Phenomenal Easy Goer. Back then, They ran the Wood Memorial only two weeks after the Gotham (Easy Goer ran his record mile in 1:32 and change), and only two weeks before the Derby.
Easy Goer, what a masterpiece of a horse! And New York was the ONLY state in the entire country during that era that didn't allow ANY drugs and medications. New York didn't allow horses to race on ANY drugs during that era, while the rest of the country did. New York banned and prohibited all race-day drugs and medications. Only New York, among all the nation's racing jurisdictions, forbid the use of all drugs and medications on horses while racing. New York's no-medication no-drug rules during that era kept the outcomes crystal clear. New York's refusal to allow race-day drugs was a big factor in keeping New York's major races the true tests of champions in that era. Champions are born, made, based and/or trained anywhere in the world, but most American champions are still crowned having run in the major races in New York. And New York was and still is the most prominent racing circuit in North America.
And to think he won the Gotham in Stakes Record time two weeks before the Wood, Then wins the Wood, two weeks later is in the Derby, two weeks after that he's in the Preakness and three weeks later still he's in the Belmont. That's FIVE races in a span of just *11* weeks. WHAT a horse! NO horse these days could do what he did in 1989, most can't even run two races in 11 weeks. Amazing, just amazing.
Yes, he ran great in the Kentucky Derby considering he beat Secretariat's Gotham by a full second and set a new track record by beating Stop the Music's previous track record by 4 lengths. Asking a lot for him to come back in the Derby in only 2 weeks and he still came in 2nd to really good horse.
Easy Goer ran five races in a span of just nine weeks. The record mile in 1:32 in the Gotham, the Wood Memorial two weeks later, then two weeks later the start of the Triple Crown races. Additionally back in 1989, the Woodward against older horses was run at a mile and a quarter, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup also against older horses was run at a mile and a half. How times have changed, as well as horses. What an old school Hall of Fame champ he was.
Why NBC has to show such junk about Secretariat, when the focus of the day was on Easy Goer is simply sick, sick, sick. Easy Goer did things Secretariat could only dream of. In my, and many other horseman's estimation, he was a better horse than Sec. His loses in the Derby and Preakness hurt his image. Great horses lose in the Derby sometimes, but to lose by a nose to Sunday Silence was a tragedy. He could at least have been in the elite group of h orses who lost the Derby, but who easily won the last two more important races.
@@brucerobbins3584 You are dumb dumb dumb EG is nowhere near as good as big red EG could only win in NY against the same old horses over and over again
@@sigscorpion9275 You are dumb dumb dumb. The drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence could only win (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) by the narrowest of margins with illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc); ss could only win by the narrowest of margins with his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss could only win on smaller 8f sized tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with illegal ped drugs; ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks with circumferences larger than 8f; ss could only win G1's at 9f to 10f (EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free without any drugs) with illegal ped drugs. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer WON outside drug-free New York (the only state in the entire country at the time which banned all drugs, & as importantly also banned ss's illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill as well) & WON against far far far more different horses over & over again. POOR drug-reliant & banned illegal veterinarian Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence WHO NEEDED EVERYTHING HIS OWN WAY to WIN a RACE. ss could NOT win a race (ss got crushed) or run without all of his illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc), while Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss got demolished) or run without his banned illegal vet Alex Harthill while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks) or run on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than 8f, while EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks. OH SNAP!! Muddy, wet or sloppy tracks? Easy Goer won on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks & ran 7f in a blazing 1:22 in one of them, and 10f in 2:01 (25 lengths faster than ss ran 10f in mud) in the other on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks. Changing leads? EG changed leads at precisely the same exact instant that ss changed leads, so ss must also have a hard time changing leads as well. So much for all of that. ss won ZERO races (ss got cremated) when he was forced to run drug-free (The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss LOST all races (ss got obliterated) when he was forced to run drug-free (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free without any drugs) without all of his banned illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Etorphine, Sublimaze, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss also won ZERO races (ss got pulverized) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss LOST ALL races (ss got smashed) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss also won ZERO races on bigger tracks (Easy Goer won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with circumferences larger than 8f; ss LOST 4 races (Easy Goer won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f oval sized tracks) on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than a mile with less turns/bigger wider turns; ss only won G1 races at 9f to 10f only with illegal performance enhancing drugs & only on small 8f sized tracks with much more time & rest between races & ran far less career races; the True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free w/o any drugs on all 3 sized tracks (8f, 9f & 12f) on sloppy, wet, muddy, & fast tracks with much less time & rest between races & ran far more career races, & ran faster times at all distances & ran far superior speed figures & far superior performance ratings at all distances. Oh snap, so much for all of that. When it comes to excuses the drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal veterinarian Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence had tons of excuses - ss's trainer Whittingham's excuses, "I am very angered that there is only 1 state in the whole country which bans all performance enhancing drugs, which bans all drugs, & also bans the illegal criminal veterinarian Alex Harthill (Harthill admitted to illegally giving illegal performance enhancing drugs [Clenbuterol, Subliamze, Etorphine, etc] to the drug-reliant sunday silence) despite his criminal record (Harthill was arrested numerous times in many states [Kentucky, NY, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, etc] for illegally drugging numerous horses). I think ss maybe can be as good as EG, & maybe can be as Great as Easy Goer, but ONLY IF EVERYTHING goes ss's way. SS got beat because he couldn't be administered all of his much needed ped drugs by the banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill. SS got beat because he couldn't be treated by the banned illegal vet Harthill. SS also got beat in 4 races because he didn't like bigger tracks with circumferences larger than mile. SS also got beat in 5 races because of the many mistakes Valenzuela made, & because of weight concessions as well." The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer was a far better runner, it is as clear as day.
@@sigscorpion9275 as good as big red sec? If he was big red secretariat he'd have lost many races to 7 horrible ponies by a whopping 12 lengths combined while carrying feathery low weights to boot. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer WON outside drug-free New York (the only state in the entire country at the time which banned all drugs, & as importantly also banned ss's illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill as well) & WON against far far far more different horses over & over again. The drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence could only win (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) by the narrowest of margins with illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc); ss could only win by the narrowest of margins with his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss could only win on smaller 8f sized tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with illegal ped drugs; ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks with circumferences larger than 8f; ss could only win G1's at 9f to 10f (EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free without any drugs) with illegal ped drugs. POOR drug-reliant & banned illegal vet Alex Harthill-reliant ss WHO NEEDED EVERYTHING HIS OWN WAY to WIN a RACE. ss could NOT win a race (ss got crushed) or run without all of his illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc), while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss got demolished) or run without his banned illegal vet Harthill while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks) or run on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than 8f, while EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks. Muddy, wet or sloppy tracks? EG won on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks & ran 7f in a blazing 1:22 in one of them, & 10f in 2:01 (25 lengths faster than ss ran 10f in mud) in the other on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks. ss won ZERO races (ss got cremated) when he was forced to run drug-free (EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss LOST all races (ss got obliterated) when he was forced to run drug-free (EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Etorphine, Sublimaze, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss also won ZERO races (ss got pulverized) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Harthill; ss LOST ALL races (ss got smashed) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Harthill; ss also won ZERO races on bigger tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with circumferences larger than 8f; ss LOST 4 races (EG won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f oval sized tracks) on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than a mile; ss only won G1 races at 9f to 10f only with illegal ped drugs & only on small 8f sized tracks with much more time & rest between races & ran far less career races; EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free w/o any drugs on all 3 sized tracks (8f, 9f & 12f) on sloppy, wet, muddy, & fast tracks with much less time & rest between races & ran far more career races, & ran faster times at all distances & ran far superior speed figures & far superior performance ratings at all distances. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer's few narrow defeats by the slimmest of margins did nothing to "sting" the fact that he was an Extraordinary All-Time Great Hall of Fame Champion. EG = Extraordinary Greatness. EG's avg margin of defeat in his losses were than ONE LENGTH. SS's avg margin of defeat in his losses was much higher than EG's. Sec lost 4 races by a combined 12 lengths to inferior horses with a much larger avg margin of defeat in his losses. Citation lost 4 of 5 to Noor; & Cy's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Kelso lost 3 of 4 to Beau Purple; Kelso's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Dr Fager lost 2 of 4 to Damascus by a combined 12 LENGTHS; both Dr Fager & Damascus's avg margin of defeat in their losses were also much larger. Forego lost 2 of 3 to both Big Spruce & Wajima; Forego's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. John Henry lost 4 of 4 to Cabrini Green; John Henry also lost 3 of 3 to Darby Creek Road; & John Henry's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Shuvee lost 4 of to Gallant Bloom; both Shuvee & Gallant Bloom's avg margin of defeat in their losses were also much larger. Ditto Akureyri 3, Pleasant Colony 1; Formal Gold 4, Skip Away 2; Billy Kelly 8, Sir Barton 4; Summer Squall 4, Unbridled 2; Bayern 2, California Chrome 1; & ditto for Buckpasser, Affirmed, Aly, Slew, Bid, Swaps, Nashua, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Omaha, Gallant Fox, Assault, Exterminator, American Pharoah, Ghostzapper, Curlin, Invasor, Point Given, Tiznow, Alysheba, Cigar, Holy Bull, Silver Charm, & an endless amount of others. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer was a far better runner, it is as clear as day.
Easy Goer was such a naturally gifted champion, who ran so many flawless performances. A famous trainer said about Easy Goer, "I am shocked Easy Goer can be such a great, great horse with his horrible ankles,looking like swollen avocados, all lumpy and misshapen. He's got some osselets with some calcification there. A tribute to his greatness."
