DVD - RUFFIAN 11 ENTIRE Career RACES Time Capsule MATCH RACE - FOOLISH PLEASURE

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On DVD or VHS: All 11 CAREER Races of the beloved RUFFIAN all in their ENTIRETY RUFFIAN was a magnificent looking filly; you couldn't fault her. When she walked, she did so in such a way that you'd always remember her. She had a beautiful stride when she ran and went full speed at all times - she was all speed. As a two-year-old she was a big filly who stood over 16.1 hands and measured 75-1/2" around the girth. RUFFIAN was unique in the truest sense of the word - she was one-of-a-kind and didn't waste time getting everyone's attention. RUFFIAN exuded power in much the same way SECRETARIAT did; she was a fiery black filly who possessed a certain aura about her just simply walking onto a track. She was so fast that she set stakes records in seven of her eight added-money races and equaled the stakes mark in the other. So much the best she frequently was running against the clock and not her opposition. She won her five races as a two-year-old by nearly 46 lengths. The critics questioned her ability to go a distance but she silenced them all by winning the 1-1/2 mile Coaching Club American Oaks in her three-year-old season to complete her sweep of New York's Filly Triple Crown - her 10th straight victory for the unbeaten RUFFIAN . She had won the ten races by a total of 83-1/2 lengths! No other horse had ever passed her on the track; except for the first few steps out of the gate, at every point of call, in every race, short or long, RUFFIAN had always been on the lead. Next and last...her talent and ability was no contest for her own division so a match-race was her final and last challenge against that years Kentucky Derby winner, FOOLISH PLEASURE ...it would be forever a race many would wish never took place. She was not only undefeated: she was perfect. A HISTORIC TIME CAPSULE OF THE IMMORTAL RUFFIAN - featuring ALL 11 OF HER RACES FROM START TO FINISH including her tragic eleventh start facing that year's Kentucky Derby winner, FOOLISH PLEASURE ; in one of the saddest chapters in racing history. RUFFIAN's races as a two-year-old include her breathtaking 15-length win breaking her maiden on 5/22/74 in a 5-1/2 furlong maiden special weights allowance race at Belmont, the Fashion Stakes on 6/12/74 at Belmont, the Astoria Stakes on 7/10/74 at Aqueduct, the Sorority Stakes on 7/27/74 at Monmouth, and the Spinaway Stakes on 8/23/74 at Saratoga. Races as a three-year-old include the Calthea Purse on 4/14/75 at Aqueduct, the Comely Stakes at Aqueduct on 4/30/75, the Acorn on 5/10/75 at Aqueduct, the Mother Goose on 5/31/75 at Aqueduct, the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont cementing her New York Triple Crown Filly Tiara on 6/21/75 and finally the unfortunate ill-fated July 6, 1975, match race at Belmont. During two short seasons at the track, RUFFIAN was hailed as the greatest filly of all time. Unbeaten in her ten starts she had shattered one record after another, dazzling the crowds with both her beauty and brilliant speed. Always on the lead, always running for a stakes record, and always winning - that was RUFFIAN until the tragedy of the match race. In this historical segment, a collector's item - the Coaching Club American Oaks concludes RUFFIAN's career as we wish it to be remembered - the queen of Thoroughbreds easily winning her Triple Crown. This much awaited tribute to the courageous and spirited filly, RUFFIAN , commemorates her untimely passing - it's a time to remember a magnificent dark bay filly who dominated her sport in the mid 1970's with grace, power and class. RUFFIAN was perfect: big, powerful, fast, high-spirited and beautiful - she was so good that she went into the much heralded duel with an unblemished record, and as racing people know...it was the first time she lost a race; and tragically, a lot more: her life. Horse racing like any sport is dangerous. RUFFIAN didn't break down because she raced against a colt, but because this is what sometimes happens to athletes even under the best conditions. Despite thei... read more

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