Parked five turns without cover, jogged home in 30 and change. Had $50 to win on him capping a day where I had $8.00 after the fifth at Belmont, $125 after the Ninth, and $500.00 by the time I got home. Won the Challe nge Cup a few weeks later parked three-wide on the fifth turn and FIVE-wide on the sixth. All at age nine. Best trotter I've ever seen. His son, His Majesty, won the race in 1995 in 2:25 and change for a world record that was lowered to 2:23.4 a few years ago.
Admire how Ideal Du Gazeau suddenly raises its head when it reaches the finish line ..... it looks like it wants to say to people: "I hope you have finally understood that I am a real legend and that even with my nine years I easily kick the ass of your young champions ... "
I was more than likely at this race. I spent a lot of Saturday nights during the stakes season at Roosevelt during the mid seventies to mid eighties. Great memories.
Except (as noted in other comments), the fractions of his Internationals were far slower with the 1982 and '83 editions having fractions usually seen by bottom-level trotters. Lutin D'Isgny would have likely blown Ideal away as he did all the competition the two years after this Internatiional took place with those the two fastest of the Roosevelt editions.
@@pugskins True, but Lutin would have forced a MUCH faster pace had he been in this International. Ideal would not have been able to sit off slow fractions like he did here. And Reve du'On in 1990 (after the International moved to Yonkers) was ALSO parked five turns the way Ideal was yet he went the first mile in 1:59 and trotted 1 1/4 Miles in a then-world record 2:28 3/5. Reve almost did it again a year later but got run down by Peace Corps, one of the greatest trotting mares of all time in a race that equaled that mark.
He was NINE in this race. I had 50 to win on him at 9-2 and couldn't believe it he was parked the whole way. Turned $6 after the fifth at Belmont into 500 by the time I got home from Roosevelt. Great night for a teen.
Bobbo was an open trotter and a half-mile track specialist. He had his head handed to him the few times he raced at The Meadowlands over the mile oval.
Jack E Lee is one of the best track announcers EVER in US History. Do your homework b4 embarrassing yourself w/ pronunciation issues. Been 2 Roosevelt Raceway 1000s of x. Take it 2 the bank.
@blcfny98: The first mile (2:06) was as fast as C-2 (bottom level) trotters went then. I doubt he would have held on a year later when Lutin D'Isgny went SIX FULL SECONDS faster for the first mile than Ianthin cut in the '83 edition.
It's too bad Lutin D'Isgny (who won the next two Internationals) was not in the '83 edition, as he would go on to win the 1984 International in a then-world record 2:30 for 1 1/4 Miles and then would easily do it again a year later in 2:31, the second fastest Roosevelt International to that point (after the International moved to Yonkers in 1988, Reve du'On and Peace Corps in successive years (1990 and '91) would set and equal the then-record of 2:28 3/5 in what were likely the two best Internationals of them all). I don't think Ideal would have been able to be parked five turns like he was in this Intnernational in the one the next year when Lutin D'Isgny set the record of 2:30 and going the mile in 2:00 even, six full seconds faster than in this International where they went as fast as bottom-level trotters did then.
Ideal went 2:31.3 for the 10F split in the Challenge Cup after having to swing five-wide to go around Diamond Exchange. Never punish a horse for winning this one had five other gears.
A magical race that brings back so many memories - I was back home in Sweden listening to the broadcasting of the race - supporting Legolas :)
Idéal Du Gazeau is my trotter Grandfather :D I couldn't believe it when i found out! Idéal is so beautiful and just amazing!
The best trotter I have ever seen
Ideal du Gazeau = 2 X Prix d'Amérique, 2 X Elitloppet, 3 X International Trot, etc etc.........
Ideal du Gazeau = legend.
