Remembering Spectacular Bid
 

Today would have been his 35th birthday. Barbara Livingston remembers his 25th. Spectacular Bid's 25th birthday - February 17, 2001

I will always have a soft spot for The Bid. His was the first Derby I ever saw; my introduction to horse racing. Even 'tho I was very young I'm glad I had the opportunity to see him. They sure don't make them like that anymore.

thanks for sharing...

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Tremendous horse.

Beautiful pictures.

Just because...

I mean I doubt any of us can ever tire of this. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JYygqNfgE

I hated Bid! He broke my heart so many times beating Flying Paster (all time favorite) growing up in so. cal. I did not realize it at the time, but he is the best horse i've ever watched in person.
I would walk by his barn at S.A and it would just ruin my day..lol...It was like the Vikings beating the Rams everytime they faced eachother in the playoffs. Those losses to the Bid stung so bad...But what a racehorse!!!!

Thanks for posting; I'd never seen that before.

Loved listening to the booing as he ran. When the choice is between gambling and witnessing a great horse's walkover, gambling will win out. God bless New Yorkers. Going forward I'll have to be less judgmental about the time Philly fans booed Santa Claus.

I can't get over how full the grandstand is.

The booing was directed at the trainer.

I thought I heard the sportscasters saying it was because the walkover meant a race they couldn't wager on.

Maybe so...

It seems so out of place looking back at the race.

Thanks for posting this, This was the best horse that I have ever scene. I even cried the day he died.................

Me too.

Milfer Farm is high atop a windswept hill in upstate NY. Very scenic and Bid is buried in his entirety next to Cure The Blues.