Landaluce wins the Hollywood Lassie by 21 lengths

[rcherasaro]

Thank you for the video..what a shame we lost her so soon.

[disciple90633]

very sad. She may have been the greatest filly to ever look through a bridle.  Sucks for us and her alike that we'll never know.

[Channin22]

WOW! What a nice horse.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

people always argue about "Ruffian vs Landulace"

let me tell you this

Ruffian was the queen of the fillies and Landulace doesnt have a title but that doesnt mean that she isnt just a good..

yeah to me ruffian was and is the best filly ever to set 4 hooves on a race track and the only 2 others that even come close to her are Eight Belles and of course Landulace..

landulace beat secretariats record

ruffian smashed his record and records every time she raced, n on every track she raced on

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

Eight Belles is nowhere near Ruffian. More like Rachel Alexandra. So Eight Belles got SECOND in the race. Theres been 3 other fillies wh've actually run.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa ok you dont even make sence!

and what i said was true

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

I meant WON the Kentucky Derby. People think since a horse has a dying effort that they would have done better. Big Brown was home free in that race.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa your still not making sense, and eight belles won that race

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

What race did you watch? Big Brown won the 08' Kentucky Derby. She placed second.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa i know she didnt win that race!

and just because she came second doesnt mean that 'big brown' was a better horse... he came 9th in one of his races and eight belles never placed that badly.... and in every race belles won she won by a big lead.... just like landaluce and ruffian.... like i said the only FILLY'S who even come close to ruffian are landaluce and eight belles!

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

I geuss you've never seen Rachel Alexandra win? She won by 20 lengths twice, and unlike Eight Belles she DESTROYED the colts.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa just because she won by 20 lengths twice.... doesnt mean shes better than eight belles, n btw i found out that eight belles ankles started to cave in as she was going into the strech which means she was still racing down the strech with half caved in ankles, that was said by the veternarian that treated her and by other jockeys that were racing beside her... and incase you didnt watch the race properly she was easily catching up to the lead horse and then thats when it happened.

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

Your basing logic off hype. Rachel A. has the most decisive 3 yo. campaign for any 3 yo filly EVER. She is much better than Eight Belles. She even beat her time in the Fantasy Stakes. She even beat RUFFIANS time in the Mother Goose!

[queenluciaa]

@queenluciaa

Excuse that I meant to say the Martha Washington. Eight Belle's Time-1:39.00

Rachel Alexandra's Time-1:36.41!

Incredible!

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa uhh she did NOT beat ruffians time.... i just looked it up and ruffian has the fastest time on that list!

RA was 5 seconds of ruffians time!

[queenluciaa]

@queenluciaa

She beat the winning margin of victory! She broke Ruffian's record of lengths in the Mother Goose.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa that doesnt matter ruffian still had a faster time! RA mother goose time was 1:46.33 and Ruffians was 1:41.02 and if RA was the better horse she would of beaten ruffians TIME aswell.... ruffian ran a 12 furlong race in 2:08.10 and thats the fastest any filly has ever run a 12 furlong race.

in all her 10 races (except MR) she alwasy won by over 8 lengths and equalled or smashed track or stakes records... RA only won 5 races above 8 lengths n 7 won under 8 lengths and 2nd 5 times!

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

Your wrong. Rachel Alexandra has the speed record for the MG Stakes at 1 1/8 m. She has 1:46:33, Ruffian had 1:47:80. Don't get your facts from wikipedia.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa who cares all of ruffians speed recorda are still faster then RA, if it came to a match race ruffian would bury RA

and also if you knew anything you would know that ruffian was held back, yes she won by heaps of lengths but vasquez eased her up

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

Once again you base your facts off some cheesy ESPN film. Ruffian was whipped time to time actually, she was always pushed in her races. If you actually read a BOOK about her instead of watching some Hollywood fairytail movie, you'd know that. But you don't.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa if you actually watch her races you would see that she was NEVER whipped, except in the hot n nasty race and she was NEVER pushed, she did what she did on her own accord, because she loved to run, when she broke down in the match race vazquez tried to pull her up, but she wouldnt stop!

i dont base my facts off the film, i havnt even seen the film, because its much better just watching the real ruffian run!

get your facts right before you start mouthing off about stuff you dont no!

