One of the most tragic breeders cup days ever. Go for wand broke down later that day near the wire in a dramatic stretch duel. Euthenised in front of tens of thousands of people. Heart breaking.

@mpappas53

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and I was there. Tragedy started early with Shaker Knit and Mr. Nickerson. Losing Go for Wand was the final knock-out blow. Haven't been to a Breeders' Cup since.

Two fine racehorses , Dayjur is to this day the quickest racehorse I've ever seen. Ironically and like Dancing Brave his performance in finishing 2nd enhanced his reputation more than winning the race could have done .

Dayjur was one of the best Sprinters of All Time!

"If the race had been twenty minutes earlier, or a half-hour later, that shadow wouldn't have beeen there. It was a one-in-a-million chance. It was a gift. Like looking down on the ground and finding a lotto ticket. But she (Safely Kept) earned it" Craig Perret, Safely Kept's jockey

@Jefferdaughter

6 жыл бұрын

If horses were trained in the afternoon - which makes sense because the race in the afternoon - they would be accustomed to the shadows and not try to jump them. Of course this can only be done when races are not being run at the same time...

@susanurban5920

3 жыл бұрын

Safely Kept would not switch over to her right lead and Dayjur was able to maintain that head lead because he had changed to his right lead. If she had changed leads in the stretch, like she was supposed to, she would have regained the lead on her own, but the shadow took care of that.

As a Marylander and a huge Safely Kept fan holding a win ticket on her this act of god was just incredible. My head was lowering in dejection as the obviously great Dayjur was passing her and then...

Retired jockey Craig Perret (born February 2, 1951) last April was voted to be inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Perret, 68, was North America's leading apprentice jockey by earnings in 1967 (prior to the Eclipse Awards) and won the 1990 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and in 1998 he received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. A native of New Orleans, Perret won 4,415 races in a career that spanned from 1967 to 2005. In 1987, Perret rode Bet Twice to victory in the Belmont Stakes and three years later aboard Unbridled, he won the Kentucky Derby. He won four Breeders' Cup races, including two editions of the Sprint (G1), as well as two runnings of both the Travers Stakes (G1) and Queen's Plate, among others. In 1994 he was inducted into The Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame and in 2006 into The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m., next August 2 at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Legendary racecaller Tom Durkin will serve as master of ceremonies. Congratulations Mister Perret! Best Regards from Venezuela.

This was not a good day for the breeders cup raced. Two horses die in this race then the great filly Go For Wand breaks down in the Distaff. A sad day. Safely Kept was fast she ran some very fast times at 6f so glad to see her win, but it would of been better if there hadn't been a shadow. That year there were some great horses both colts and fillys what a year. Saw some really good races in 1990.

This race still thrills me. Safely Kept never lost her action. It is a shame that neither Safely Kept nor Dayjur really passed on their amazing speed and heart to their progeny with any impact. Safely Kept was Maryland's reigning horse of the year, so naturally I rooted for her. Thank God for shadows in the track! BRIAN

@issyjas3309

Жыл бұрын

Interesting point but I believe that Dayjur wasn’t bred for speed. He was brought back in distance on Willie Carson’s advice and just let go over the 5f. He was a brilliant horseman with an equally brilliant horse.

Dayjur was WINNER

Only in America would they be so rude as to boo a beautiful English racehorse because he is winning a race. They did it to Trempolino in the Breeders Cup too, and they did something similar in golf`s Ryder Cup when Europeans were playing.

@Jefferdaughter

6 жыл бұрын

Please don't judge all Americans by the rude and the insecure. Most of us are embarrassed by this behavior. After all, racing is about the HORSES, right?

@andisadler2897

5 жыл бұрын

Arrogant nasty people. Thats why everyone hates them.

@vinman24t

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, We Americans are arrogant, nasty people who landed on the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago and saved millions of European lives

@suemaher5282

4 жыл бұрын

@@vinman24t some of us in UK are very glad u did. We have some idiots here too. Stay safe

@suemaher5282

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jefferdaughter well said my friend

RIP Safely Kept 4-22-14

@postcardterry

6 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up to that comment "73KHS". There speaks an individual (you) who puts love for an animal first and racing second !

Dayjur's trainer, the great Major Dick Hern. To quote jockey W Carson: "Dayjur was bombproof at 5f, slightly vulnerable at 6." All speed pedigree. The racing program here in 1990 didn't have many chances for 3 yo only, as it does now. The third horse showed himself a tough as nails 10f horse.

@issyjas3309

Ай бұрын

Good comment, I can remember they weren’t quite sure how to run him at first. Held him up a few times I think and then realised he was so quick just let him go and boy did he go. Still the best pure sprinter I’ve seen.

1990 Breeders' Cup Sprint set the tone for things to come

Remember This Race like it was Yesterday....Was a HUGE Safely Kept fan and i could not believe she was "12-1" in This Race...Remember Betting $40 W/P on Her and i Kept going back to the Window to Bet more...Ended up With Over $100 Win on Her and a lot of Place Wagers as Well...Collected really Healthy Tickets on the exacta as well...12-1 Made absolutely NO SENSE to me

i used to work with a guy who was a gambler and we used to call him jonah because he was a right jinx,real mug punter nearly always lost.needless to say jonah bet dayjur lol.

Dayjur jumped the shadows at least twice, sunny day then a bold shadow must have been tough on the eyes.

@powderpowder5469

4 жыл бұрын

Then why didn't others jump the shadows too?

