Racing Videos
The media player below provides access to streaming videos of famous races. At present the list includes every Kentucky Derby since 1969 plus other personal favorites. We will continue to add races on a regular basis. The playlist is sorted first by year and then alphabetically by race. Each video file is several megabytes in size. Therefore, a good broadband connection is recommended for viewing. We also recommend viewing with color quality set to 32-bit.
In the months leading up to the classics we will include videos of graded prep races. They appear at the top of the list in chronological order. For example, "080101-Tropical Park Derby (G3T)" refers to the Grade 3 Tropical Park Derby run on the grass on January 1, 2008.
Below the media player is a brief description of each race (other than the classic preps).
| Race Video Capsule Summaries |
| 1932 Agua Caliente Handicap: The 17.2 hand wonder horse PHAR LAP ships from Australia for his final start in the then richest ever North American race and sets a track record, only to die mysteriously two weeks later |
| 1938 Match Race: SEABISCUIT and WAR ADMIRAL - You saw the movie |
| 1965 Epsom Derby: SEA-BIRD, highest ever rated by Timeform, wins in hand |
| 1965 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: SEA-BIRD destroys one of the greatest fields in Arc history |
| 1967 Gotham & Woodward Stakes + 1968 Suburban & Brooklyn Handicaps: In one the greatest rivalries in racing history, DAMASCUS and DR. FAGER race against each other four times, each winning twice |
| 1969 Kentucky Derby: A thrilling finish between MAJESTIC PRINCE, ARTS AND LETTERS and DIKE |
| 1970 Kentucky Derby: DUST COMMANDER wins by open lengths at 15-1 |
| 1971 Kentucky Derby: Venezuelan champion CANONERO II comes from 18th to win easily |
| 1972 Kentucky Derby: RIVA RIDGE goes wire-to-wire |
| 1972 King George VI &; Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes: BRIGADIER GERARD goes 15-for-15 while defeating four classic winners |
| 1973 Belmont Stakes: Horse-of-the-Year SECRETARIAT takes the Triple Crown in what many call the greatest performance in racing history |
| 1973 Grand National Steeplechase: RED RUM gets his first of three, and greatest victory in the Grand National over CRISP |
| 1973 Kentucky Derby: SECRETARIAT sets the track record with consecutively faster quarters |
| 1973 Marlboro Cup: SECRETARIAT overwhelms four champions while setting a track record |
| 1973 Preakness Stakes: SECRETARIAT from last to first on the clubhouse turn |
| 1974 Kentucky Derby: CANNONADE draws away as the weaker half of the favored entry with JUDGER |
| 1975 Kentucky Derby: FOOLISH PLEASURE runs down the leaders in mid-stretch |
| 1976 Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican champion BOLD FORBES and American champion HONEST PLEASURE run one-two the entire way |
| 1976 Marlboro Cup: FOREGO runs down HONEST PLEASURE in the final stride |
| 1977 Kentucky Derby: SEATTLE SLEW asserts himself at the quarter pole after a troubled start |
| 1978 Belmont Stakes: AFFIRMED wins the Triple Crown in a virtual match race with archrival ALYDAR |
| 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup: EXCELLER takes over from 22 lengths behind but SEATTLE SLEW battles back |
| 1978 Kentucky Derby: AFFIRMED holds off the late charge of ALYDAR |
| 1979 Kentucky Derby: SPECTACULAR BID draws away in the stretch |
| 1980 Kentucky Derby: GENUINE RISK becomes only the second filly in history to win the Derby |
| 1980 Strub Stakes: SPECTACULAR BID sets the American dirt record for a mile and a quarter |
| 1981 Kentucky Derby: PLEASANT COLONY holds off the late charge of WOODCHOPPER |
| 1982 Kentucky Derby: Gato del Sol comes from the dead last to win at 21-1 |
| 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup: Michael Dickinson saddles the top five finishers, an unprecedented feat in the history of Thoroughbred training |
| 1983 Kentucky Derby: Canadian champion SUNNY'S HALO presses the pace and takes command at the quarter pole |
| 1984 Craven Stakes: LEAR FAN desperate to hold off the late challenge of RAINBOW QUEST |
| 1984 Kentucky Derby: SWALE an easy winner pressing the pace and going to the lead on the far turn |
| 1985 Kentucky Derby: SPEND A BUCK romps over a stellar Derby field |
| 1986 Cheltenham Gold Cup: DAWN RUN becomes the only mare in history to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup after surrendering the lead in the drive but courageously storming back |
| 1986 Kentucky Derby: FERDINAND finds a hole on the rail in the stretch and drives to the win |
| 1986 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: DANCING BRAVE sets an Arc record against a high-class field |
| 1987 Kentucky Derby: ALYSHEBA almost falls at the head of the stretch but recovers to run down BET TWICE |
| 1988 Breeders’ Cup Distaff: PERSONAL ENSIGN closes out an undefeated career with a last stride victory over Derby winner WINNING COLORS |
| 1988 Kentucky Derby: The filly, WINNING COLORS, steals the race on the front end |
| 1989 Breeders’ Cup Classic: SUNDAY SILENCE displays his athletic superiority against nemesis EASY GOER |
| 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup: DESERT ORCHID wins The Racing Post’s one-time “greatest race in history” over YAHOO |