Easy Goer's times? Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to denigrate Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances - no matter what anyone does. There is no way to downplay the fact that two weeks earlier Easy Goer (1:32 2/5) ran 1/5 of a second off the WORLD RECORD mile of Dr. Fagers (1:32 1/5) and destroyed Secretariat's stakes record by a full second - and it was only Easy Goers second start as a three year old; Easy Goer still holds the mile track record to this day - 27 years and counting; and Easy Goer ran the fastest mile ever by any three year old conceding significant weight. Easy Goer also ran the second fastest Belmont Stakes of all time at 12f behind only Secretariat. Easy Goer also ran right on the 6.5f track record as a two year old; ran right on the 8f Champagne record at age two; ran the fastest 7f of the year in Florida in his first start at age three; ran right on the existing 9f track record in one of the fastest Whitney's ever against older horses conceding weight; ran just off the 10f track record in one of the fastest Travers ever; ran right on the existing 10f track record in the 10f Suburban conceding significant weight. Even EG's very narrow losses at 9.5f (1:53 4/5) and 10f (2:00 1/5) were very fast races. Easy Goer's so called 'slow' timed races in this Wood Memorial (112 speed figure) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (122 speed figure) against older horses were actually very fast, as they were run on very slow playing surfaces under hand rides. Churchill - when muddy - plays (played) very very slow. Easy Goer ran numerous 120 or faster speed figures in his career, and also consistently ran in the 120 speed figure range on a regular basis in his races; he also ran the fastest Speed Figure performance by any two-year-old, as well as the fastest Speed Figure performance in any Triple Crown race since racing figures were first published. When you downplay (state EG was 'quite pitiful') EG, you are also stating SS was quite pitiful also. For example: When SS LOST the Grade 2 Swaps to Prized, he ran 10f in 2:02 on a rock hard California track. Meanwhile Easy Goer beat Prized by 25 lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on a dull, deep slow playing surface. When SS won the Louisiana Super Derby he beat the Louisiana claimer Big Earl, and ran 10f in over 2:03 1/5. And some of the horses they beat included: Cryptoclearance, Slew City Clew, Proper Reality, Clever Trevor, Awe Inspiring, Blushing John, Prized etc, and they were all multimillionaire, multiple Grade 1 winners. Expensive Decision was a WORLD RECORD holder for both a mile and mile and a sixteenth for over 20 years. And they both beat Hawkster multiple times, and Hawkster also was a world record holder for over 30 years at a mile and a half. When they both lost to Criminal Type, EG had to concede more weight than SS did. SS beat Le Voyageur by 1 length in the Belmont Stakes, while Easy Goer beat him by a pole multiple times. Etc etc etc. Neither were pitiful in any way; both were all time greats.
Must be such a thrill to be on a horse and just know you are going to win...Pat Day hand riding him in stretch while surrounded by horses...Must be able to "feel" all the horse power underneath him during this moment and is just super confident..
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism, great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne, Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc) dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics, training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances.
"The Hall of Fame champion Easy Goer was a natural, with his strongly defined, chiseled features, luminescent red coat, and with the force of his bearing and power in his performances. Easy Goer would win with uncommon authority, displaying unbridled power and acceleration. Easy Goer was an explosive, powerful bolt who accelerated past horses instantly with a huge, fluid, ground-swallowing stride, the ground a blur beneath his hooves, leaving horses behind in widening wakes while appearing to make only fleeting contact with the dirt. Easy Goer was a red blur who whooshed by horses like a Ferrari passing tricycles, defying gravity and physics with an aristocratic nonchalance; an explosion of will and determination that he routinely unveiled with immense ability which brought him to the Hall of Fame, a shrine which is the ultimate honor for any and every Thoroughbred. Since the genesis of the breed, no Thoroughbred has fun a faster mile than Easy Goer as a three-year-old, while he came within only one-fifth of Dr. Fager's hallowed world-record; and only one horse, Secretariat, has run a faster mile-and-a-half Test-of-the-Champion Belmont Stakes than Easy Goer. Easy Goer also ran some of the fastest performances of all-time in the Travers, Whitney, Suburban and Champagne Stakes races. Even Easy Goer's few narrow defeats did nothing to dispel the notion that Easy Goer was one of the best of all-time; the brilliance in his performances were worthy of only a highly special racehorse. Even his scarce, slim losses were resounding; there was never any quit in Easy Goer. Even certifiable legends are allowed some transgressions and losses, and Easy Goer would summon up enough class, courage and heart even in his infrequent, tight losses. He always ran well and was right there even in his close defeats." - In Easy Goer's Hall of Fame induction article in BloodHorse magazine.
Very Rare Good ride by Pat Day aboard this Horse...Sat Close...Did not make "Multiple" moves in race while also having a bad trip...Belmont was another Example of a Good ride and Trip...Most other Races Pat Day had this Horse breaking awkwardly...Losing ground...Rushing up...Falling back again...Rushing up again...Blocked...squeezed...Wide...Pinned on rail...Easy Goer was a HUGE Talent...
Pat Day never seemed nervous during this race even when he was headed in the stretch...Took a peak over his shoulder and continued to hand ride Easy Goer...Must be a very nice feeling as a Jockey knowing you still have a lot of horse left while being headed...Just nudged Easy Goer a bit and took off...
Hand Ridden entire race..Pat Day was always cautious aboard Easy Goer...He knew he had terrible ankle problems and always tried to bring Easy Goer to the winners circle with something left in the tank...This mentality later cost Easy Goer a few close races...Pat Day really did not know what to do with such a talented horse like Easy Goer and was spoiled on his back..Easy Goer holds the "best" number in history or 1 of the best numbers in history in about 9 different Graded Stakes races..And he was not even pushed in most of those..Brilliant talent but suffered very problematic ankles..
Wow, what a horse. I've lately fallen in love with Sunday Silence, thinking Easy Goer was not quite as captivating being that he was more gifted. I was missing the point. Easy Goer is one of the all-time greats. I love both horses. But I marvel at EG so much now. If anything, I wish one of those two had captured the triple crown in 89.
Easy Goer was given 1 of the most Careless Timid Spoiled rides in the 1989 Classic as he "Exploded" toward and through the Wire to lose by a Neck as the heavy 1-2 favorite...Pat Day cost Easy Goer Horse of the Year in that race...Easy Goer had a lot of gas left in the tank that was left on the track that day....
When Easy Goer stepped on to the racetrack even at Gulfstream Park the Track Record could be broken...Any distance...Even at the tender age of 2....Sure he lost a few races and Sunday Silence had his number...But nobody can deny Easy Goers talent...1 of the most talented racehorses we probably ever witnessed..
"In 1984 I gave serious consideration about getting out of racing. I was going to sell my equipment and go into the seminary, but The Lord told me to stay in races" Pat Day (October 13, 1953 - ) Retired jockey. Greetings from Venezuela.
Easy Goer (March 21, 1986 - May 12, 1994) * Sire: Alydar * Grandsire: Raise a Native * Dam: Relaxing * Damsire: Buckpasser * Breeder: Ogden Phipps * Owner: Ogden Phipps * Trainer: Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III * 20 Starts * 14 Wins * 5 Seconds * 1 Third * U.S:$ 4,873,770 earned * U.S. Champion Two Year-Old Colt in 1988 * Inducted to The National Musuem of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1997. * No. 34 in "The BloodHorse Magazine Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th. Century List" Rest In Peace Champion! Greetings from Venezuela. Easy Goer (21 de Marzo, 1986 - 12 de Mayo, 1994) * Padre: Alydar * Abuelo Paterno: Raise a Native * Madre: Relaxing * Abuelo Materno: Buckpasser * Criador: Ogden Phipps * Propietario: Ogden Phipps * Entrenador: Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III * 20 Salidas * 14 Primeros * 5 Segundos * 1 Tercero * U.S:$ 4,873,770 producidos ¡Descansa En paz Campeón! * Potro Campeón de Dos Años en Estados Unidos (1988) * Exaltado al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 1997. * No. 34 en la "Lista de los 100 Mejores Caballos de Carrera del Siglo XX" de la revista "TheBloodHorse Magazine" Saludos desde Venezuela.
Was just simply unfortunate to be pinned on the rail the entire stretch in the Preakness...Classic is the Race He definitely should have won though...Easy Goer had natural tactical speed but Pat Day had him too far back and put the horse in position to have to make up a Ton of ground in the Gulfstream stretch...Should have won that race comfortably with a more mindful ride...Was absolutely flying once he hit his top gear approaching the wire...
Yes, I think I remember Rive Ridge.....wasn't he the horse that horse that a 4 years--- Set t NTR in the Stuvesant H., of 1:47, a NWR in the Marlbror Cup Inv. H. of 1:45.4 ETR in the Massachussets H., of 1:48.2 and a NWR in the Brooklyn H., of 1:52.4, two thirds of the Handicap Triple Crown. Do you think that is the SAME River Ridge that the announcer mentioned here? Nah!!!!