Parked five turns without cover, jogged home in 30 and change. Had $50 to win on him capping a day where I had $8.00 after the fifth at Belmont, $125 after the Ninth, and $500.00 by the time I got home. Won the Challe nge Cup a few weeks later parked three-wide on the fifth turn and FIVE-wide on the sixth. All at age nine. Best trotter I've ever seen. His son, His Majesty, won the race in 1995 in 2:25 and change for a world record that was lowered to 2:23.4 a few years ago.
That world record is now 2:22 1/5, set last year by Twister Bi.
that's mostly due to better equipment and faster surfaces I think.
Admire how Ideal Du Gazeau suddenly raises its head when it reaches the finish line ..... it looks like it wants to say to people: "I hope you have finally understood that I am a real legend and that even with my nine years I easily kick the ass of your young champions ... "
The French horses during this time were kick ass good.
I was more than likely at this race. I spent a lot of Saturday nights during the stakes season at Roosevelt during the mid seventies to mid eighties. Great memories.
Didn't we all?
Ideal du Gazeau is one of the greatest trotter's ever. His driver/trainer was Eugene Lefevre
Except (as noted in other comments), the fractions of his Internationals were far slower with the 1982 and '83 editions having fractions usually seen by bottom-level trotters. Lutin D'Isgny would have likely blown Ideal away as he did all the competition the two years after this Internatiional took place with those the two fastest of the Roosevelt editions.
Not fair walt.
You can only beat who you race against !
@@pugskins True, but Lutin would have forced a MUCH faster pace had he been in this International. Ideal would not have been able to sit off slow fractions like he did here.
And Reve du'On in 1990 (after the International moved to Yonkers) was ALSO parked five turns the way Ideal was yet he went the first mile in 1:59 and trotted 1 1/4 Miles in a then-world record 2:28 3/5. Reve almost did it again a year later but got run down by Peace Corps, one of the greatest trotting mares of all time in a race that equaled that mark.
@@WaltGekko
Listen Lutin was a beast
No argument.that is what used to make harness racing great.
@@WaltGekko They have met, Ideal du gazeau won.
He was NINE in this race. I had 50 to win on him at 9-2 and couldn't believe it he was parked the whole way. Turned $6 after the fifth at Belmont into 500 by the time I got home from Roosevelt. Great night for a teen.
Bobbo was an A-3 trotter not long before or after this.
Bobbo was an open trotter and a half-mile track specialist. He had his head handed to him the few times he raced at The Meadowlands over the mile oval.
Jack E Lee is one of the best track announcers EVER in US History. Do your homework b4 embarrassing yourself w/ pronunciation issues. Been 2 Roosevelt Raceway 1000s of x. Take it 2 the bank.
Steve Sparx Givem hell Steve!!!
@blcfny98: The first mile (2:06) was as fast as C-2 (bottom level) trotters went then. I doubt he would have held on a year later when Lutin D'Isgny went SIX FULL SECONDS faster for the first mile than Ianthin cut in the '83 edition.
It's too bad Lutin D'Isgny (who won the next two Internationals) was not in the '83 edition, as he would go on to win the 1984 International in a then-world record 2:30 for 1 1/4 Miles and then would easily do it again a year later in 2:31, the second fastest Roosevelt International to that point (after the International moved to Yonkers in 1988, Reve du'On and Peace Corps in successive years (1990 and '91) would set and equal the then-record of 2:28 3/5 in what were likely the two best Internationals of them all).
I don't think Ideal would have been able to be parked five turns like he was in this Intnernational in the one the next year when Lutin D'Isgny set the record of 2:30 and going the mile in 2:00 even, six full seconds faster than in this International where they went as fast as bottom-level trotters did then.
Ideal went 2:31.3 for the 10F split in the Challenge Cup after having to swing five-wide to go around Diamond Exchange. Never punish a horse for winning this one had five other gears.
Savoir w Del Insko!!!!
IT WAS VERY UPSETTING THAT BRIDGER AND YANKEE PREDATOR BOTH BROKE DAVE GREEN AND PERCY ROBILARD NEVER HAD ANY LUCK AFTER THAT DAY