[johnofohu123]

@xxcrystlecityxx I agree RA only beat one record and Ruffian has been in lead all the races she would smoke RA and Z the only horse thats good enough for Ruffian is Secretariat but my picks is for Ruffian but i still love RA and Z why should i hate a beatiful creature

[rcherasaro]

@johnofohu123 Are you kidding me..Rachel came close to breaking many records under wraps..stop the horse bashing..enjoy the ones we have while they are here as with Landaluce they can be gone in a second..play nice!

[queenluciaa]

@xxcrystlecityxx

Its physically impossible to run a 12 furlong race in 2:08:10. Because the world record holder Secretariat, ran his in 2:24:00.

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa yeah my bad, i think it was 10? im not sure but she has run the fastest 5 1/2, 6 and 7 furlong races ever and they are still untouched

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa Ruffian died not ever knowing what its like to be second or what its like to have a horse infront of her....

RA had the whip used on her....

and ruffian never everrr had the whip used on her, she was always hand raced because whitely got angry when the whip was even thought of being used on ruffian, and ruffian could of easily won the mother goose by a larger margin but if you actually watched it you would see that the jockey held her back until the stretch and just let her 'jog'

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa oh and stop replying to YOURSELF!

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa my 1st post was about ruffian and you couldnt even compare this rachel alexandra to ruffian or landaluce so you just decided to insult eight belles and ruffian was a way better faster and stronger race horse then RA anyways

[xxcrystlecityxx]

@queenluciaa oh and also go for wand

[bettydaw1970]

give henson a losenge!!!

[TheLandaluce]

i love landaluce!!! o ya and dahoss65, u dont even know lukas, so why r u saying that??????

[Venckman]

I love Trevor Denman, but I do miss Harry Hensen. That's what a racecaller's voice should sound like.

[dreamershavemorefun]

Too bad this filly never made it to the breeders cup imagine the performances she would turn out

[gullybear20]

Thanks so much for posting this. Amazing filly!

[andtheyreoff]

I am opposed to censorship, and am not weak hearted when it comes to some of the stuff I read from people on the internet. I am also happy when people not only watch horse racing, but are enthusiastic about it. However, for anyone who has visited this video over the past year, you will know there was a debate that turned ridiculous concerning the merits of Landaluce vs. Ruffian. About 500 comments worth. Go figure.

[andtheyreoff]

I let it continue because it's my nature, and it wasn't causing harm. However, I think that it had gotten to the point where it might be causing problems for people, so I have chosen to delete all of the arguments. I purposely didn't turn off comments, because I really don't like the idea of that. If you want to thank me, great. If you want to call me a douche bag, great. Just do it mentally and don't add the comment.

[BE109]

This filly was a rare one,she wins in a mild hand ride and just explodes. This isn't something you see everyday. Landeluce was special!!!

[proveout]

I have a hard time believing Ruffian or any other 2 year old horse could have beat landaluce that day.

Ruffian was a great horse but she ran against fillies. even the match race against Foolish Pleasure would not have proved anything because he wasn't the superhorse poeple have made him out to be. I would have liked to have seen her race against Forego and Wajima in the fall races that year i doubt a 3 year old filly could have beat either of them the way they ran that fall

[heartofalion77]

that grand canyon was something else, he had alot of talent- a big long striding son of fappiano..it was sad that lukas lost grand canyon and landaluce so young, although lukas had plenty of top horses in the 80s and 90s..landaluce obviously had immense speed and talent, though it still would be hard for me to compare any filly to ruffian..ruffian also truely wasnt able to show how great she could have been,just like landaluce..imagine seeing ruffian as a 4yo and late 3yo years,amazing horses.

[dahoss65]

"it was sad that lukas lost grand canyon and landaluce so young"

I actually look at that a different way. To me, it is sad that guys like Lukas get their hands on horses like Grand Canyon and Landaluce, or any horse for that matter.

Lukas was and is an equines worst enemy. Worst nitemare. To guys like Lukas, horses are just a piece of meat, a machine they drill into the ground. Some will make it and others will fall to the wayside and be quickly replaced. That is life living in Lukas land

[71sunset]

I agree dahoss. Wayne Lukas was to horseracing what Balco was to baseball. His 2yr old fillies frequently physically resembled 3yr old colts, and it wasn't because they ate higher quality oats. Not surprisingly, many wound up having brilliant yet very short careers.