@vixitrixalina

3 жыл бұрын

American horses used to running on that surface. Dayjur was used to grass and no shadows

Dejur was the winner.

Can you upload the 1990 breeders cup distaff? With the post race and interviews and trophy presentation?

It's too bad they never bred these two to one another. Somehow it would have been fitting.

Dejur raced over 20lbs more over there, 2 horses died.

Dayjur won that race

I don't care what anybody says , Dayjur would of and should of won that , the fact he jumped a shadow lost him his lead !!

@matthewwhiteside9991

28 күн бұрын

Such a great horse to lose a race this way can only be described as stuff of legends!!

I had this outta the gate $$£$$ dejur should have won oh well. Rip mr. and shaker.

I was at the track that day. This is a classic example of when a runner-up walked away the winner.

@susanurban5920

3 жыл бұрын

Safely Kept would not switch over to her right lead in the stretch....Dayjur did, if she had switched over to the correct lead she would have regained the lead on her own. She just wouldn’t switch over...that’s why Dayjur was able to get a head in front.

@dakg8034

3 жыл бұрын

@@susanurban5920 Although Dayjur was the first to change lead, Safely Kept changed its lead at the furlong pole. That is clear to see on the replay. So contrary to what you are saying, there was a lead change. Be that as it may, however, Safely Kept regained the lead (and won) because Dayjur jumped the shadow and lost momentum. Anyhow this is old ... very old (lol).

@alibali1968

2 жыл бұрын

@@susanurban5920 Dayjur was half a length and moving away with 50 metres to go, the race was over until he jumped the shadow. He did it in France shortly before but in the middle of a race. He was clearly the faster horse. And, he had an outside draw and bad start.

@kayeroskaft9619

4 ай бұрын

Looked this up to watch Safely Kept and could not fully enjoy her win when I realized this was the race that took Mr. Nickerson and Shaker Knit’s lives.

The real shame - in the post-race interview, when asked about Dayjur's proclivity for jumping shadows, his rider, Willie Carson, admitted that Dayjur had done the skipping shadows thing before. I don't remember Dayjyr's trainer's name, but shouldn't he have used a shadow-roll? Note the following year's BC Classic winner finishes third here.

@stevencooke6451

5 жыл бұрын

Black Tie Affair. The opposite of Precisionist who won the Sprint and then finished third in the Classic. I wondered about the shadow roll idea as well.

@jamie-ol8dm

2 жыл бұрын

John Dunlop I think.

@myfrobert

Жыл бұрын

Dayjur's trainer was Dick Hern.

Safely Kept (April 7, 1986 - April 22, 2014) * Sire: Horatius * Grandsire: Proudest Roman * Dam: Safely Home * Damsire: Winning hit * Sex: Mare * Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. David Hayden * Owner: Barry Weisword * Trainer: Alan E. Goldberg * 31 Starts * 24 Wins * 3 Seconds * 3 Thirds * $ 2,194,206 earned (Current $ 4,144,5519 * 1989 U.S. Champion Sprinter * Rest In Peace, Champion! We´ll always remember you! * Greetings from Venezuela Safely Kept (7 de Abril, 1986 - 22 de Abril, 2014) * Padre: Horatius * Abuelo paterno: Proudest Roman * Madre: Safely Home * Abuelo materno: Winning hit * Sexo: Yegua * Criadores: Mr. & Mrs. David Hayden * Propietario: Barry Weisword * Entrenador: Alan E. Goldberg * 31 Salidas * 24 Primeros * 3 Segundos * 3 Terceros * $ 2,194,206 producidos ($ 4,144,551 actuales) * Campeona Velocista de Estados Unidos 1989 * ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeona! ¡Siempre te recordaremos! * Saludos desde Venezuela

The Infaust BC 90

knowing what I know now, having watched plenty of European racing (of which I'd probably seen exactly none, back in 1990), I'd wager Dayjur had never in his life, seen a shadow on the track in front of him, and to him, it probably looked like a hole - a hole with a horse-eating monster at the bottom

So Mr Nickerson fell dead to the track, taking another horse down with him, but I see a horse being pulled up on the far turn--who is that?

@stevencooke6451

5 жыл бұрын

That's Mr Nickerson.

Shaker Knit and Go For Wand had to be destroyed in this race. The shattering leg of Go For Wand was clearly recorded and was horrible to see. Screens were rushed around the horses and they were killed and hauled off.

@wolfsrule100

8 жыл бұрын

Mr.Nickerson and Shaker Knit died in this race. Go For Wand died in the Breeders Cup Distaff later that day

@stevencooke6451

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Nickerson and Shaker Knit were destroyed because of this race. Go for Wand broke down in the Distaff

@Caroni100

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfsrule100 "It was the saddest day in the Breeder´s Cup history" Pat Day Hall of Fame Jockey Greetings from Venezuela "Fue el día más triste en la historia de la Copa de Criadores" Pat Day Jinete del Salón de la Fama Saludos desde Venezuela

mY name is safely kept

A horse named malagra.destroyed most of these horses at the fairgrounds in track record time I think if he had been in this race could have won it.

He raced constantly over 25 lbs. heavier than errbody coming n2 this race.

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If it was a huge cliff instead of a shadow he woulda been in trouble...He cleared the first one..But the second one he woulda been dead along with the jockey lol

USA horses beat turf horses in their first dirt races and usa says how they are the best always 😅😂😂

@myfrobert

Жыл бұрын

They don't have the condition of climate to race on turf as frequently as Europe, which means the likes of Golden Pal, Lady Aurelia or Campanelle are rarely seen there.