Records for futility

[The Box's Studs]

looking at tomorrows card i see the legend that is Camaro is running.If you dont know the story behind the legend that is Camaro he is a 10 year old gelding that has lost and lost impressively lately.In his last 5 races he has been beaten by a grand total of 458 lengths! and no thats not a type o the closest that big c has come to winning is a heart breaking 47 length head bob that went against him last time out. Well that got me to thinking of real life horse racing futility and a horse at Garden State in NJ about 10 maybe 15 years ago named Gussie Mae I think Gussie went 80+ races before breaking her maiden. My question is what horse here at DD has gone the longest in his or her career before breaking his/her maiden?

[Ryan Express]

Camaro looks primed to show his stuff. He will run today like no other horse can.

[Racing Downs]

I dont know about horses but it took me about ,well lets see Iam 46 so it took about 40 years if my sister doesnt count

[Maritime Madness]

My husband has Jake The Snake Rober who is 0-20 with 3 3rds, we were actually excited when he finshed 3rd in his last race.... GO Jake

[Fog City Racing]

Hats off

Let's not forgot dear old Zippy Chippy who went 0 for 100, even losing his first footrace against a human before finally getting a win against a minor league baseball player in a media stunt.

I think this guy was doomed from the start. To me it is a bad, bad idea to give a racehorse a name that includes any word like "chippy", "bow", or anything that calls to mind a deli meat. JMO.

[The Box's Studs]

yeah sisters dont count lol... so we got jake the snake at 20 races without a win anyone else think of a horse you had or someone else had that started there racing career with a bunch of l's?

[Daffidil]

maybe not

Not necessarily. There was an owner/trainer at the Standardbred track I live near, whose horses kept coming to bad ends. So he named his next one 'Bowed Tendon' I believe, and it did great! True story.

I think this guy was doomed from the start. To me it is a bad, bad idea to give a racehorse a name that includes any word like "chippy", "bow", or anything that calls to mind a deli meat. JMO.

[Aquaman Stable]

Zippy Chippy

Kelly - I can't believe you knew the Zippy Chippy story. He raced at my local track here at Finger Lakes in upstate NY. I know the trainer pretty well, and he told me that they were going to make a movie about him, which would have made him a nice payday. However, he would have to win a race in order for this to happen, which he never did.

By the way, I was there when he raced against a human at at the minor league baseball stardium in Rochester.

He was the most famous local horse around here who never won a race.


Regards,

Aquaman

[Golden State Bloodstock]

Kelly - I can't believe you knew the Zippy Chippy story. He raced at my local track here at Finger Lakes in upstate NY. I know the trainer pretty well, and he told me that they were going to make a movie about him, which would have made him a nice payday. However, he would have to win a race in order for this to happen, which he never did.

By the way, I was there when he raced against a human at at the minor league baseball stardium in Rochester.

He was the most famous local horse around here who never won a race.


Regards,

Aquaman

I saw his trainer Felix Monserratte in the program for Finger Lakes? some other track? when I was in Reno. I smiled remembering the story.

Kelly and I had a horse out here in our neck of the woods back in the day called The Brazilian who actually got the gold once in his career, but was 1 for 99 before he left the racing map. His trainer, who I believe was Dean Pederson said he needs a long race like 5 miles because he never gets tired, he's just slow. I use that for my slow horses here from time to time.

[The Box's Studs]

Ddt! Ddt! Ddt!

looking at tomorrows card i see the legend that is Camaro is running.If you dont know the story behind the legend that is Camaro he is a 10 year old gelding that has lost and lost impressively lately.In his last 5 races he has been beaten by a grand total of 458 lengths! and no thats not a type o the closest that big c has come to winning is a heart breaking 47 length head bob that went against him last time out. Well that got me to thinking of real life horse racing futility and a horse at Garden State in NJ about 10 maybe 15 years ago named Gussie Mae I think Gussie went 80+ races before breaking her maiden. My question is what horse here at DD has gone the longest in his or her career before breaking his/her maiden?

I dont know if its the longest drought to start a career here at DD but its the longest i have found so far
Jake The Snake Rober a 4yr old gelding has started his career an amazing 26 races without finding the winners circle even more impressive is this beast hasnt even finished 2nd!!! he has finished 3rd 5 times but two of those 5 times there were only 3 horses in the field. Luci O our sentimental hearts bleed for you and i know ill be pullin for ole Jake next time out. Maybe a few DDT's to the other jockeys prior to the gate swinging open might improve his chance. Good Luck Jake but you have a long way to go before you reach Gussie Mae status.

[Maritime Madness]

Thanks Box's the old man wanted to retire him but I claimed him, actually his speed figures aren't that bad, I'll keep trying with him though.

[The Box's Studs]

i was saying the same thing while lookin at his stats there are much much slower numbers that have won races this guy wins the hard luck award u have to keep him runnin now he could turn into a folk hero.

[Maritime Madness]

Well the finishing 2nd thing is now completed, almost got that elusive first win tonight too. Go Jake!!!

I dont know if its the longest drought to start a career here at DD but its the longest i have found so far
Jake The Snake Rober a 4yr old gelding has started his career an amazing 26 races without finding the winners circle even more impressive is this beast hasnt even finished 2nd!!! he has finished 3rd 5 times but two of those 5 times there were only 3 horses in the field. Luci O our sentimental hearts bleed for you and i know ill be pullin for ole Jake next time out. Maybe a few DDT's to the other jockeys prior to the gate swinging open might improve his chance. Good Luck Jake but you have a long way to go before you reach Gussie Mae status.

[The Box's Studs]

another race for Jake the Snake ROber and another loss thats 0 wins in 34 losses but i had just noticed that he was CLAIMED last out maybe Johnny thought the old horse was due!!!

[Maritime Madness]

I was just figuring him out too