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. Bums? Even "bums" like Stylish Winner, Charlatan, Big Earl, Houston, Northern Wolf and Endow ran faster or stayed with Sunday Silence around turns in numerous races. And what? Amazing that a guy like you who wrote, "Pat Day absolutely blew this race (1989 BC Classic)," would spew such utter nonsense & falsities on numerous videos. While that is an opinion on Day's riding that we share, your other contradictory "opinions" on Easy Goer's speed & abilities on turns are totally false. In this race, Easy Goer was on the lead the entire race, and maintained the lead around the far turn with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waiting for competition around the turn while still maintaining the lead anyways; then EG drew off under a hand ride without being asked. In the Travers, Easy Goer made a big move running very fast into a fast pace and made up 3 full lengths early on the far turn on a front-running speedster & multiple G1 winner Clever Trevor; then Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waited when he got right next to him, then drew away under a hand ride running one of the fastest Travers ever and a 123 Beyer. You made another false statement about Easy Goer's JCGC win. In that JCGC, Easy Goer got to the lead early down the backstretch, then maintained the lead around the far turn even with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - purposely waiting & letting the multi-millionaire Cryptoclearance right alongside, still maintained the lead throughout the entire turn, then drew off under a hand ride defeating top older horses for a third time running a 122 Beyer. In the 1989 Whitney & Woodward, Easy Goer was making big moves around the turns, but Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - got him checked & stopped numerous times making numerous riding errors; but EG still won defeating top older horses while conceding weight & running 120 or faster Beyer speed figures. Easy Goer was also still perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism, great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne, Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc) dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics, training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances. From the recent book Ride 2 win by Gary West and the DRF champions book, I quote: "At various points in races, Day would merely 'let' Easy Goer run, not asking him. With the red flash Easy Goer, a request to run was not needed; Day would sit motionless with no encouragement. Easy Goer loved to run, and in an INSTANT, Easy Goer would take off with accelerated BURSTS that were visually STUNNING, reminiscent of moves of other legendary Hall of Fame champions. Easy Goer also would unleash SPECTACULAR moves around turns over bigger, larger turns on bigger, larger tracks." Clearly, Easy Goer had instant acceleration at all points in races. Easy Goer was generally faster on straightaways and larger, bigger turns and larger, bigger tracks. SS was generally faster on sharper, smaller turns on sharper, smaller tracks. Although - as I said - Easy Goer was still capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. But a lot of it also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics, training/trainers etc. Easy Goer also ran many more races in a shorter time period with much less time between races, and at more varying distances; & he ran mostly in the only state in the entire country at the time that banned all drugs & medications. SS ran significantly less races with much more time between races, at less varying distances, & all but 1 of his races were run in states that allowed drugs & medications. Sunday Silence's record (Lost 4 of 6 races) on bigger tracks with a circumference of 1 1/8m or larger was very similar to Easy Goer's record on smaller mile circumferenced tracks. However, size of tracks, size of turns, straightaway/turn speed & acceleration, region, rider/rider tactics, trainer/training, drugs/medications not being allowed, etc etc, are just a few of the numerous variables, and cannot be simplified when there are many more factors and variables. It is much more complicated than that given the myriad of variables that determine the outcome of races. Failing to factor the numerous other variables in can lead to the wrong conclusions about why horses win or lose races. It makes no sense to look at cause and effect simplistically because other variables may have determined the outcome. Just because the Earth looks flat based on the way we actually see it, does not mean that it is flat. SS held the slight 3 to 1 edge over EG in the races they both ran in. Those are facts, but who's "better overall", "better in general," or "better" in any way are all totally subjective. "Better" is totally subjective and numerous greats were behind or tied in head to head records vs other horses. Citation, Kelso, Easy Goer, Forego, Dr Fager, Damascus, Swaps, Nashua, John Henry, Skip Away, Sir Barton, Pleasant Colony, Shuvee and many others. Citation got beat 4 out of 5 by Noor; Kelso got beat 3 out of 4 by Beau Purple; Forego got beat 2 out of 3 by Big Spruce; Shuvee got beat 4 out of 5 by Gallant Bloom; Dr Fager got beat 2 out of 4 by Damascus; Pleasant Colony got beat 3 out of 4 by Akureyri; Triple Crown winner Sir Barton got beat 8 out of 12 by Billy Kelly; Skip Away got beat 4 out of 6 by Formal Gold; & there are an endless amount of other similar examples. Neither the Easy Goer/SS example or the other ones I cite show that any of these horses was "better" (which is totally subjective anyways) or was able to consistently get the better of the other. All these examples show is the records of two horses in a VERY LIMITED number of races. A few races certainly would NOT be even close to a large enough sample size if you were trying to establish consistency on a statistical basis; nor is it even close to a large enough sample size to show who was "better" (which is totally subjective anyways).
Lightly hand ridden while crowded in stretch...Pat Day knew he had a Ton of Horse left...This is the Type of Ride to Give Easy Goer...Stay Close to Lead while stalking and Pounce...Similar to The Belmont Stakes Ride...Easy Goer "Trounces" Fields when given the Proper ride...Most other Races Pat Day has Easy Goer all over the place and drifting back and making several moves in 1 race...Stop letting the Horse Lag far back off the Pace...You are asking for Trouble against a Good Field
Still today, in 2024, Secretariat is essentially THE Gold Standard in USA for what a thoroughbred can achieve. This especially comes up when discussing the Big Races, of which the Wood Memorial is still one (I think; not sure). That might change if any of his Triple Crown records are topped. Particularly, his Belmont Stakes performance. That jaw-dropping run holds such visual & emotional power that he was, understandably, launched to Immortality.
+jerry jones Easy Goer's times? Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to denigrate Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances - no matter what anyone does. There is no way to downplay the fact that two weeks earlier Easy Goer (1:32 2/5) ran 1/5 of a second off the WORLD RECORD mile of Dr. Fagers (1:32 1/5) and destroyed Secretariat's stakes record by a full second - and it was only Easy Goers second start as a three year old; Easy Goer still holds the mile track record to this day - 27 years and counting; and Easy Goer ran the fastest mile ever by any three year old conceding significant weight. Easy Goer also ran the second fastest Belmont Stakes of all time at 12f behind only Secretariat. Easy Goer also ran right on the 6.5f track record as a two year old; ran right on the 8f Champagne record at age two; ran the fastest 7f of the year in Florida in his first start at age three; ran right on the existing 9f track record in one of the fastest Whitney's ever against older horses conceding weight; ran just off the 10f track record in one of the fastest Travers ever; ran right on the existing 10f track record in the 10f Suburban conceding significant weight. Even EG's very narrow losses at 9.5f (1:53 4/5) and 10f (2:00 1/5) were very fast races. Easy Goer's so called 'slow' timed races in this Wood Memorial (112 speed figure) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (122 speed figure) against older horses were actually very fast, as they were run on very slow playing surfaces under hand rides. Churchill - when muddy - plays (played) very very slow. Easy Goer ran numerous 120 or faster speed figures in his career, and also consistently ran in the 120 speed figure range on a regular basis in his races; he also ran the fastest Speed Figure performance by any two-year-old, as well as the fastest Speed Figure performance in any Triple Crown race since racing figures were first published. When you downplay (state EG was 'quite pitiful') EG, you are also stating SS was quite pitiful also. For example: When SS LOST the Grade 2 Swaps to Prized, he ran 10f in 2:02 on a rock hard California track. Meanwhile Easy Goer beat Prized by 25 lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on a dull, deep slow playing surface. When SS won the Louisiana Super Derby he beat the Louisiana claimer Big Earl, and ran 10f in over 2:03 1/5. And some of the horses they beat included: Cryptoclearance, Slew City Clew, Proper Reality, Clever Trevor, Awe Inspiring, Blushing John, Prized etc, and they were all multimillionaire, multiple Grade 1 winners. Expensive Decision was a WORLD RECORD holder for both a mile and mile and a sixteenth for over 20 years. And they both beat Hawkster multiple times, and Hawkster also was a world record holder for over 30 years at a mile and a half. When they both lost to Criminal Type, EG had to concede more weight than SS did. SS beat Le Voyageur by 1 length in the Belmont Stakes, while Easy Goer beat him by a pole multiple times. Etc etc etc. Neither were pitiful at all; both were all time greats.
