1997 Preakness Stakes : ABC Broadcast
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2013
- Bob Lewis, the 72-year-old owner of Silver Charm, hopes the gray colt will help him rewrite his epitaph.
Silver Charm is one victory from the Triple Crown after a gut-wrenching stretch duel with Free House and Captain Bodgit yesterday in the Preakness.
After Silver Charm won the Kentucky Derby, Lewis said he wanted his epitaph to read: "An adoring father, a loving husband and the winner of the 123rd Kentucky Derby."
"I am hoping I'll be able to amend it to also: `Winner of the 1997 Triple Crown,' " Lewis said yesterday.
"We need a Triple Crown now," said winning jockey Gary Stevens. "We need it, and the sport needs it. It couldn't happen to a better guy than Bob Lewis."
"I hope I don't let the racing fans down for the Triple Crown," said Bob Baffert, Silver Charm's trainer.
Two heads separated Silver Charm, Free House and Captain Bodgit at the end of the 1 3/16th miles.
It looked like Free House was going to win until the final strides, when Silver Charm got his head in front. The gray 3-year-old needs a victory in the Belmont Stakes on June 7 to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.
Silver Charm's victory in the 1 1/4-mile Derby also was by a head, over Captain Bodgit, who became the beaten favorite in both the Derby and the Preakness.
The 122nd Preakness certainly matched the 123rd Derby for excitement.
Four horses were in serious contention for the victory at the top of the stretch: Touch Gold on the rail, Free House next to him, then Silver Charm and Captain Bodgit on the outside. Free House was first. Silver Charm second, Touch Gold third and Captain Bodgit fourth.
Captain Bodgit, ridden by Alex Solis, moved into third past Touch Gold with about one-eighth mile to go, but then couldn't quite catch the two horses in front of him.
Silver Charm reached the end of the 1 3/16th miles on a fast track in 1:54 4/5 and paid $8.20, $4 and $2.60. Free House, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, returned $3.60 and $2.60, while Captain Bodgit returned $2.40.
Completing the order of finish after fourth-place Touch Gold were Frisk Me Now, Concerto, Hoxie, Wild Tempest, Cryp Too and Jack At The Bank.
As the stretch duel unfolded before a crowd of 88,594, Lewis shouted, "We've got to get him, Gary! We've got to get him, Gary!"
When the two horses flashed across the finish line, Lewis shouted, "We did it, Robert!" and turned and embraced Baffert, whose face showed he wasn't quite sure his horse had done it.
"I am pretty numb," Baffert said. "It's just sinking in that I won this race. It's going to be great for racing. I just hope we can go out now and win the Triple Crown."
Sometime later, at the postrace news conference, he said, "I am still numb. I can't believe it."
"I told Gary he could ride him with confidence," Baffert added.
"Just push the right buttons; no more photo finishes, though."
Silver Charm, purchased as a 2-year-old for $85,000, earned $488,150 and now has a bankroll of $1,632,300 on a record of five wins and three seconds in eight career starts.
Three of the wins and two of the seconds came in five starts this year.
A victory in the Belmont would earn Silver Charm a $5 million bonus, which includes the winner's shares of the three races.
Touch Gold stumbled at the start so badly that his nose hit the track. But jockey Chris McCarron got the horse quickly into racing gear.
McCarron lost the mount on Silver Charm after he was injured in a spill in the Jim Beam Stakes on March 29. He was unable to ride in the Derby.
Now, he can only watch - and perhaps spoil - Stevens' bid for the Triple Crown.
Of Free House's heart-wrenching loss, Desormeaux said, "It'a tough defeat. You don't know whether to laugh or cry. That Silver Charm must be doing a little better than we expected. He's a great horse."
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Silver Charm and Free House, those two silver horses had beautiful colors.
I've been going to the racetrack for my entire life and ill never forget watching the simulcast of this race from my home track when i was 17. The place was packed and i remember people were losing their minds during the stretch run, standing on tables and jumping up and down and screaming. I was an incredibly exciting race and i will never forget it, even though i was cheering for Captain Bodgit lol.
I just visited silver charm this weekend in lexington. he is happy and healthy!!
and much whiter: seems to love all the attention and carrots he gets retired at Old friends farm in Lexington ( can be seen there in videos on RUclips while the Coronavirus closures continue 😬♥️♥️♥️👏🏼👏🏼
He’s at the wonderful Best Friends farm for OTTB retirees I think( back from Japan)😬Understand Gary Steven’s visits him there before the Derby😬Mr. and Mrs. baffert have also visited him and other of his former trainees there and have supported it financially 😬
We're thinking about going on a tour as well. Silver Charm is such a sweet looking horse!
