Sentences with phrase «ruffian racing»
Whether it is Swaps dropping his head over the rail at old Washington Park, his muscles shifting supplely beneath his golden coat; or Seabiscuit and War Admiral straining neck and neck around the turn for home; or Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths; or the seal - coated Ruffian racing on the lead, right to her grave — they all cast a curious spell.
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Despite Ruffian's many successes, her demise may have been a significant setback for fillies» lib because, in the view of some, that tragic race serves to illustrate what can happen when you send a girl out to play with the boys.
Big, beautiful and nearly coal black, Ruffian was the first filly media star, but in a match race in 1975 with the colt Foolish Pleasure, winner of that year's Kentucky Derby, Ruffian snapped a leg and had to be put down.
On July 5, 1975, Janney drove north to Belmont Park racetrack to watch his parents» unbeaten filly Ruffian run a nationally televised match race the next day against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure.
Less than a half mile into the race, Ruffian took a narrow lead and then broke down horrifically, sesamoid bones shattered in her right foreleg.
[Ruffian] was a big low, way down, but if you can't take the lows...» They have won important races but never the most important race.
Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists is a testament to the drive and perseverance of Ruffian, who broke bones in her right foreleg after leaving the gate of her final race.