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. Bums? Even "bums" like Stylish Winner, Charlatan, Big Earl, Houston, Northern Wolf and Endow ran faster or stayed with Sunday Silence around turns in numerous races. And what? Amazing that a guy like you who wrote, "Pat Day absolutely blew this race (1989 BC Classic)," would spew such utter nonsense & falsities on numerous videos. While that is an opinion on Day's riding that we share, your other contradictory "opinions" on Easy Goer's speed & abilities on turns are totally false. In this race, Easy Goer was on the lead the entire race, and maintained the lead around the far turn with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waiting for competition around the turn while still maintaining the lead anyways; then EG drew off under a hand ride without being asked. In the Travers, Easy Goer made a big move running very fast into a fast pace and made up 3 full lengths early on the far turn on a front-running speedster & multiple G1 winner Clever Trevor; then Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waited when he got right next to him, then drew away under a hand ride running one of the fastest Travers ever and a 123 Beyer. You made another false statement about Easy Goer's JCGC win. In that JCGC, Easy Goer got to the lead early down the backstretch, then maintained the lead around the far turn even with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - purposely waiting & letting the multi-millionaire Cryptoclearance right alongside, still maintained the lead throughout the entire turn, then drew off under a hand ride defeating top older horses for a third time running a 122 Beyer. In the 1989 Whitney & Woodward, Easy Goer was making big moves around the turns, but Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - got him checked & stopped numerous times making numerous riding errors; but EG still won defeating top older horses while conceding weight & running 120 or faster Beyer speed figures. Easy Goer was also still perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism, great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne, Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc) dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics, training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances. From the recent book Ride 2 win by Gary West and the DRF champions book, I quote: "At various points in races, Day would merely 'let' Easy Goer run, not asking him. With the red flash Easy Goer, a request to run was not needed; Day would sit motionless with no encouragement. Easy Goer loved to run, and in an INSTANT, Easy Goer would take off with accelerated BURSTS that were visually STUNNING, reminiscent of moves of other legendary Hall of Fame champions. Easy Goer also would unleash SPECTACULAR moves around turns over bigger, larger turns on bigger, larger tracks." Clearly, Easy Goer had instant acceleration at all points in races. Easy Goer was generally faster on straightaways and larger, bigger turns and larger, bigger tracks. SS was generally faster on sharper, smaller turns on sharper, smaller tracks. Although - as I said - Easy Goer was still capable of unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. But a lot of it also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics, training/trainers etc. Easy Goer also ran many more races in a shorter time period with much less time between races, and at more varying distances; & he ran mostly in the only state in the entire country at the time that banned all drugs & medications. SS ran significantly less races with much more time between races, at less varying distances, & all but 1 of his races were run in states that allowed drugs & medications. Sunday Silence's record (Lost 4 of 6 races) on bigger tracks with a circumference of 1 1/8m or larger was very similar to Easy Goer's record on smaller mile circumferenced tracks. However, size of tracks, size of turns, straightaway/turn speed & acceleration, region, rider/rider tactics, trainer/training, drugs/medications not being allowed, etc etc, are just a few of the numerous variables, and cannot be simplified when there are many more factors and variables. It is much more complicated than that given the myriad of variables that determine the outcome of races. Failing to factor the numerous other variables in can lead to the wrong conclusions about why horses win or lose races. It makes no sense to look at cause and effect simplistically because other variables may have determined the outcome. Just because the Earth looks flat based on the way we actually see it, does not mean that it is flat. SS held the slight 3 to 1 edge over EG in the races they both ran in. Those are facts, but who's "better overall", "better in general," or "better" in any way are all totally subjective. "Better" is totally subjective and numerous greats were behind or tied in head to head records vs other horses. Citation, Kelso, Easy Goer, Forego, Dr Fager, Damascus, Swaps, Nashua, John Henry, Skip Away, Sir Barton, Pleasant Colony, Shuvee and many others. Citation got beat 4 out of 5 by Noor; Kelso got beat 3 out of 4 by Beau Purple; Forego got beat 2 out of 3 by Big Spruce; Shuvee got beat 4 out of 5 by Gallant Bloom; Dr Fager got beat 2 out of 4 by Damascus; Pleasant Colony got beat 3 out of 4 by Akureyri; Triple Crown winner Sir Barton got beat 8 out of 12 by Billy Kelly; Skip Away got beat 4 out of 6 by Formal Gold; & there are an endless amount of other similar examples. Neither the Easy Goer/SS example or the other ones I cite show that any of these horses was "better" (which is totally subjective anyways) or was able to consistently get the better of the other. All these examples show is the records of two horses in a VERY LIMITED number of races. A few races certainly would NOT be even close to a large enough sample size if you were trying to establish consistency on a statistical basis; nor is it even close to a large enough sample size to show who was "better" (which is totally subjective anyways).
Easy Goer definitely could run the turns blazingly fast as he did when he won the Swale over that same track earlier in the year. Easy Goer had big-time speed and extraordinary acceleration. He went wire to wire and ran on or near the lead in numerous races. Pat Day's own words on the Preakness: "I was on the better horse. It was absolute rider error. I got him beat. I got hammered pretty good after that race, and I'm the first to say that it wasn't unwarranted. P Val carried me out to the middle of the track down the backstretch. My horse made a big move down the backside, catapulted himself to the lead, and if there were any mistakes made, it was probably at that point, when I just didn't continue on with him. Then P Val banged me in very tight on the fence." Pat Day's own words on the Classic. Thoroughbred Times, Nov. 10, 1989 Mark Simon article: "Easy Goer put in a big run up the backside. Then I THROTTLED him BACK and Settled him around the turn. " More of Pat Day's own words on the Classic: Nov. 5, 1989 Sun Sentinel Dave Joseph article, "My ride wasn't the best. My horse put in a huge run on the backstretch, then I settled him when SS went." In spite of when Day moved, or in spite of how fast or not that he moved, he would always ease up, back down & pull back & put out the fire when in full flame (let down, confusing start, stop, start, stop) after making moves, as he did in both the Preakness & Classic. Even when Day got the lead with Easy Goer and many other horses, Day stopped and waited until the other horses would get right next to him or pass him before starting again. Day, admittedly, would get caught by surprise after backing off and waiting (and not continuing forward momentum) when on the lead. Day stopped and started - or waited for others when he had a lead. By Day starting and stopping repeatedly, he would either let other horses back in the race or let other horses get away. Not continuing forward momentum, not take an aggressive posture, unwillingness to continue on. In the Classic Day made some of the same mistakes he made in the Preakness. Day cost Easy Goer a full head of steam on the backstretch in both cases. Day put out the fire of a splendid horse in full flame in both cases. McGaughey and Day, were both pitiful. McGaughey was and is the most conservative trainer of all-time who rarely trained his horses for speed, no matter how much big-time brilliant speed a horse like Easy Goer possessed. Pat ron franklin esque Day was the most tentative, passive, conservative, start-stop rider of all-time. Many of Pat Ron Franklin esque Day's rides on Easy Goer, Forty Niner, Seeking the Gold, Sky Classic, Turkoman, Heavenly Prize, Rampage, Timber Country, Menifee, Surfside, Java Gold, etc were Ron Franklin - esque! Pat ron franklin esque Day rode Easy Goer -- and many other horses -- like a teenager at the wheels of a Ferrari. Pat ron franklin esque Day never came to terms with the immense power and big-time speed at his disposal and how and when to use it. Go yield idle go, go yield idle go, inside, outside, back inside, back outside. Yes, better is definitely subjective. Having acknowledged that: Take nothing away from sunday Silence as he was a great horse, but Easy Goer was a superior, greater, better, stronger and faster horse IMO; Pat Valenzuela and Chris McCarron were better jockeys than Pat Day, a.k.a Pat ron franklin-esque Day; and the master trainer Charlie the Bald Eagle Whittingham was a better trainer than the most conservative anti-speed trainer Claude Shug McGaughey. Where was Woody Stephens, Allen Jerkens, Cordero, Bailey, Pincay, Stevens, Romero, Santos? Easy Goer does not lose Preakness and Classic by inches and a very rapidly diminishing desperate neck had any of these been his trainer and jockey IMO. Day said: " It ran through my mind that I might lose the mount on Easy Goer after the Preakness. But then I shared some thoughts--I won't tell you what--with Shug and I felt better. I've always believed and I'll continue to believe that Easy Goer was a better horse than Sunday Silence. I've said it before and I'll always say it, I think Easy Goer was better than Sunday Silence, despite his slight edge in the head to head races. I'll go to my grave believing that. We lost two photos to him and the one in the Preakness was absolutely due to a rider error on my part, and my ride wasn't the best in the Classic." McGaughey said: "Pat Day and I agree that he made riding mistakes in the Preakness. We had Sunday Silence beat and he let him back in the race. But in the other races, there were circumstances that contributed to what happened. In the Preakness, Day got to the lead then he remembered he was Pat Day. And when he folded up, he allowed SS back in the race. He got the lead, and then he gave it back. He basically did the same thing in the Classic. In the Classic, when Pat (Day) grabbed him after the start, the horse possibly didn't understand what he was doing. Then Pat (Day) was content to sit and wait behind Sunday Silence, as he had done before, and the other horse got away from us, and we just missed and fell just a stride or so short. In my heart, I think Easy Goer is the better horse than Sunday Silence. I think anybody would say that if those two ran against each other ten times, each would probably win five."
Phenomenal Easy Goer. Back then, They ran the Wood Memorial only two weeks after the Gotham (Easy Goer ran his record mile in 1:32 and change), and only two weeks before the Derby.
Easy Goer, what a masterpiece of a horse! And New York was the ONLY state in the entire country during that era that didn't allow ANY drugs and medications. New York didn't allow horses to race on ANY drugs during that era, while the rest of the country did. New York banned and prohibited all race-day drugs and medications. Only New York, among all the nation's racing jurisdictions, forbid the use of
all drugs and medications on horses while racing. New York's
no-medication no-drug rules during that era kept the outcomes crystal
clear. New York's refusal to allow race-day drugs was a big factor in
keeping New York's major races the true tests of champions in that era.
Champions are born, made, based and/or trained anywhere in the world,
but most American champions are still crowned having run in the major
races in New York. And New York was and still is the most prominent
racing circuit in North America.
And to think he won the Gotham in Stakes Record time two weeks before the Wood, Then wins the Wood, two weeks later is in the Derby, two weeks after that he's in the Preakness and three weeks later still he's in the Belmont. That's FIVE races in a span of just *11* weeks. WHAT a horse! NO horse these days could do what he did in 1989, most can't even run two races in 11 weeks. Amazing, just amazing.
goforwand31 Actually, Easy Goer ran those five races in a span of just nine weeks, not eleven. What an old school Hall of Fame champ he was.
Yes, he ran great in the Kentucky Derby considering he beat Secretariat's Gotham by a full second and set a new track record by beating Stop the Music's previous track record by 4 lengths. Asking a lot for him to come back in the Derby in only 2 weeks and he still came in 2nd to really good horse.
Easy Goer ran five races in a span of just nine weeks. The record mile in 1:32 in the Gotham, the Wood Memorial two weeks later, then two weeks later the start of the Triple Crown races. Additionally back in 1989, the Woodward against older horses was run at a mile and a quarter, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup also against older horses was run at a mile and a half. How times have changed, as well as horses. What an old school Hall of Fame champ he was.
Why NBC has to show such junk about Secretariat, when the focus of the day was on Easy Goer is simply sick, sick, sick. Easy Goer did things Secretariat could only dream of. In my, and many other horseman's estimation, he was a better horse than Sec.
His loses in the Derby and Preakness hurt his image. Great horses lose in the Derby sometimes, but to lose by a nose to Sunday Silence was a tragedy. He could at least have been in the elite group of h orses who lost the Derby, but who easily won the last two more important races.
