2000 Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus : Broadcast
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Fusaichi Pegasus kicked up his
Fusaichi Pegasus kicked up his heels before the Kentucky Derby in what looked like a victory dance.
Maybe he knew what was coming.
The playful colt, who sometimes gets too exuberant, acted like a perfect gentleman Saturday in doing what good horses like Easy Goer, Arazi and Holy Bull couldn't do -- win the Derby as the betting favorite.
The last horse to do that was Spectacular Bid in 1979.
Fusaichi Pegasus came on strong in the stretch, taking the lead approaching the eigth pole and finishing 1 1-2 lengths ahead of Aptitude.
And he did it while on his best behavior.
This is the colt who caused a brief delay at the starting gate at the Wood Memorial, who reared and threw his exercise rider and who has been known to stop and just look around.
But he was all business on this 82-degree day and before 153,204 cheering fans -- the second largest Derby crowd in history.
So gentlemanly was the colt, purchased for $4 million as a yearling, that jockey Kent Desormeaux said he broke like a pony.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more...
Maybe he knew what was coming.
The playful colt, who sometimes gets too exuberant, acted like a perfect gentleman Saturday in doing what good horses like Easy Goer, Arazi and Holy Bull couldn't do -- win the Derby as the betting favorite.
The last horse to do that was Spectacular Bid in 1979.
Fusaichi Pegasus came on strong in the stretch, taking the lead approaching the eigth pole and finishing 1 1-2 lengths ahead of Aptitude.
And he did it while on his best behavior.
This is the colt who caused a brief delay at the starting gate at the Wood Memorial, who reared and threw his exercise rider and who has been known to stop and just look around.
But he was all business on this 82-degree day and before 153,204 cheering fans -- the second largest Derby crowd in history.
So gentlemanly was the colt, purchased for $4 million as a yearling, that jockey Kent Desormeaux said he broke like a pony.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more...
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