harold ran out in front of the king's horse.
harold ran out in front of the king's horse.
who ran out in front of the king's horse?
harold
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bred and owned by ogden phipps, easy goer was a son of alydar out of the 1981 american champion older female horse relaxing (by buckpasser). trained by shug mcgaughey and ridden by pat day, the uncommonly muscular, big, powerful, long-striding chestnut colt with a white star won 14 of his 20 races, including nine grade i wins at distances of seven furlongs, eight furlongs, nine furlongs, ten furlongs and twelve furlongs, and placed second five times. easy goer's racing career was also marked by his closely matched rivalry with sunday silence, who held a three to one edge in their head to head races. easy goer defeated sunday silence by eight lengths in the belmont and finished second to him in the kentucky derby by two and a half lengths, preakness by a nose and breeders' cup classic by a neck. both horses were later voted into the american hall of fame. mcgaughey described easy goer as, "a big, strong horse, and jockey pat day helped him by not crucifying him in his races and bringing me back something. he had soundness problems, but we stayed on top of it. his action was so athletic, so natural, so fluid; he glided over the track; he ran very fast and did it so easily. he captured the public; he was a brilliantly fast horse, exciting to watch, and he had a great following. i had always dreamed of having a horse like easy goer. easy goer is by far the best that i've ever had." day stated, "easy goer was the best horse i ever rode. he was the most talented and he had a big engine and a lot of heart and desire. he did what he did with continuing ailments." racing writer steve haskin described easy goer as "adonis-like, the closest thing physically to secretariat. he was plagued by terrible ankles his entire career, but was placed upon a throne at an early age and justified all the adoration. easy goer was a horse with god-given talent who appeared to have everything – looks, class, pedigree, speed, and stamina." racing writer edward l. bowen said: "easy goer was a glowing chestnut with a fluid stride that belied his short pasterns and less than perfect foot. pasterns notwithstanding, he had the look of greatness, and he ran to his looks. he was a horse who tempted horsemen and fans to slip into their thoughts the phrase, 'the most perfect horse you can imagine.' easy goer was large but not too large. he was elegant but not dainty. he was powerful but not gross. to the aesthete taking in the whole rather than haggling over the parts, the dictionary simply proved inadequate: easy goer was not just perfect, he was "damned perfect." blood-horse pedigree analyst avalyn hunter's assessment of easy goer was that "easy goer combined blistering speed over a mile with thoroughly genuine stamina." tom lamarra, of blood-horse, wrote: "easy goer is mentioned in the same breath with some of the greatest horses of all time." joe drape of "the new york times" described easy goer as a "powerful, massive, raw talent with an enormous stride." hall of fame trainer john veitch stated, "easy goer had more weapons and was more versatile than his father alydar." bud delp, trainer of spectacular bid, said, "i hadn't seen the kind of pistonlike action in a horse since spectacular bid. easy goer had the same kind of stride, which was effortless." his running style was multifaceted and flexible, and he was able to adjust to racing conditions; he could go to the lead or come from behind, he was able to put pressure on speed horses and stay with a faster pace, or drop back if needed. among his peak performances, easy goer ran 124 and 122 beyer speed figures. easy goer also routinely ran in the 120 beyer speed figure range on a regular basis in his races, while arch-rival sunday silence did so rarely and only when it was required for him to prevail. it is noteworthy that easy goer's overall speed figures were substantially superior to principal rival sunday silence, despite sunday silence's slight three to one edge in their head-to-head races. furthermore, easy goer ran the fastest beyer speed figure performance by any two-year-old, as well as the fastest beyer speed figure performance in any triple crown race since beyer racing figures were first published.
easy goer