General Assembly - 1978 Hopeful Stakes

[terjer01]

He sure loved the Spa as evidenced by this win as well as his Travers Stakes, it is amazing no one has run a faster Mid-Summer Derby than him... ever!

[operjxm]

Great race Thank You for posting.

[shellpen10]

Wow, DId he pour it on in that stretch...found that "other" gear...just like papa....He looked like the "OLD MAN"...lol..Thanks CF...He won a race that his proud papa won!!

[dcddjc]

General Assembly - I will never forget you! You are the finest I have ever met in person!

[dcddjc]

You are amazing - thank you so much! My pleasure!

[cf1970]

Having the opportunity to post these fine champions is amazing; I'm merely a fan, but I appreciate your kind words.

Thank you very much for the comments.

[dcddjc]

@cf1970 HOW ARE YOU - long time no see!

Best wishes and Happy Halloween

Dana

[cf1970]

@dcddjc I'm doing alright, thank you. I hope you are well. I don't have as much time lately to post or comment, but I thank you for your kind words and friendship.

Have a blessed week!

[Jazzgirl8888]

A fierce competitor he was ! A great son of Secretariat :)

Enjoyed it cf - thank you so much for posting this wonderful historical footage !

[cf1970]

Couldn't agree with you more, Jazzy. I'm glad you liked the video.

God bless.

[jtierney1963]

Excellent post! This was a Hopeful I had not seen or been at the track for, so thanks again!

[cf1970]

You are very welcome. Thanks for stopping by.

[bryan3229]

What a great post! I remember General Assembly was all the rage until he ran into Spectacular Bid. Great to hear Chic Anderson -- still the best.

[cf1970]

Hey, nice to hear from you again! Hope all is well. I appreciate the comments.

Have a good weekend.