@@brucerobbins3584 You are dumb dumb dumb EG is nowhere near as good as big red EG could only win in NY against the same old horses over and over again
@@sigscorpion9275 You are dumb dumb dumb. The drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence could only win (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) by the narrowest of margins with illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc); ss could only win by the narrowest of margins with his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss could only win on smaller 8f sized tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with illegal ped drugs; ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks with circumferences larger than 8f; ss could only win G1's at 9f to 10f (EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free without any drugs) with illegal ped drugs. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer WON outside drug-free New York (the only state in the entire country at the time which banned all drugs, & as importantly also banned ss's illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill as well) & WON against far far far more different horses over & over again. POOR drug-reliant & banned illegal veterinarian Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence WHO NEEDED EVERYTHING HIS OWN WAY to WIN a RACE. ss could NOT win a race (ss got crushed) or run without all of his illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc), while Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss got demolished) or run without his banned illegal vet Alex Harthill while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks) or run on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than 8f, while EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks. OH SNAP!! Muddy, wet or sloppy tracks? Easy Goer won on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks & ran 7f in a blazing 1:22 in one of them, and 10f in 2:01 (25 lengths faster than ss ran 10f in mud) in the other on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks. Changing leads? EG changed leads at precisely the same exact instant that ss changed leads, so ss must also have a hard time changing leads as well. So much for all of that. ss won ZERO races (ss got cremated) when he was forced to run drug-free (The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss LOST all races (ss got obliterated) when he was forced to run drug-free (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free without any drugs) without all of his banned illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Etorphine, Sublimaze, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss also won ZERO races (ss got pulverized) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss LOST ALL races (ss got smashed) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss also won ZERO races on bigger tracks (Easy Goer won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with circumferences larger than 8f; ss LOST 4 races (Easy Goer won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f oval sized tracks) on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than a mile with less turns/bigger wider turns; ss only won G1 races at 9f to 10f only with illegal performance enhancing drugs & only on small 8f sized tracks with much more time & rest between races & ran far less career races; the True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free w/o any drugs on all 3 sized tracks (8f, 9f & 12f) on sloppy, wet, muddy, & fast tracks with much less time & rest between races & ran far more career races, & ran faster times at all distances & ran far superior speed figures & far superior performance ratings at all distances. Oh snap, so much for all of that.
When it comes to excuses the drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal veterinarian Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence had tons of excuses - ss's trainer Whittingham's excuses, "I am very angered that there is only 1 state in the whole country which bans all performance enhancing drugs, which bans all drugs, & also bans the illegal criminal veterinarian Alex Harthill (Harthill admitted to illegally giving illegal performance enhancing drugs [Clenbuterol, Subliamze, Etorphine, etc] to the drug-reliant sunday silence) despite his criminal record (Harthill was arrested numerous times in many states [Kentucky, NY, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, etc] for illegally drugging numerous horses). I think ss maybe can be as good as EG, & maybe can be as Great as Easy Goer, but ONLY IF EVERYTHING goes ss's way. SS got beat because he couldn't be administered all of his much needed ped drugs by the banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill. SS got beat because he couldn't be treated by the banned illegal vet Harthill. SS also got beat in 4 races because he didn't like bigger tracks with circumferences larger than mile. SS also got beat in 5 races because of the many mistakes Valenzuela made, & because of weight concessions as well." The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer was a far better runner, it is as clear as day.
@@sigscorpion9275 as good as big red sec? If he was big red secretariat he'd have lost many races to 7 horrible ponies by a whopping 12 lengths combined while carrying feathery low weights to boot. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer WON outside drug-free New York (the only state in the entire country at the time which banned all drugs, & as importantly also banned ss's illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill as well) & WON against far far far more different horses over & over again. The drug-reliant & banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill-reliant sunday silence could only win (Easy Goer won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) by the narrowest of margins with illegal performance enhancing drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc); ss could only win by the narrowest of margins with his banned illegal criminal vet Alex Harthill; ss could only win on smaller 8f sized tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with illegal ped drugs; ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks with circumferences larger than 8f; ss could only win G1's at 9f to 10f (EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free without any drugs) with illegal ped drugs. POOR drug-reliant & banned illegal vet Alex Harthill-reliant ss WHO NEEDED EVERYTHING HIS OWN WAY to WIN a RACE. ss could NOT win a race (ss got crushed) or run without all of his illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, etc), while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss got demolished) or run without his banned illegal vet Harthill while EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs; ss could NOT win a race (ss LOST 4 races on bigger tracks) or run on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than 8f, while EG won on all 3 sized tracks of 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks. Muddy, wet or sloppy tracks? EG won on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks & ran 7f in a blazing 1:22 in one of them, & 10f in 2:01 (25 lengths faster than ss ran 10f in mud) in the other on muddy, wet & sloppy tracks. ss won ZERO races (ss got cremated) when he was forced to run drug-free (EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Sublimaze, Etorphine, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss LOST all races (ss got obliterated) when he was forced to run drug-free (EG won 14 races drug-free w/o any drugs) without all of his banned illegal ped drugs (Clenbuterol, Etorphine, Sublimaze, Banamine, Furosemide, etc); ss also won ZERO races (ss got pulverized) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Harthill; ss LOST ALL races (ss got smashed) when he was forced to run without his banned illegal criminal vet Harthill; ss also won ZERO races on bigger tracks (EG won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f sized tracks) with circumferences larger than 8f; ss LOST 4 races (EG won on all 3 sized tracks - 8f, 9f & 12f oval sized tracks) on larger tracks with circumferences bigger than a mile; ss only won G1 races at 9f to 10f only with illegal ped drugs & only on small 8f sized tracks with much more time & rest between races & ran far less career races; EG won G1 races at 7f, 8f, 9f, 10f & 12f drug-free w/o any drugs on all 3 sized tracks (8f, 9f & 12f) on sloppy, wet, muddy, & fast tracks with much less time & rest between races & ran far more career races, & ran faster times at all distances & ran far superior speed figures & far superior performance ratings at all distances.
The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer's few narrow defeats by the slimmest of margins did nothing to "sting" the fact that he was an Extraordinary All-Time Great Hall of Fame Champion. EG = Extraordinary Greatness. EG's avg margin of defeat in his losses were than ONE LENGTH. SS's avg margin of defeat in his losses was much higher than EG's. Sec lost 4 races by a combined 12 lengths to inferior horses with a much larger avg margin of defeat in his losses. Citation lost 4 of 5 to Noor; & Cy's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Kelso lost 3 of 4 to Beau Purple; Kelso's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Dr Fager lost 2 of 4 to Damascus by a combined 12 LENGTHS; both Dr Fager & Damascus's avg margin of defeat in their losses were also much larger. Forego lost 2 of 3 to both Big Spruce & Wajima; Forego's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. John Henry lost 4 of 4 to Cabrini Green; John Henry also lost 3 of 3 to Darby Creek Road; & John Henry's avg margin of defeat in his losses was also much larger. Shuvee lost 4 of to Gallant Bloom; both Shuvee & Gallant Bloom's avg margin of defeat in their losses were also much larger. Ditto Akureyri 3, Pleasant Colony 1; Formal Gold 4, Skip Away 2; Billy Kelly 8, Sir Barton 4; Summer Squall 4, Unbridled 2; Bayern 2, California Chrome 1; & ditto for Buckpasser, Affirmed, Aly, Slew, Bid, Swaps, Nashua, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Omaha, Gallant Fox, Assault, Exterminator, American Pharoah, Ghostzapper, Curlin, Invasor, Point Given, Tiznow, Alysheba, Cigar, Holy Bull, Silver Charm, & an endless amount of others. The True Drug-Free Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer was a far better runner, it is as clear as day.
That Brutal Campaign Yet Still Capped off TC With 8 Length Domination at 12F in 2:26 Flat
Never asked at all, as easy as can be, he could have run much, much, much faster over a dull, slow strip. This extended footage is priceless, thanks.
Easy Goer was such a naturally gifted champion, who ran so many flawless performances. A famous trainer said about Easy Goer, "I am shocked Easy Goer can be such a great, great horse with his horrible ankles,looking like swollen avocados, all lumpy and misshapen. He's got some osselets with some calcification there. A tribute to his greatness."
I could not agree more. Historic campaign for the great Easy Goer.
Easy Goer's times? Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer
performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy
Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution,
speed-stamina combo. There is no way to denigrate Easy Goer's numerous
all timer performances - no matter what anyone does. There is no way to
downplay the fact that two weeks earlier Easy Goer (1:32 2/5) ran 1/5 of a second off the WORLD RECORD mile of Dr. Fagers (1:32 1/5) and destroyed Secretariat's stakes record by a full second - and it was only Easy Goers second start as a three year old; Easy Goer still holds the mile track record to this day - 27 years and counting; and Easy Goer ran the fastest mile ever by any three year old conceding
significant weight. Easy Goer also ran the second fastest Belmont Stakes
of all time at 12f behind only Secretariat. Easy Goer also ran right on
the 6.5f track record as a two year old; ran right on the 8f Champagne
record at age two; ran the fastest 7f of the year in Florida in his first
start at age three; ran right on the existing 9f track record in one of the fastest Whitney's ever against older horses conceding weight; ran just off the 10f track record in one of the fastest Travers ever; ran right on the existing 10f track record in the 10f Suburban conceding significant weight. Even EG's very narrow losses
at 9.5f (1:53 4/5) and 10f (2:00 1/5) were very fast races.
