The Des Smith Classic, Sunday at Rideau Carleton

[Headpole Dave]

Anyone happen to catch this race? WOW, what a horse race! One of the absolute best stretch drives I've seen in a VERY long time. Foiled Again went an amazing mile and came first over against the best free for all pacer that's been rolling. I watched the slow motion replay and I wasn't able to pick it out... Betterthancheddar edged him out and just missed setting a Canadian and Track record by a fifth of a second. I thought it was a dead heat to be honest.... Fantastic horse race, and one of the few where I didn't mind losing money. Great race... Should never have counted old Foiled Again, the horse is an absolute warrior.

As Brennan said: "I thought I had Foiled Again put away after coming first over around the last turn, but the horse has won 4 million dollars and he's a classy animal, but my horse battled to the end. It was close." (Paraphrased, not word for word).

[CyberChamp]

Sounded like a good one!

Know where we can find a replay?  Can't find one on TwinSpires.   

[CyberChamp]

Found it!

http://rcentertainmentcentre.ca/rcn_stream.html

[CyberChamp]

Great race!

Dave, had you not mentioned who won, I would've thought that Foiled Again got up.  It was that close!

[tonyb147]

Highway robbery! Photo below was taken with my cell phone camera of my laptop screen. FA is #7.

[LVGaryD]

Sheer Canadian buggery!

[Just Saying]

Highway robbery! Photo below was taken with my cell phone camera of my laptop screen. FA is #7.

Boycott Molson Ale!

[AmyHollar]

Mount a Mountie!

[Headpole Dave]

Our beer is much better than your American swill 

After watching the replay multiple times, I still don't see any difference at the wire. I thought it was a dead heat last night and I think its a dead heat today. That photo at the wire (what did you take the picture with a toaster?) all but confirms it IMO. I don't think Foiled Again got by Betterthancheddar... But he damned well finished exactly with him...

Still one of the best stretch drives/races that I've watched in a long time. Both of those horses went huge miles.

[Jeremy]

Another reason every track should have shutter cam like Los Al

Watching the replay, I thought cheddar won the race looking at the video in the upper right, the other one looked like Foiled if one finished above the other.

[careless hal]

Looks to me that Better got him by a whisker.

[Hungary]

Both Horses raced amazing but Cheddar won

[AmyHollar]

 

That is the most clear cut picture I've seen.

Would be considered the "finished print"?

[Hungary]

Would be considered the "finished print"?

From:  http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/7-15-12/betterthancheddar-wins-thriller-des-smith-classic.html

[jug]

That was a horse race.....none any gamer than Foiled!