Rest in peace, Free House
these 2 always raced their hearts out
anthony ciccone two gorgeous, tough athletes!
Yep. This was the first year I started watching horse racing. I picked a great year, because I've been hooked since. Free House and Silver Charm always brought their A-Games.
Dave Johnson’s voice clear and cutting through mic’d track noise, crowd, etc. In my humble opinion he was the best track announcer ever.
Dave is a class act.
Have to give it to Chic but Dave is #2 by forever.
Don't forget about Chic Anderson. They both are HOF race callers.
The Lewises were great owners, good people, and really great for the sport. That was a nice little feature on them.
One of the best group of horse for a triple crown season. So many quality animals.
God Bless Free House. I'm lucky enough to own one of his sons.
What's his son's name? You're a lucky man, God bless!!
I would give every tooth just to own a horse..
Heck of a 3yo crop in 1997....Silver Charm and Free House were as tough as they come!
In my opinion, this is the greatest Preakness Stakes of all time along with 1989
Free House one of my favorite horses of all time. Loved him!
Free House died by falling and hit his head. I remember hearing it in 2004. He was only 10. I was going to visit Free House at Vessell's in Bonsall, CA. Already visited him twice. Broke my heart when I heard it.
My favorite horse I've ever met. He was everything I thought about him. A rubberneck. Always rolling his eyes. Always curious. I remember when I had to go, I told him of all the races he won. He nodded! My girlfriend and I were stunned. He knew.
Then 30 minutes later, I go to Pala Casino nearby Vessell's stud farm and I win $400 from a nickel slot. That's all from Free House. He gave me that luck on my brother's 10th birthday (May 26, 2004).
I miss Freebie (1994-2004). RIP to Free House and Trudy McCaffery who died of cancer.
Silver Charm 25th anniversary!!!!
Best race ever imo
Captain Bodgett was taken wide too late. What a shame, he never raced again due to injury.
2 clear cut winners for best Preakness ever: 1989 & 1997
Touch Gold could not have had a worse trip. Cryp Too not getting into the starting gate screwed Touch Gold but Touch Gold got his revenge in the Belmont.
I miss Jim McKay!
During the 1989 Preakness segment in this telecast, ABC uses music from the film Glory which came out that same year.
Captain Bodgit had the momentum but came up short.
Silver Charm...now platinum :)
Free House died by falling and hit his head. I remember hearing it in 2004. He was only 10. I was going to visit Free House at Vessell's in Bonsall, CA. Already visited him twice. Broke my heart when I heard it.
My favorite horse I've ever met. He was everything I thought about him. A rubberneck. Always rolling his eyes. Always curious. I remember when I had to go, I told him of all the races he won. He nodded! My girlfriend and I were stunned. He knew.
Then 30 minutes later, I go to Pala Casino nearby Vessell's stud farm and I win $400 from a nickel slot. That's all from Free House. He gave me that luck on my brother's 10th birthday (May 26, 2004).
I miss Freebie (1994-2004). RIP to Free House and Trudy McCaffery who died of cancer.
Such a shame he was going to be a great Sire one of my all time favorite horses..
Silver Charm
(February 22, 1994 - )
* Sire: Silver Buck
* Grandsire: Buckpasser
* Dam: Bonnie´s Poker
* Damsire: Poker
* 24 Starts
* 12 Wins
* 7 Seconds
* 2 Thirds
* U.S.$ 6,944,369 earned.
* Owners: Bob & Beverly Lewis (R.I.P. Both)
* Trainer: Bob Baffert
* Jockeys: David Flores
Chris McCarron
Gary Stevens
* United States Champion 3 Year-Old colt (1997)
* Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2007)
* No. 63 "Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the XX century List"
* Greetings from Venezuela.
Silver Charm
(22 de Febrero, 1994 - )
* Padre: Silver Buck
* Abuelo Paterno: Buckpasser
* Madre: Bonnie´s Poker
* Abuelo Materno: Poker
* 24 Salidas
* 12 Primeros
* 7 Segundos
* 2 Terceros
* U.S.$ 6,944,369 producidos.
* Propietarios: Bob & Beverly Lewis (Q.E.P.D. Ambos)
* Entrenador: Bob Baffert
* Jinetes: David Flores
Chris McCarron
Gary Stevens
* Campeón tresañero de Estados Unidos (1997)
* Exaltado al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama (2007)
* No. 63 "Lista de los 100 Mejores Caballos de Carrera del Siglo XX"
* Saludos desde Venezuela.
These 2 horses raced hard
"Hold up! Hold up! Hold up! Alright, straighten them up." Love that guy.