Easy Goer's so called 'slow' timed races in this Wood Memorial (112
speed figure) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (122 speed figure) against
older horses were actually very fast, as they were run on very slow
playing surfaces under hand rides. Churchill - when muddy - plays (played)
very very slow. Easy Goer ran numerous 120 or faster speed figures in
his career, and also consistently ran in the 120 speed figure range on a
regular basis in his races; he also ran the fastest Speed Figure
performance by any two-year-old, as well as the fastest Speed Figure
performance in any Triple Crown race since racing figures were first
published. When you downplay (state EG was 'quite pitiful') EG, you are
also stating SS was quite pitiful also. For example: When SS LOST the
Grade 2 Swaps to Prized, he ran 10f in 2:02 on a rock hard California track. Meanwhile Easy Goer beat Prized by 25 lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on a dull, deep slow playing surface. When SS won the Louisiana Super Derby he beat the Louisiana claimer Big Earl, and ran 10f in over 2:03 1/5. And some of the horses they beat included: Cryptoclearance, Slew City Clew, Proper Reality, Clever Trevor, Awe Inspiring, Blushing John, Prized etc, and they were all multimillionaire, multiple Grade 1 winners. Expensive Decision was a WORLD RECORD holder for both a mile and mile and a sixteenth for over 20 years. And they both beat Hawkster multiple times, and Hawkster also was a world record holder for over 30 years at a mile and a half. When they both lost to Criminal Type, EG had to concede more weight than SS did. SS beat Le Voyageur by 1 length in the Belmont Stakes, while Easy Goer beat him by a pole multiple times. Etc etc etc. Neither were pitiful in any way; both were all time greats.
Must be such a thrill to be on a horse and just know you are going to win...Pat Day hand riding him in stretch while surrounded by horses...Must be able to "feel" all the horse power underneath him during this moment and is just super confident..
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on
the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at
Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying
close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple
Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with
brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism,
great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead
dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne,
Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast
pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc)
dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with
extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also
had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics,
training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer
performances at every distance he ran,
6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer
talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to
downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances.
"The Hall of Fame champion Easy Goer was a natural, with his strongly defined, chiseled features, luminescent red coat, and with the force of his bearing and power in his performances. Easy Goer would win with uncommon authority, displaying unbridled power and acceleration. Easy Goer was an explosive, powerful bolt who accelerated past horses instantly with a huge, fluid, ground-swallowing stride, the ground a blur beneath his hooves, leaving horses behind in widening wakes while appearing to make only fleeting
contact with the dirt. Easy Goer was a red blur who whooshed by horses
like a Ferrari passing tricycles, defying gravity and physics with an
aristocratic nonchalance; an explosion of will and determination that he
routinely unveiled with immense ability which brought him to the Hall
of Fame, a shrine which is the ultimate honor for any and every
Thoroughbred.
Since the genesis of the breed, no Thoroughbred has fun a faster mile
than Easy Goer as a three-year-old, while he came within only one-fifth
of Dr. Fager's hallowed world-record; and only one horse, Secretariat,
has run a faster mile-and-a-half Test-of-the-Champion Belmont Stakes
than Easy Goer. Easy Goer also ran some of the fastest performances of
all-time in the Travers, Whitney, Suburban and Champagne Stakes races.
Even Easy Goer's few narrow defeats did nothing to dispel the notion
that Easy Goer was one of the best of all-time; the brilliance in his
performances were worthy of only a highly special racehorse. Even his
scarce, slim losses were resounding; there was never any quit in Easy
Goer. Even certifiable legends are allowed some transgressions and
losses, and Easy Goer would summon up enough class, courage and heart
even in his infrequent, tight losses. He always ran well and was right
there even in his close defeats." - In Easy Goer's Hall of Fame
induction article in BloodHorse magazine.
Big Easy. Forever my favorite ❤
Very Rare Good ride by Pat Day aboard this Horse...Sat Close...Did not make "Multiple" moves in race while also having a bad trip...Belmont was another Example of a Good ride and Trip...Most other Races Pat Day had this Horse breaking awkwardly...Losing ground...Rushing up...Falling back again...Rushing up again...Blocked...squeezed...Wide...Pinned on rail...Easy Goer was a HUGE Talent...
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Pat Day never seemed nervous during this race even when he was headed in the stretch...Took a peak over his shoulder and continued to hand ride Easy Goer...Must be a very nice feeling as a Jockey knowing you still have a lot of horse left while being headed...Just nudged Easy Goer a bit and took off...
Hand Ridden entire race..Pat Day was always cautious aboard Easy Goer...He knew he had terrible ankle problems and always tried to bring Easy Goer to the winners circle with something left in the tank...This mentality later cost Easy Goer a few close races...Pat Day really did not know what to do with such a talented horse like Easy Goer and was spoiled on his back..Easy Goer holds the "best" number in history or 1 of the best numbers in history in about 9 different Graded Stakes races..And he was not even pushed in most of those..Brilliant talent but suffered very problematic ankles..
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Wow, what a horse. I've lately fallen in love with Sunday Silence, thinking Easy Goer was not quite as captivating being that he was more gifted. I was missing the point. Easy Goer is one of the all-time greats. I love both horses. But I marvel at EG so much now. If anything, I wish one of those two had captured the triple crown in 89.
"Everyday is like a dream. The Lord has orchestrated a great career"
Pat Day
(October 13, 1953- )
Retired jockey.
Greetings from Venezuela.
Imagine if Easy Goer had a top jock instead of Pat Day. He might have gone undefeated and been considered the greatest of all time.
Easy Goer was given 1 of the most Careless Timid Spoiled rides in the 1989 Classic as he "Exploded" toward and through the Wire to lose by a Neck as the heavy 1-2 favorite...Pat Day cost Easy Goer Horse of the Year in that race...Easy Goer had a lot of gas left in the tank that was left on the track that day....
What a great horse and a great campaign - puts today's 3yos to shame.
When Easy Goer stepped on to the racetrack even at Gulfstream Park the Track Record could be broken...Any distance...Even at the tender age of 2....Sure he lost a few races and Sunday Silence had his number...But nobody can deny Easy Goers talent...1 of the most talented racehorses we probably ever witnessed..
with another jockey, easy probably/possibly retires undefeated.
"In 1984 I gave serious consideration about getting out of racing. I was going to sell my equipment and go into the seminary, but The Lord told me to stay in races"
Pat Day (October 13, 1953 - )
Retired jockey.
Greetings from Venezuela.
Easy Goer
(March 21, 1986 - May 12, 1994)
* Sire: Alydar
* Grandsire: Raise a Native
* Dam: Relaxing
* Damsire: Buckpasser
* Breeder: Ogden Phipps
* Owner: Ogden Phipps
* Trainer: Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III
* 20 Starts
* 14 Wins
* 5 Seconds
* 1 Third
* U.S:$ 4,873,770 earned
* U.S. Champion Two Year-Old Colt in 1988
* Inducted to The National Musuem of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1997.
* No. 34 in "The BloodHorse Magazine Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th. Century List"
Rest In Peace Champion!
Greetings from Venezuela.
Easy Goer
(21 de Marzo, 1986 - 12 de Mayo, 1994)
* Padre: Alydar
* Abuelo Paterno: Raise a Native
* Madre: Relaxing
* Abuelo Materno: Buckpasser
* Criador: Ogden Phipps
* Propietario: Ogden Phipps
* Entrenador: Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III
* 20 Salidas
* 14 Primeros
* 5 Segundos
* 1 Tercero
* U.S:$ 4,873,770
producidos
¡Descansa En paz Campeón!
* Potro Campeón de Dos Años en Estados Unidos (1988)
* Exaltado al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 1997.
* No. 34 en la "Lista de los 100 Mejores Caballos de Carrera del Siglo XX"
de la revista "TheBloodHorse Magazine"
Saludos desde Venezuela.
Thank you for posting
Was just simply unfortunate to be pinned on the rail the entire stretch in the Preakness...Classic is the Race He definitely should have won though...Easy Goer had natural tactical speed but Pat Day had him too far back and put the horse in position to have to make up a Ton of ground in the Gulfstream stretch...Should have won that race comfortably with a more mindful ride...Was absolutely flying once he hit his top gear approaching the wire...
Easy goer had wrong type jockey in triple crown races. Had Lafitte or angel been rider would have retired undefeated
"Cada día es cómo un sueño. El Señor ha orquestado una carrera exitosa"
Pat Day
(13 de Octubre, 1953 - )
Jinete retirado.
Saludos desde Venezuela.
8:57-59 Whatever happened with Shug's marriage to Mary Jane (curly hair, backside..she was pregnant at this time)?
Yes, I think I remember Rive Ridge.....wasn't he the horse that horse that a 4 years---
Set t NTR in the Stuvesant H., of 1:47,
a NWR in the Marlbror Cup Inv. H. of 1:45.4
ETR in the Massachussets H., of 1:48.2 and
a NWR in the Brooklyn H., of 1:52.4, two thirds of the Handicap Triple Crown.
Do you think that is the SAME River Ridge that the announcer mentioned here? Nah!!!!
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on
the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at
Gulfstream in Florida. Bums? Even "bums" like Stylish Winner,
Charlatan, Big Earl, Houston, Northern Wolf and Endow ran faster or
stayed with Sunday Silence around turns in numerous races. And what?
