was fantastic in that it looked like he wasn't even trying.
I can't believe that the keep Risen Star so far back. If he was with the front runner he would have won the Triple Crown like this daddy....the great Secretariat. I heard the jockey told the trainer after the race that he is training the horse wrong and he need to be up front. After that...we all know what he did in the Preakness and Belmont stakes.
Too bad Secretariat's boy, Risen Star, didn't have his usual jockey. Doesn't take away from Winning Colors' great win, but we probably would've had a TC winner that year.
The right jockey can make all the difference in a winner. It even took a few races for Ron Turcott and Secretariat to get to know each other. And he let him run his own race in the Belmont and Secretariat ran the most fantastic race in thoroughbred history. No horse was able to copy that race, not even Risen Star. Even though he came a close second.
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¡Winning Colors y Gary Stevens de punta a punta! El orgullo de Caldwell, Idaho montó a esa yegua muy al estilo Balsamino Moreira (QEPD) a lomos de Don Florestán en el Clásico Simón Bolívar de 1969 ¡Saludos desde Venezuela!
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This is a perfect example of the best horse not winning the Ky Derby. Risen Star was several lengths better than these but when you have a field of 20 things can happen and they did. Risen Star was blocked and had to take up and he was forced wide turning for home. Its a shame. When he got a clear run in the Preakness he ran by the leaders like they were tied to a post and in the Belmont just destroyed the field and won by what looked to be 15 lengths and ran the second fastest Belmont ever at the time.
I was there that day, so let me tell you something: Pat Day BLEW IT. Woody was fit to be tied. Pat wanted to win it at the wire {that was his trade mark}, but Woody told him to be up front going into the front stretch {not six or seven lengths back, like he was}. Forty Niner should have been wearing the roses that day.
The usual Pat wait all Day ride cost Forty Niner in this one, then when Day got booted off Forty Niner, the Pat wait all Day riding cost Seeking the Gold losing narrowly twice against guess who, Forty Niner.
Winning Colors did hook Risen Star in the Preakness and he ran by her like she was tied to a post. It's really a shame that Eddie D had him near the back. If Risen Star is in a stalking position like he should have been he's a triple crown winner.
Still one of my favorite races to this day. And one of the best calls.
One of the best darn race calls ever:
"She's led from the start every pole a winning one and it's WINNING COLORS showing the way!"
I really admired Winning Colors. She was the real deal. In all three Triple Crown races she was a force to be reckoned with. She certainly had the speed, the stamina, and the toughness to compete with "the boys" and show them a thing or too. I don't know if any other fillies have raced in all three TC races but she had the physical conditioning and stamina to do so and make a good showing. That is something "the boys" of today don't have. .
Wow, A filly wins the Derby.. Awesome Race..
Even after all these years this was a tough one. The pinheads kept waiting for the filly to back up...she didn't. Eddie screwed up on Risen Star, who went on to win the Preakness & Belmont...Could've been the crown for Risen Star. Pat wait all Day, pulled his usual, costing 49er the possible win..…
Then, WC gets bullied, mugged and beat in the Preakness. That's horse racing folks.
"Winning Colors, doing it the way D. Wayne Lukas said she would!"
Winning Colors was a bad-ass racehorse. She always went right to the front, and dared the other horses to catch her. She was the filly version of Dr. Fager. Lots of speed, but completely maxed out at a mile and a quarter.
"The Kentucky Derby? There is no an adjective able to describe its greatness" Jose Gregorio Guillot, venezuelan turfman and radio producer
Risen Star couldn't overcome a jockey change that occurred just prior to the Derby, and the resulting unfamiliar ride by Eddie D. Had Dellahousaye known what he was sitting on, the twelveth Triple Crown winner would have occurred in 1988.
BS
@@ivanboesky1520 He's right. Risen Star was tons better than these horses and he showed it in the next 2 races by destroying the Preakness and Belmont fields.
You are absolutely right!!!!
Absolutely!!!!
Winning Colors and Gary Stevens from wire to wire! Caldwell, Idaho´s son rode the mare in a very similar style of Balsamino Moreira (RIP) in 1969 Clásico Simón Bolívar at La Rinconada racetrack in Caracas. Greetings from Venezuela!
“HE’S MOVING LIKE A TREMENDOUS MACHINE”!
“HE’S all ALONE”!
👉🏽Still the greatest race call of all time💡
Risen Star was forced SIX-wide at the final turn near the back of the pack and finished a closing 3rd! What could have been if he was a little closer to the leaders.
i got the chance to meet Eddie about 5 years ago at the Fairgrounds. He sat with us in the Gold Room. He said he made a mistake in the Derby and thought he cost Risen Star the Triple Crown.
where did risen star finish in this race? was that him closing hard for 3rd?
Yup, he finished 3rd.
She won the Turfway Breeders Cup in 1989.
Was born on Kentucky Derby Day when Winning Colors won!
Risen Star was coming on strong to finish 3rd. What happened with him? Traffic? Lousy ride? Just an off day for him? Anybody have any insight?