[marysueeasteregg]

Yes, Lukas uses his young horses too hard.

Has he ever trained a older champion? But

I've read that losing Landaluce to an infection

broke his heart, Lukas was cradling her head

when she died. And he promised himself he

wouldn't let himself fall in love with a horse

ever again. Her death is a big part of the

reason he views them as money making

machines vs. fellow creatures.

[dahoss65]

It's my understanding that Lukas was extremely hard on the human athletes that he was a head basketball coach of for years before training horses.

So I can only imagine that he brought that same tough drill drill drill mentality to the equine world when he started training QHs.

I think Lukas is the Madonna of horse racing. She brought sleeze to the pop culture and now millions of young girls emulate her, while he started the trend of total disregard of the horse that we see so much of today.

[dolcevitausa]

wow thanks for the video...talk about memories.

too bad this filly never really got the chance to prove how great she really was...

[atlanticwindowwall]

what a shame. this was a damn good filly.

[SWALE1984]

I believe that she would have ended up the greatest filly in history, by far. She is now enjoying life up in Horse Heaven with her father and brothers Swale, Capote, and Slew O' Gold.

[meinfb]

A great great filly and what excitement there was that year in the racing world with Landaluce on the West Coast and Princess Rooney on the East. Of course, we'll never know how great she could have been; could very well have been the equal of Ruffian, but I doubt she would have surpassed Ruffian. Remember, Ruffian set a stakes record or tied a track record every time out. She equaled the track record at Belmont for 5 1/2 furlongs her first time out. Some two-year old filly!

[IrishBarFight]

wow..I felt like I was watching Secretariat all over again!

[hatterle]

Thanks for the great memory of a truely great filly. I was there that day and witnessed this amazing performance in person. She was one of the greats. I believe her time was an astounding 1:08 flat.

[yomamadontdanz]

Landaluce so great so beautiful RIP!!!

[ahsans786]

what a find! landaluce, a glimmer of greatness

[inca41182]

Wow what a great filly! I'll have to look her up. That's so rare to see a horse kick like that so effortlessly in the stretch with plenty more to spare :) Thx for posting this video. Without it I would have never known how great this filly was. Long live the legacy of Seattle Slew!!!

[SWALE1984]

She could very well have ended up the single greatest filly of all time if she had not died so tragically. She is up in Horse Heaven now with her father and her brother Swale.

[AwsiDooger]

Many thanks for posting this. I was devastated by Landaluce's death. She was from Seattle Slew's first crop and of course you wonder how successful a great horse will be at stud. With Slew there was a freak offspring immediately in Landaluce, a star by mid-summer as a 2-year-old. It would have been fascinating to see how you would have done stretching out, and perhaps trying the colts.

[pel1can]

read about landaluce, but this is the first time i've seen her race. quality.

[ruffchamp1]

brilliantly fast filly

[creaturelover]

Wow! Good filly! so sad she died, though, poor girl...

[diomed1]

Simply the fastest horse I have ever seen run live. I was there that day and at many other big races across the country over the years. She was absolutely unbelievable!!!! Too bad she is mostly forgotten. Thank you for posting this video!

[JustaRegularPatriot]

I too remember watching her live and in person. As it often is with "freaks" she made it look easy, with an unmistakable blend of grace and power. It was like she was in another dimension compared to those she ran against. I remember being at Hollypark when the rumors began that she was sick. She was like a gift from God to us mortals, and then he decided he wanted her back. The crowd I hung out with, many of them "old timers" were in awe. Everybody knew she was so special.

[cf1970]

Landaluce sure was a beauty. What a spectacular victory.

Such a shame she passed away so young.

Thanks very much for the great post.

[bug081]

Many thanks for posting this! We still love and miss her!

[dk993]

Wow. I bet on that race as a kid. I think she was 1 to 5 or 1 to 9 though.

Thank you!

[partymanners]

Thanks for posting this!

[andtheyreoff]

After enjoying all your videos so much, I'm glad I was able to reciprocate, at least in some small way.