Amazing that a guy like you who wrote, "Pat Day absolutely blew this
race (1989 BC Classic)," would spew such utter nonsense &
falsities on numerous videos. While that is an opinion on Day's riding
that we share, your other contradictory "opinions" on Easy Goer's speed
& abilities on turns are totally false. In this race, Easy Goer
was on the lead the entire race, and maintained the lead around the far
turn with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly
waiting for competition around the turn while still maintaining the lead
anyways; then EG drew off under a hand ride without being asked. In
the Travers, Easy Goer made a big move running very fast into a fast
pace and made up 3 full lengths early on the far turn on a front-running
speedster & multiple G1 winner Clever Trevor; then Pat wait all Day
- Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waited when he got right next
to him, then drew away under a hand ride running one of the fastest
Travers ever and a 123 Beyer. You made another false statement about
Easy Goer's JCGC win. In that JCGC, Easy Goer got to the lead early down
the backstretch, then maintained the lead around the far turn even with
Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - purposely waiting
& letting the multi-millionaire Cryptoclearance right alongside,
still maintained the lead throughout the entire turn, then drew off
under a hand ride defeating top older horses for a third time running a
122 Beyer. In the 1989 Whitney & Woodward, Easy Goer was making big
moves around the turns, but Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start
stop Day - got him checked & stopped numerous times making numerous
riding errors; but EG still won defeating top older horses while
conceding weight & running 120 or faster Beyer speed figures. Easy
Goer was also still perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on
the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at
Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying
close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple
Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with
brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism,
great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead
dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne,
Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast
pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc)
dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with
extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also
had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics,
training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer
performances at every distance he ran,
6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer
talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to
downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances.
From the recent book Ride 2 win by Gary West and the DRF champions book,
I quote: "At various points in races, Day would merely 'let' Easy Goer
run, not asking him. With the red flash Easy Goer, a request to run
was not needed; Day would sit motionless with no encouragement. Easy
Goer loved to run, and in an INSTANT, Easy Goer would take off with
accelerated BURSTS that were visually STUNNING, reminiscent of moves of
other legendary Hall of Fame champions. Easy Goer also would unleash
SPECTACULAR moves around turns over bigger, larger turns on bigger,
larger tracks." Clearly, Easy Goer had instant acceleration at all
points in races. Easy Goer was generally faster
on straightaways and larger, bigger turns and larger, bigger tracks. SS
was generally faster on sharper, smaller turns on sharper, smaller
tracks. Although - as I said - Easy Goer was still capable of
unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he
romped in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. But a lot of it
also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics,
training/trainers etc. Easy Goer also ran many more races in a shorter
time period with much less time
between races, and at more varying distances; & he ran mostly in the
only state in the entire country at the time that banned all drugs
& medications. SS ran significantly less races with much more time
between races, at less varying distances, & all but 1 of his races
were run in states that allowed drugs & medications. Sunday
Silence's record (Lost 4 of 6 races) on bigger tracks with a
circumference of 1 1/8m or larger was very similar to Easy Goer's record
on smaller mile circumferenced tracks. However, size of tracks, size
of turns, straightaway/turn speed & acceleration, region,
rider/rider tactics, trainer/training, drugs/medications not being
allowed, etc etc, are just a few of the numerous variables, and cannot
be simplified
when there are many more factors and variables. It is much more
complicated than that given the myriad of variables that determine the
outcome of races. Failing to factor the numerous other variables in can
lead to the wrong conclusions about why horses win or lose races. It
makes no sense to look at cause and effect simplistically because other
variables may have determined the outcome. Just because the Earth looks
flat based on the way we actually see it, does not mean that it is
flat.
SS held the slight 3 to 1 edge over EG in the races they
both ran in. Those are facts, but who's "better overall", "better in
general," or "better" in any way are all totally subjective. "Better"
is totally subjective and numerous greats were behind or tied in head to
head records vs other horses. Citation, Kelso, Easy Goer, Forego, Dr
Fager, Damascus, Swaps, Nashua, John Henry, Skip Away, Sir
Barton, Pleasant Colony, Shuvee and many others. Citation got beat 4
out of 5 by Noor; Kelso got beat 3 out of 4 by Beau Purple; Forego got
beat 2 out of 3 by Big Spruce; Shuvee got beat 4 out of 5 by Gallant
Bloom; Dr Fager got beat 2 out of 4 by Damascus; Pleasant Colony got
beat 3 out of 4 by Akureyri; Triple Crown winner Sir Barton got beat 8
out of 12 by Billy Kelly; Skip Away got beat 4 out of 6 by Formal Gold;
& there are an endless
amount of other similar examples. Neither the Easy Goer/SS example or
the other ones I cite show that any of these horses was "better" (which
is totally subjective anyways) or was able to consistently get the
better of the other. All these examples show is the records of two
horses in a VERY LIMITED number of races. A few races certainly would
NOT be even close to a large enough sample size if you were trying to
establish consistency on a statistical basis; nor is it even close to a
large enough sample size to show who was "better" (which is totally
subjective anyways).
Pat day and easy goer a great combo
Lightly hand ridden while crowded in stretch...Pat Day knew he had a Ton of Horse left...This is the Type of Ride to Give Easy Goer...Stay Close to Lead while stalking and Pounce...Similar to The Belmont Stakes Ride...Easy Goer "Trounces" Fields when given the Proper ride...Most other Races Pat Day has Easy Goer all over the place and drifting back and making several moves in 1 race...Stop letting the Horse Lag far back off the Pace...You are asking for Trouble against a Good Field
Bridgejumper succeeds!
Can ANY horse stand alone without EVERY FREAKING PERSON having to bring up Secretariat..geez.
Still today, in 2024, Secretariat is essentially THE Gold Standard in USA for what a thoroughbred can achieve. This especially comes up when discussing the Big Races, of which the Wood Memorial is still one (I think; not sure).
That might change if any of his Triple Crown records are topped. Particularly, his Belmont Stakes performance. That jaw-dropping run holds such visual & emotional power that he was, understandably, launched to Immortality.
his time was good enough to win a 30 or 50 k claiming race. quite pitiful and then his derby time was pitiful 2.
+jerry jones Easy Goer's times? Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer performances at every distance he ran, 6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to denigrate Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances - no matter what anyone does. There is no way to downplay the fact that two weeks earlier Easy Goer (1:32 2/5) ran 1/5 of a second off the WORLD RECORD mile of Dr. Fagers (1:32 1/5) and destroyed Secretariat's stakes record by a full second - and it was only Easy Goers second start as a three year old; Easy Goer still holds the mile track record to this day - 27 years and counting; and Easy Goer ran the fastest mile ever by any three year old conceding significant weight. Easy Goer also ran the second fastest Belmont Stakes of all time at 12f behind only Secretariat. Easy Goer also ran right on the 6.5f track record as a two year old; ran right on the 8f Champagne record at age two; ran the fastest 7f of the year in Florida in his first start at age three; ran right on the existing 9f track record in one of the fastest Whitney's ever against older horses conceding weight; ran just off the 10f track record in one of the fastest Travers ever; ran right on the existing 10f track record in the 10f Suburban conceding significant weight. Even EG's very narrow losses at 9.5f (1:53 4/5) and 10f (2:00 1/5) were very fast races.
Easy Goer's so called 'slow' timed races in this Wood Memorial (112 speed figure) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (122 speed figure) against older horses were actually very fast, as they were run on very slow playing surfaces under hand rides. Churchill - when muddy - plays (played) very very slow. Easy Goer ran numerous 120 or faster speed figures in his career, and also consistently ran in the 120 speed figure range on a regular basis in his races; he also ran the fastest Speed Figure performance by any two-year-old, as well as the fastest Speed Figure performance in any Triple Crown race since racing figures were first published. When you downplay (state EG was 'quite pitiful') EG, you are also stating SS was quite pitiful also. For example: When SS LOST the Grade 2 Swaps to Prized, he ran 10f in 2:02 on a rock hard California track. Meanwhile Easy Goer beat Prized by 25 lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on a dull, deep slow playing surface. When SS won the Louisiana Super Derby he beat the Louisiana claimer Big Earl, and ran 10f in over 2:03 1/5. And some of the horses they beat included: Cryptoclearance, Slew City Clew, Proper Reality, Clever Trevor, Awe Inspiring, Blushing John, Prized etc, and they were all multimillionaire, multiple Grade 1 winners. Expensive Decision was a WORLD RECORD holder for both a mile and mile and a sixteenth for over 20 years. And they both beat Hawkster multiple times, and Hawkster also was a world record holder for over 30 years at a mile and a half. When they both lost to Criminal Type, EG had to concede more weight than SS did. SS beat Le Voyageur by 1 length in the Belmont Stakes, while Easy Goer beat him by a pole multiple times. Etc etc etc. Neither were pitiful at all; both were all time greats.
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Couldn't run the turn if you paid him. Even a bum like Diamond Donnie stayed with on the turn.
Easy Goer was perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on
the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at
Gulfstream in Florida. Bums? Even "bums" like Stylish Winner,
Charlatan, Big Earl, Houston, Northern Wolf and Endow ran faster or
stayed with Sunday Silence around turns in numerous races. And what?
