Uploaded November 2010 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago
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I FINALLY MADE IT!!! And even my Movie Maker stopped hating me^^ well, at least for now... -_-*
This video is for Ruffian, and it tells a part of her story.
Ruffian was a dark brown, almost black filly who reached the young age of 3 years. She won her first reace by 15 lenghs in front of the rest and broke a record. She won 10 races, records included (also colts records).
After winning the Filly Triple Crown (now called Triple Tiara, she was still unbeaten) everyone was screaming for a Match Race between her and Foolish Pleasure, he also won all his races except 1.
In the end, Ruffian hit the gate with her front leg quite hard. After that she took the lead by a half length, suddenly the leg she hit by the gate broke, but she kept running until she was running on a bone, her hoof hanging on some skin.
Ruffian had no chance from the beginning on, it would be way more human to put her down on the track. But the problem was that she broke down on national TV; if they wouldn´t at least bring her to the vet the people would have said that it was able to rescue her and blame the owners for nothing.
Foolish Pleasure had to "win" the "race" on his own. He became #97 of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th century (Ruffian is on #35), and became 22 years old, he died in 1994 because of developed severe laminitis in all four feet. Despite all treatment efforts he had be euthanized.
(For all Pleasure hater: YES, severe laminitis is quite painful)
R.I.P. Ruffian, the best race horse ever. I swear & know you would have beaten Pleasure, you should have been running in a completely other league. Like the Dubai World Cup.
And also R.I.P. Foolish Pleasure, there was nothing wrong on you; you were also one very good race horse, you really didn´t diserved the silence about you after the Match Race.
Get more information at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffian_(horse)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolish_Pleasure
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-Horse_magazine_List_of_the_Top_100_Racehorses_of_the_20th_Century
Music:
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimmaron Soundtrack - Run Free
Lisa Gerrard - Coming Home
E. S. Posthumus - Nara
My horse video playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03A96FC799F2B600
READ THE DESCRIPTION!!!!
I FINALLY MADE IT!!! And even my Movie Maker stopped hating me^^ well, at least for now... -_-*
This video is for Ruffian, and it tells a part of her story.
Ruffian was a dark brown, almost black filly who reached the young age of 3 years. She won her first reace by 15 lenghs in front of the rest and broke a record. She won 10 races, records included (also colts records).
After winning the Filly Triple Crown (now called Triple Tiara, she was still unbeaten) everyone was screaming for a Match Race between her and Foolish Pleasure, he also won all his races except 1.
In the end, Ruffian hit the gate with her front leg quite hard. After that she took the lead by a half length, suddenly the leg she hit by the gate broke, but she kept running until she was running on a bone, her hoof hanging on some skin.
Ruffian had no chance from the beginning on, it would be way more human to put her down on the track. But the problem was that she broke down on national TV; if they wouldn´t at least bring her to the vet the people would have said that it was able to rescue her and blame the owners for nothing.
Foolish Pleasure had to "win" the "race" on his own. He became #97 of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th century (Ruffian is on #35), and became 22 years old, he died in 1994 because of developed severe laminitis in all four feet. Despite all treatment efforts he had be euthanized.
(For all Pleasure hater: YES, severe laminitis is quite painful)
R.I.P. Ruffian, the best race horse ever. I swear & know you would have beaten Pleasure, you should have been running in a completely other league. Like the Dubai World Cup.
And also R.I.P. Foolish Pleasure, there was nothing wrong on you; you were also one very good race horse, you really didn´t diserved the silence about you after the Match Race.
Get more information at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffian_(horse)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolish_Pleasure
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-Horse_magazine_List_of_the_Top_100_Racehorses_of_the_20th_Century
Music:
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimmaron Soundtrack - Run Free
Lisa Gerrard - Coming Home
E. S. Posthumus - Nara
My horse video playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03A96FC799F2B600