The jockey. Risen Star could've been undefeated if he'd won the Derby
Genuine Risk, in 1980, was in the top three of all three TC races. She should have won the Preakness, but there were foul issues. She was first in the Derby, second in the Preakness and Belmont. Of the fillies, and strictly in terms of placement, she had the best record.
Risen Star should have won this race. Unfortunately, Delahoussaye had him so wide on the far turn that he just couldn't overcome the deficit quickly enough. Is there any doubt that Risen Star was by far the best three-year-old that year?
Well no there wasn't. Risen Star ran by them like they were standing still in the Preakness and in the Belmont he looked a lot like his daddy.
Tough luck for Risen Star and Forty Niner, but that should not negate the brilliant win by the filly Winning Colors.
Risen Star sat in the garden spot in the Preakness, Winning Colors had to press from the outside, gets taken wide, and she still fought like a tiger through the Pimlico stretch. If Risen Star hooks Winning Colors in the Derby, he gets smoked. That being said, Risen Star was a great horse. If another horse hooked Winning Colors in the Derby, Risen Star would have had a big shot.
Yes!!! Delahousse (spelling) admitted that it was his fault. He waited too long to make his move. Most of the fied was off the pace thinking that WC would burn out. did not happen. A truly legitimate shot at the TC. His Belmont was fantastic in that it looked like he wasn't even trying.
Winning colors was a female
@@Videofilealways He was referring to Risen Star.
I can't believe that the keep Risen Star so far back. If he was with the front runner he would have won the Triple Crown like this daddy....the great Secretariat. I heard the jockey told the trainer after the race that he is training the horse wrong and he need to be up front. After that...we all know what he did in the Preakness and Belmont stakes.
Too bad Secretariat's boy, Risen Star, didn't have his usual jockey. Doesn't take away from Winning Colors' great win, but we probably would've had a TC winner that year.
The right jockey can make all the difference in a winner. It even took a few races for Ron Turcott and Secretariat to get to know each other. And he let him run his own race in the Belmont and Secretariat ran the most fantastic race in thoroughbred history. No horse was able to copy that race, not even Risen Star. Even though he came a close second.
"¿El Derby de Kentucky? Aún no se ha creado un calificativo que pueda describir su grandeza" José Gregorio Guillot, comentarista hípico y productor radial venezolano
¡Winning Colors y Gary Stevens de punta a punta! El orgullo de Caldwell, Idaho montó a esa yegua muy al estilo Balsamino Moreira (QEPD) a lomos de Don Florestán en el Clásico Simón Bolívar de 1969 ¡Saludos desde Venezuela!
+Caroni100 saludos desde venezuela !! Kentucky Derby Day hoy con mucha representacion venezolana Junior Alvarado Javier Castellano Emisael Jaramillo Gustavo Delgado y el grupo 7c Racing Stable
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wow hard to believe that it's been over 20 years since this race...funny thing is she never won another race in her career.
Risen Star ran out of racetrack. Waited way to long to make his move. Disappointing ride.
This is a perfect example of the best horse not winning the Ky Derby. Risen Star was several lengths better than these but when you have a field of 20 things can happen and they did. Risen Star was blocked and had to take up and he was forced wide turning for home. Its a shame. When he got a clear run in the Preakness he ran by the leaders like they were tied to a post and in the Belmont just destroyed the field and won by what looked to be 15 lengths and ran the second fastest Belmont ever at the time.
Fastest final quarter in Belmont history.
He was SPEEDING UP at the end.
👉🏽Faster finish than Secretariat💡
Who has fastest 1st 1/4.
50-1....Old Longshot Louie made a fortune on this race...
Just a bad ride by Dellahousaye, period. Bad time to change riders just before the Derby. Bad trainer that didn't know what he was doing.
Lukas total abused Winning colors by running her in all 3 triple crown races. Awful
ken grimwood , replay , jeff winston
33 years later,04/09/2021,still hoping 49er passes Winning Colors.49 er was my favorite horse of all time!
I was there that day, so let me tell you something: Pat Day BLEW IT. Woody was fit to be tied. Pat wanted to win it at the wire {that was his trade mark}, but Woody told him to be up front going into the front stretch {not six or seven lengths back, like he was}. Forty Niner should have been wearing the roses that day.
if the hockey of risen star start moving the horse early..im sure he wins
Pillar to post!
AHHHGRRR RISEN STAR SHOULD HAVE WON..anyways it showed its daddys colour to the "winning colours" in the belmount stakes :P
The usual Pat wait all Day ride cost Forty Niner in this one, then when Day got booted off Forty Niner, the Pat wait all Day riding cost Seeking the Gold losing narrowly twice against guess who, Forty Niner.
Puleeeze, RS hooks winning Colors and he's gonna quit? Seriously? Dude, she toast in a match with the big horse
Winning Colors did hook Risen Star in the Preakness and he ran by her
like she was tied to a post. It's really a shame that Eddie D had him near the back. If Risen Star is in a stalking position like he should have been he's a triple crown winner.