2004 Breeders' Cup Classic - Ghostzapper + Post Race
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2012
- Ghostzapper had one thing going for him Saturday in the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic: He is a very fast horse. But he had never run a mile and a quarter, his trainer was a miserable 2 for 62 in the Breeders' Cup and he was supposed to be caught up in a speed duel that would threaten his chances.
Sometimes, though, this game can be simple. Ghostzapper, a 4-year-old who had not been beaten this year and who had posted incredibly fast speed figures, outran 12 others every step of the way in the Classic. Ghostzapper did it the easy way, going to the front and never trailing, winning by three lengths over Roses in May in record time before 53,717 fans at Lone Star Park.
"He's just faster than they are," Bobby Frankel, Ghostzapper's trainer, said.
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Bobby Frankel one of the best trainers of all time!!
This field was STACKED. What an amazing performance by Ghostzapper.
What a field, Ghostzapper, perfect drift, pleasently perfect, funny cide....
One of the best horses ever imo great time, great field he beat
I witnessed every TC Winner going back except Citation. I personally saw Kelso run just knee high to my father and I was hooked. Cigar, Fager who I watched in stunning awe. The "MONSTER" Secretariat the Great in the Preakness the fastest move from last to first ever seen and the jaw dropping Belmont all under a hand ride. John Henry at his advanced age. There have been so many truly great horses I could fill this page, some many not have ever heard, their careers cut short. Hoist the Flag who I watched from the rail in a 5f workout at Aqueduct. Jean Cruget the jock of Seattle Slew said in 2011 that HTF was the greatest animal he ever mounted hands down and never again. I believed then that I was watching an amazing animal and HTF was the most impressive 2yr.old I had ever seen. Undefeated and breaks down. I cheered hard for them all for they all deserved it. This Ghostzapper was a unique animal in that a "sprinter" could collect and break track records at every distance to 1/1/4 M. Secretariat, well he is another story from another planet but this Ghostzapper was the "fastest" animal to lay them down @ 6f to 11/4.. How would he have a fared against the "MONSTER"? I would have loved to see it with each horse getting the perfect trip, Castallano going to that whip time and again and Ghostzapper responding while Turcotte letting the "Monster" out a notch with a pocketful of never ending notches.
Ghostzapper
Ghostzapper was a Monster at the Elite Level...He could Flourish at any distance and Bury Grade 1 Fields...He was also Very versatile as he could Wire the field or sit right off the pace or come from dead last at the back of pack...He also did this coming off Very LONG layoffs...He was the real deal and should always be mentioned with the Top Elite Great horses in History
This was a proper Classic.
23.48/23.58/24.32/24.06/23.64 These are the fractions Ghostzapper set with a final time of
He was the Type of Natural Talent that Could Have been a BIG Factor in ANY Historical Field and at ANY Distance...
What made this Horse even more impressive is that he was Always coming off Long layoffs...He was also very versatile in distance and Trips...Could Wire the Field or come from the back of the pack...His Vosburgh was 1 of the most eye popping visually impressive Performances i have seen
Some forget how "stacked" this Race was...Ghostzapper could go to the lead...Sit right off the lead...Or come from dead last 20 lengths out of it and still "Dominate" the Race...And off 1 LONG layoff after the other...And could run lights out fast time Sprinting or at a Mile and all the way up to 1 1/4...Ghostzapper was a BRILLIANT talent
Javier Castellano (nacido el 23 de Octubre de 1977 en Maracaibo, Venezuela) ¡Extraordinario jinete ganador de cuatro Premios Eclipse al Mejor Jinete (2013, 2014, 2015 y 2016) y de más de 5.000 carreras en los Hipódromos de Estados Unidos ¡Que gran triunfo el que consiguió a lomos de Ghotstzapper! ¡Honor a quien honor merece! ¡Saludos desde Venezuela!
an underrated racehorse. He beat the track record at Lonestar by like 6 seconds!!
Interesting side note is that Ghostzapper has a horse in his pedigree that I had never heard of before: Hawaii. He's in his dam line. He was a South African horse with a record of 28 starts, 21 wins, 2 place, and 3 shows. Though he raced primarily in South Africa, he did race some in the U. S. and won 1969 American Champion Turf Horse award. He won 2 turf races at a 1 1/2, the Man O'War where he set a track record and The Stars and Stripes Handicap. He was inducted into the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in 1977. In South Africa he was the 2 y/o and 3 y/o champion. Ghostzapper is in Justify's dam line, but Hawaii is also in his sire line via a different mare that came down to Scat Daddy via his sire.
I was there, what a great day of seeing great horses
Lost in the Fog, Barbaro, Ghostzapper, and many more. Lots of great horses.
Just like his daddy did! my fav; Awesome Again! One of Canada's greatest!
Ghostzapper's talent has been mostly forgotten it seems. He was one of the best horses ever, but somehow never managed to make a lasting impact like some lesser horses have.
Could be the fastest racehorse of all time. Big Red was amazing, but even he would have his hands or hooves full with this horse. Really underrated champion.