That 1997 class was a great crop, they had sires and great horses
Silver Charm, Freehouse, Captain Bodgit, Touch Gold, and the sires Pulpit and Crypto, Frisk me now
Race Call:
Dave Johnson
I remember watching this live on tv. We had to wait another 18 years for triple crown glory.
For anyone who cares, the actual race is at 48:15.
After the race, during the winners interview, as if she saw into the future, When Leslie says. "They have silver, maybe in a couple weeks they'll have GOLD!!" they got gold they did, the betting public that bet on TOUCH GOLD...
battle of the grays
Touch Gold got unlucky
Free House Rocks!!! turned out to be the best horse of that crop.
Bigrosty44 , I also thought a lot of Free House, but I'm not sure how you come up with he turned out to be a better horse than Silver Charm? Silver Charm won the Dubai World Cup, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Goodwood Stakes, Clark Handicap, Kentucky Cup Classic, San Vicente Stakes, San Fernando Stakes, Strub Stakes, & Del Mar Futurity. Tough as he was, Free House never came remotely close to logging the same level of wins that Silver Charm did.
I think Silver Charm was the Champion of that year yah I'm pretty sure about that. Free House was good but the Charm was better
GBeret83 Of course it is subjective. But that Pacific Classic, just crushing the very talented Gentlemen. Kind of cemented "the House" as the better horse. But not by much. It was one of the great rivalries in the sports history.
No he didn't. Silver Charm was the best of that crop.
Touch gold would of won by 5 plus lengths with a cleaner trip!! Keep your eye on the 4 throughout this race. 💯
In Europe they scratch a horse that would take too much time to get into the gate. Ridiculous!
Wow -- the camera work and the interviews were all way better then they are today -- how can that be ????
Exactly
Shades of Quality Road in the Breeders Cup. If they don't go in in two minutes flat, they should be scratched.
clearly they dont want to run..he looked like he broke down also
Touch Gold was better than all of them just unlucky...
Silver Charm beat Touch Gold and Skip Away In the 1998 Breeders Cup Classic. Touch Gold finished 8th in the 10 horse field and Skip Away finished 6th. in the 10 horse field while Silver Charm placed 2nd. behind Awesome Again by 3/4 of a length. Why would you think Touch Gold was the BEST horse? Silver Charm was out of our home bred Bonnie's Poker by Poker out of What A Surprise. Poker was also the damsire of My Charmer the dam of Seattle Slew. Silver Charm had the same damsire breeding as Seattle Slew. This was the awesome outcome of the well planned breeding by the Dr.S.E. Garland and Mrs. Martha Worthington Garland, Longchamp Farm, Paris, Ky. What a Surprise blessing!
Derby winner as 3d choice in odds? Has that happened since?
Had $100 on both Free House and Silver Charm in Mexico on the triple crown wager...needed to finish 1st or 2nd all 3 triple crown races...40/1 on Silver Charm, and 100/1 on Free House
I remember watching this race and I almost had a heart attack. I had Free House $20 to win. Got beat by a nose in a photo.
The Cryp too incident is a black eye on the sport shameful. He should have been scratched.
“PHOTO FINISH”
What did free house 🏡 die of?
He fell and hit his head. I remember hearing it in 2004. He was only 10. I was going to visit Free House at Vessell's in Bonsall, CA. Already visited him twice. Broke my heart when I heard it.
My favorite horse I've ever met. He was everything I thought about him. A rubberneck. Always rolling his eyes. Always curious. I remember when I had to go, I told him of all the races he won. He nodded! My girlfriend and I were stunned. He knew. Then 30 minutes later, I go to Pala Casino and I win $400 from a nickel slot. That's all from Free House. He gave me that luck on my brother's 10th birthday (May 26, 2004).
I miss Freebie (1994-2004). RIP to Free House and Trudy McCaffery who died of cancer.
He fell and hit his head. I remember hearing it in 2004. He was only 10. I was going to visit Free House at Vessell's in Bonsall, CA. Already visited him twice. Broke my heart when I heard it.
My favorite horse I've ever met. He was everything I thought about him. A rubberneck. Always rolling his eyes. Always curious. I remember when I had to go, I told him of all the races he won. He nodded! My girlfriend and I were stunned. He knew. Then 30 minutes later, I go to Pala Casino and I win $400 from a nickel slot. That's all from Free House. He gave me that luck on my brother's 10th birthday (May 26, 2004).
I miss Freebie (1994-2004). RIP to Free House and Trudy McCaffery who died of cancer.
Stevens is regarded as a great jockey but he's so weak in the finish - no upper body power - i'm a fan of stevens but seriously maybe he's riding injured with his knee problem that plagued his career
I never realized how little race riding he did in the stretch.
Kept whipping
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