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SANTA ANITA: THE BEST OF 1998
If a season is defined by the top athletes - both human and equine - that participated in it, then the 1997-98 Santa Anita season was more than equal to six decades of championship racing that preceded it. The nation's leading horses, jockeys, trainers and owners once again gathered in the shadows of the San Gabriel Mountains to shine brightly in the legendary Santa Anita
winner's circle.
This exclusive feature includes more than just the season's ten great Grade I races; it is an up-close-and-personal look at the stars that made up Santa Anita's races including the secnd year of coverage of the camera-savvy twin colt Thoroughbreds who were born in '96: FREYA STEVE and FREYA BOB, SILVER CHARM, GENTLEMEN, REAL QUIET, INDIAN CHARLIE, EXOTIC WOOD, ARTAX, ORVILLE N WILBUR'S, KEEPER HILL, HEDONIST, STAR OF BROADWAY, FIJI, STORM TROOPER, AMERIQUE, SOUVENIR COPY, I AIN'T BLUFFING, BAGSHOT, DON'T BLAME RIO, SIPHON, HAL'S PAL, MALEK, LORD GRILLO, MUD ROUTE, DESERT STORMER, CLASSIC CAT, and a look back at some of the past's champs: AFFIRMED, SEABISCUIT and SPECTACULAR BID.
You'll see lots of footage of BOB BAFFERT, RICHARD MANDELLA, GARY STEVENS, RON ELLIS, KENT DESORMEAUX, FRANKIE DETTORI, LAFFIT PINCAY, JR. and the racing superstars of the inaugural International Jockey Challenge.
It was yet another year of great races and great athletes making history at, "The Great Race Place" - the definitive collection of the year's greatest moments!
(100 Minutes.)
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Listing ID: | 143 |
Format(s) Available: | DVD And VHS |
Category: | U.S. & Canadian Flat Racing |