Amazing that a guy like you who wrote, "Pat Day absolutely blew this
race (1989 BC Classic)," would spew such utter nonsense &
falsities on numerous videos. While that is an opinion on Day's riding
that we share, your other contradictory "opinions" on Easy Goer's speed
& abilities on turns are totally false. In this race, Easy Goer
was on the lead the entire race, and maintained the lead around the far
turn with Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly
waiting for competition around the turn while still maintaining the lead
anyways; then EG drew off under a hand ride without being asked. In
the Travers, Easy Goer made a big move running very fast into a fast
pace and made up 3 full lengths early on the far turn on a front-running
speedster & multiple G1 winner Clever Trevor; then Pat wait all Day
- Pat start stop start stop Day - clearly waited when he got right next
to him, then drew away under a hand ride running one of the fastest
Travers ever and a 123 Beyer. You made another false statement about
Easy Goer's JCGC win. In that JCGC, Easy Goer got to the lead early down
the backstretch, then maintained the lead around the far turn even with
Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start stop Day - purposely waiting
& letting the multi-millionaire Cryptoclearance right alongside,
still maintained the lead throughout the entire turn, then drew off
under a hand ride defeating top older horses for a third time running a
122 Beyer. In the 1989 Whitney & Woodward, Easy Goer was making big
moves around the turns, but Pat wait all Day - Pat start stop start
stop Day - got him checked & stopped numerous times making numerous
riding errors; but EG still won defeating top older horses while
conceding weight & running 120 or faster Beyer speed figures. Easy
Goer was also still perfectly capable of unleashing spectacular moves on
the sharper turns, as he did when he romped in the 1989 Swale Stakes at
Gulfstream in Florida. Easy Goer was also perfectly capable of staying
close to SS on any and every track/track size as he did in all 3 Triple
Crown races. Easy Goer had numerous weapons in his arsenal with
brilliant natural speed, superb tactical speed, sensational athleticism,
great agility and he was very versatile; he could go to the lead
dictating pace & race running very fast fractions (Champagne,
Suburban, etc); he could stalk, prompt and track up close to very fast
pace's (Gotham, Belmont, Preakness, Travers, Cowdin, maiden, etc)
dictating race & pace; and he had a devastating turn of foot with
extraordinary, explosive, electrifying acceleration. A lot of it also
had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics,
training/trainers etc. Easy Goer ran so many perennial all timer
performances at every distance he ran,
6.5F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 12F. Easy Goer had that peerless all timer
talent, ability, constitution, speed-stamina combo. There is no way to
downplay Easy Goer's numerous all timer performances.
From the recent book Ride 2 win by Gary West and the DRF champions book,
I quote: "At various points in races, Day would merely 'let' Easy Goer
run, not asking him. With the red flash Easy Goer, a request to run
was not needed; Day would sit motionless with no encouragement. Easy
Goer loved to run, and in an INSTANT, Easy Goer would take off with
accelerated BURSTS that were visually STUNNING, reminiscent of moves of
other legendary Hall of Fame champions. Easy Goer also would unleash
SPECTACULAR moves around turns over bigger, larger turns on bigger,
larger tracks." Clearly, Easy Goer had instant acceleration at all
points in races. Easy Goer was generally faster
on straightaways and larger, bigger turns and larger, bigger tracks. SS
was generally faster on sharper, smaller turns on sharper, smaller
tracks. Although - as I said - Easy Goer was still capable of
unleashing spectacular moves on the sharper turns, as he did when he
romped in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream in Florida. But a lot of it
also had to do with riding styles/riding strategies and tactics,
training/trainers etc. Easy Goer also ran many more races in a shorter
time period with much less time
between races, and at more varying distances; & he ran mostly in the
only state in the entire country at the time that banned all drugs
& medications. SS ran significantly less races with much more time
between races, at less varying distances, & all but 1 of his races
were run in states that allowed drugs & medications. Sunday
Silence's record (Lost 4 of 6 races) on bigger tracks with a
circumference of 1 1/8m or larger was very similar to Easy Goer's record
on smaller mile circumferenced tracks. However, size of tracks, size
of turns, straightaway/turn speed & acceleration, region,
rider/rider tactics, trainer/training, drugs/medications not being
allowed, etc etc, are just a few of the numerous variables, and cannot
be simplified
when there are many more factors and variables. It is much more
complicated than that given the myriad of variables that determine the
outcome of races. Failing to factor the numerous other variables in can
lead to the wrong conclusions about why horses win or lose races. It
makes no sense to look at cause and effect simplistically because other
variables may have determined the outcome. Just because the Earth looks
flat based on the way we actually see it, does not mean that it is
flat.
SS held the slight 3 to 1 edge over EG in the races they
both ran in. Those are facts, but who's "better overall", "better in
general," or "better" in any way are all totally subjective. "Better"
is totally subjective and numerous greats were behind or tied in head to
head records vs other horses. Citation, Kelso, Easy Goer, Forego, Dr
Fager, Damascus, Swaps, Nashua, John Henry, Skip Away, Sir
Barton, Pleasant Colony, Shuvee and many others. Citation got beat 4
out of 5 by Noor; Kelso got beat 3 out of 4 by Beau Purple; Forego got
beat 2 out of 3 by Big Spruce; Shuvee got beat 4 out of 5 by Gallant
Bloom; Dr Fager got beat 2 out of 4 by Damascus; Pleasant Colony got
beat 3 out of 4 by Akureyri; Triple Crown winner Sir Barton got beat 8
out of 12 by Billy Kelly; Skip Away got beat 4 out of 6 by Formal Gold;
& there are an endless
amount of other similar examples. Neither the Easy Goer/SS example or
the other ones I cite show that any of these horses was "better" (which
is totally subjective anyways) or was able to consistently get the
better of the other. All these examples show is the records of two
horses in a VERY LIMITED number of races. A few races certainly would
NOT be even close to a large enough sample size if you were trying to
establish consistency on a statistical basis; nor is it even close to a
large enough sample size to show who was "better" (which is totally
subjective anyways).
Easy Goer definitely could run the turns blazingly fast as he did when
he won the Swale over that same track earlier in the year. Easy Goer
had big-time speed and extraordinary acceleration. He went wire to wire
and ran on or near the lead in numerous races. Pat Day's own words on
the Preakness: "I was on the better horse. It was absolute rider error. I
got him beat. I got hammered pretty good after that race, and I'm the
first to say that it wasn't unwarranted. P Val carried me out to the
middle of the track down the backstretch. My horse made a big move down
the backside, catapulted himself to the lead, and if there were any
mistakes made, it was probably at that point, when I just didn't
continue on with him. Then P Val banged me in very tight on the fence."
Pat Day's own words on the Classic. Thoroughbred Times, Nov. 10,
1989 Mark Simon article: "Easy Goer put in a big run up the backside.
Then I THROTTLED him BACK and Settled him around the turn. " More of
Pat Day's own words on the Classic: Nov. 5, 1989 Sun Sentinel Dave
Joseph article, "My ride wasn't the best. My horse put in a huge run on
the backstretch, then I settled him when SS went." In spite of when
Day moved, or in spite of how fast or not that he moved, he would always
ease up, back down & pull back & put out the fire when in full
flame (let down, confusing start, stop, start, stop) after making moves,
as he did in both the Preakness & Classic. Even when Day got the
lead with Easy Goer and many other horses, Day stopped and waited until
the other horses would get right next to him or pass him before starting
again. Day, admittedly, would get caught by surprise after backing off
and waiting (and not continuing forward momentum) when on the lead. Day
stopped and started - or waited for others when he had a lead. By Day
starting and stopping repeatedly, he would either let other horses back
in the race or let other horses get away. Not continuing forward
momentum, not take an aggressive posture, unwillingness to continue on.
In the Classic Day made some of the same mistakes he made in the
Preakness. Day cost Easy Goer a full head of steam on the backstretch in
both cases. Day put out the fire of a splendid horse in full flame in
both cases.
McGaughey and Day, were both pitiful. McGaughey was and is the most
conservative trainer of all-time who rarely trained his horses for
speed, no matter how much big-time brilliant speed a horse like Easy
Goer possessed. Pat ron franklin esque Day was the most tentative,
passive, conservative, start-stop rider of all-time. Many of Pat Ron
Franklin esque Day's rides on Easy Goer, Forty Niner, Seeking the Gold,
Sky Classic, Turkoman, Heavenly Prize, Rampage, Timber Country, Menifee,
Surfside, Java Gold, etc were Ron
Franklin - esque! Pat ron franklin esque Day rode Easy Goer -- and many
other horses -- like a teenager at the wheels of a Ferrari. Pat ron
franklin esque Day never came to terms with the immense power and
big-time speed at his disposal and how and when to use it. Go yield
idle go, go yield idle go, inside,
outside, back inside, back outside. Yes, better is definitely
subjective. Having acknowledged that: Take nothing away from sunday
Silence as he was a great horse, but Easy Goer was a superior, greater,
better, stronger and faster horse IMO; Pat Valenzuela and Chris McCarron
were better jockeys than Pat Day, a.k.a Pat ron franklin-esque Day; and
the master trainer Charlie the Bald Eagle Whittingham was a better
trainer than the most conservative anti-speed trainer Claude Shug
McGaughey. Where was Woody Stephens, Allen Jerkens, Cordero, Bailey,
Pincay, Stevens, Romero, Santos? Easy Goer does not lose Preakness and
Classic by inches and a very rapidly diminishing desperate neck had any
of these been his trainer and jockey IMO.
Day said: " It ran through my mind that I might lose the mount on Easy
Goer after the Preakness. But then I shared some thoughts--I won't tell
you what--with Shug and I felt better. I've always believed and I'll
continue to believe that Easy Goer was a better horse than Sunday
Silence. I've said it before and I'll always say it, I think Easy Goer
was better than Sunday Silence, despite his slight edge in the head to
head races. I'll go to my grave believing that. We lost two photos to
him and the one in the Preakness was absolutely due to a rider error on
my part, and my ride wasn't the best in the Classic."
McGaughey said: "Pat Day and I agree that he made riding mistakes in the
Preakness. We had Sunday Silence beat and he let him back in the race.
But in the other races, there were circumstances that contributed to
what happened. In the Preakness, Day got to the lead then he remembered
he was Pat Day. And when he folded up, he allowed SS back in the race.
He got the lead, and then he gave it back. He basically did the same
thing in the Classic. In the Classic, when Pat (Day) grabbed him after
the start, the horse possibly didn't understand what he was doing. Then
Pat (Day) was content to sit and wait behind Sunday Silence, as he had
done before, and the other horse got away from us, and we just missed
and fell just a stride or so short. In my heart, I think Easy Goer is
the better horse than Sunday Silence. I think anybody would say that if
those two ran against each other ten times, each would probably win
five."