1971 Belmont Stakes

[irongjhonatan]

Creo q cañonero corrio esta carrera lesionado y por eso no gano la triple corona.. fue un gran caballo.. impresionante..!!

[alejom]

gustavito y cañonero!!! que gran duo!! viva venezuela no joda!

[WhiteCamry]

Jim French was closing on Pass Catcher at the wire.

[TUCUPITA2121]

cf1970.....thx for all the races, you should check out some of the races of the venezuelan horses....type "clasico del caribe 1977", thats just one of them. did u know canonero was sick going into the belmont? still lost thou, a race is a race

[adaro91]

perdiendo,fue una gran carrera de Cañonero.

tuvo problemas en un casco,días antes.un gran

campeón que ya está entre los inmortales.eterno recuerdo a su nobleza.

[tigerboy1966]

Of course, if Mill Reef hadn't been shipped to Europe none of this would have mattered as he was 10 pounds better than any of the hores in the Triple Crown races.

[ariascastillo]

Cañonero II hubiese ganado la Triple Corona, de no haber sido por esa infección. Se trata de la más grande hazaña del hipismo venezolano. Las victorias en el Kentucky Derby y en el Preakness Stake, en 1971, fueron unas grandes sorpresas que causaron gran impacto. Ojalá y resurja el hipismo en Venezuela...

[calucho71]

Si estoy de acuerdo Cañonero fue el caballo de 1971. Por cierto que en 1972, Cañonero con Gustavo Avilka derrotó a Riva Ridge, que había ganado el Kentucky Derby ese año, y creo que el Belmont. Puedes buscar inf en la Wikipedia. Saludos.

[mayituck]

Hello. Do you have some extra material about canonero ?

[candyperlberg]

Walter Blum is my cousin. Great ride as usual!

[THEBIGFZ]

UNA HAZAÑA  VENEZOLANA

[cf1970]

Convengo. Era una hazaña notable para ganar el Derby y el Preakness.

Con salud perfecta, soy seguro que Canonero II habría ganado la corona triple. ¡Él era un caballo maravilloso esos muchos de corazón!

¡Alegre usted tuvo gusto del vídeo!

Gracias por mirar.

Tome el cuidado.

[THEBIGFZ]

DISCULPE AMIGO , USTED ES VENEZOLANO?

[cf1970]

Hola. No puedo hablar español, yo soy de Canadá. Tengo un traductor a ayudar a entender lengua. Tenga un gran día.

[THEBIGFZ]

thanks my friend by you comentary. why is you opinion of "REMARKABLE NWES" the new venezolan embajador in USA horse  races.THANS

[PugetSoundPete]

I remember this race for how Pass Catcher gamely held on to win, even when Walter Blum dropped the whip mid-stretch and hand-slapped the horse to the finish. A great photo in the NY Daily News actually captured Blum's gaffe. Pass Catcher paid $71 on the $2 win bet; I remember that too well because my dad put $20 to win on him at the OTB just an hour before the race.

[cf1970]

Wow, he hand-slapped him? That's unreal!

Thanks for the fantastic insight.

It's superb that these facts come to light every now and then.

Take care.

[AwsiDooger]

BTW, in the winter many people thought this race would reveal the first legendary Triple Crown winner since Citation. A great 2-year-old champion named Hoist the Flag was the heavy Derby favorite and many thought he would dominate the classic events. His only loss was via controversial DQ in the Champagne Stakes, a race he won by several lengths.

But Hoist the Flag shattered his right hind leg during a workout in late March at Belmont Park, and never raced again.

[cf1970]

Ah yes, Hoist The Flag. I've heard and read about him. He was quite the horse, and blazing fast from what I've digested. A good friend of mine said that he was known to run quarters in training less than 10 seconds from time-to-time. Absolutely incredible! Tragedy strikes a major contender once again though, what awful luck. Take care.

[AwsiDooger]

One minor positive of Barbaro's injury was it brought renewed attention to Hoist the Flag, since the injury and treatment was somewhat similar. Online there's an NTRA video of an ESPN segment from June 2006 that shows highlights of Hoist the Flag in a couple of his races.

[MissingMoya]

I think you mean furlongs (1/8) not quarters. A quarter in 10 seconds would be insanely fast. Doing a furlong around that time at a sale often indicates a 2yo in training will be one of a top sellers.

[cf1970]

Yes, of course. A furlong it was. Thanks.

[AwsiDooger]

Thanks for posting this. The race crushed me as a young kid. I wanted to see a Triple Crown winner so badly and thought Canonero II had it when he took the lead.

But I remember the Sports Illustrated cover the following week; "Canonero Should Not Have Run." Apparently he had developed ankle problems after the Preakness, plus he had the hives.

[cf1970]

You're welcome. I agree, shame that CII didn't win it. Wow, his injuries were more serious than I knew. Thanks for the info. Take care.

[mayituck]

Yeah, I also heard he was very injured!