| 1989 Kentucky Derby: SUNDAY SILENCE weaves through the stretch but wins comfortably |
| 1989 Preakness Stakes: SUNDAY SILENCE and EASY GOER eye-to-eye down the stretch |
| 1990 Breeders’ Cup Mile: ROYAL ACADEMY, Lester Piggot up, just noses out ITSALLGREEKTOME at the wire |
| 1990 Kentucky Derby: UNBRIDLED draws away in an emotional win for Mrs. Francis Genter |
| 1991 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile: European superstar two-year-old ARAZI makes a spectacular move on the far turn to win in hand |
| 1991 Kentucky Derby: STRIKE THE GOLD rallies from far back |
| 1992 Kentucky Derby: LIL E. TEE outfinishes CASUAL LIES |
| 1993 Kentucky Derby: SEA HERO maneuvers his way through the field for 86-year-old owner Paul Mellon’s first Derby win |
| 1994 Kentucky Derby: GO FOR GIN takes the field wire-to-wire in the slop |
| 1995 Kentucky Derby: THUNDER GULCH easily defeats his more highly regarded stable mates SERENA’S SONG and TIMBER COUNTRY |
| 1996 Kentucky Derby: GRINDSTONE barely nips CAVONNIER at the wire |
| 1997 Kentucky Derby: SILVER CHARM by a desperate nose over hard charging CAPT. BODGIT |
| 1997 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: PEINTRE CELEBRE wins in race record time |
| 1998 Kentucky Derby: REAL QUIET hangs on against the late rush of VICTORY GALLOP |
| 1999 Kentucky Derby: CHARISMATIC has enough to just turn back MENIFEE at the finish |
| 2000 Breeders' Cup Classic: Three-year-old TIZNOW, en route to being named Horse of the Year, wins his first of two Classics in a driving finish over English/Irish three-year-old champion GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
| 2000 Dubai World Cup: DUBAI MILLENNIUM cruises to a six-length win over a world-class field |
| 2000 Juddmonte International Stakes: GIANT’S CAUSEWAY and KALANISI nose-to-nose through the final two furlongs |
| 2000 Kentucky Derby: FUSAICHI PEGASUS powers to a win as the first Derby favorite since 1979 |
| 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic: TIZNOW clinches his second Classic (and the older horse championship) in a desperate battle with Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner SAKHEE |
| 2001 Irish Champion Stakes: FANTASTIC LIGHT holds off GALILEO in a prolonged stretch duel |
| 2001 Kentucky Derby: MONARCHOS sweeps to a widening lead in the fastest-paced Derby in history |
| 2002 Kentucky Derby: WAR EMBLEM controls the pace and goes wire-to-wire |
| 2003 Breeders’ Cup Turf: HIGH CHAPARRAL AND JOHAR in a dead heat |
| 2003 Kentucky Derby: FUNNY CIDE becomes the first New York-bred ever to win the Derby and the first gelding to win since 1929 |
| 2004 Kentucky Derby: SMARTY JONES pulls away in the last furlong and becomes the first undefeated Derby winner since 1977 |
| 2004 Philip H. Iselin Breeders’ Cup Handicap: Ghostzapper earns the highest Beyer Speed Figure since at least 1992 |
| 2004 Preakness Stakes: SMARTY JONES remains undefeated as he wins by 11˝ lengths |
| 2005 Kentucky Derby: GIACOMO comes from the back of the pack to prevail at 50-1 |
| 2005 Preakness Stakes: AFLEET ALEX in a brilliant display of courage goes to his knees at the quarter pole but comes back to win going away |
| 2006 Epsom Derby: SIR PERCY in front as four go under the wire together |
| 2006 Kentucky Derby: Undefeated and ill-fated BARBARO is an easy winner |
| 2006 Melbourne Cup: Two Japanese horses, DELTA BLUES and POP ROCK, a nose apart at the wire after 3,200 meters |
| 2007 Belmont Stakes: RAGS TO RICHES noses out Preakness winner CURLIN in a stirring stretch drive to become the first filly to win the Belmont in 102 years |
| 2007 Epsom Derby: AUTHORIZED overwhelms the field and gives jockey Frankie Dettori his first Derby win in 15 tries |
| 2007 Hollywood Gold Cup: In a thriller, LAVA MAN becomes only the second horse after NATIVE DIVER to win three Gold Cups and the first ever to win a G1 on dirt, turf and a synthetic surface |
| 2007 Juddmonte International Stakes: In his first start against older runners, Epsom Derby winner AUTHORIZED impressively defeats Group 1 winners DYLAN THOMAS and NOTNOWCATO |
| 2007 Kentucky Derby: STREET SENSE becomes the first ever Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner to take the Derby and the first two-year-old champion to win since 1979 |
| 2007 Melbourne Cup: 2006 Australian champion three-year-old, EFFICIENT, unplaced in six consecutive starts since winning the VRC Derby, rallies from far back to win in a heart stopper |
| 2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: DYLAN THOMAS all out in a breathtaking finish. |
| 2007 Queen's Plate: Ridden by the first female jockey ever to win the race, Emma-Jayne Wilson, MIKE FOX just wins with a furious late rush |
| 2007 Wadsworth Memorial Handicap: The last race of dual classic winner FUNNY CIDE |
| 2007 Whitney Handicap: LAWYER RON breaks Saratoga's 33 year old 9-furlong track record |
| 2008 English Two Thousand Guineas: American-bred HENRYTHENAVIGATOR overtakes 2007 European champion two-year-old NEW APPROACH by the narrowest of margins in a thriller |
| 2008 Kentucky Derby: Undefeated BIG BROWN is overwhelming winning the Derby in just his 4th start |