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Horse Racing Thrillers

Horse Racing Thrillers
Clip: 425549_1_1
Year Shot: 1966 (Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1754
Original Film: 039-092-03
HD: N/A
Location: New Jersey
Timecode: 00:24:06 - 00:26:37

NO AUDIO The Wheatley Stables "Successor" wins the Garden State Stakes with a 188 thousand dollars purse is awarded. The prior day In Laurel, Maryland, Washington, D.C. "International" is won by Behistoun of France in a tremendous finishing burst of speed High Angle of the jockeys walking their horses in warm-ups. Hundreds and hundreds of horse racing fans gather in the rainy filled stands. MS The horses are lined up at the gate and their off. Horse Number 2X takes an early lead on the wet racetrack as he makes his first turn around the bend. CU Two men hanging over the railing watching the race. Horse Number 3 "Successor" pulls ahead and wins the race. Crowds in the stands celebrate the victory. " Successor" is joined in the winner's circle and draped in a blanket of flowers as the jockey is shaking hands and awarded. On a sunny day, horse racing fans gather in a Maryland Stadium. The horses are released from the gate and take off around the first turn. Crowds watch in the stands. POV Horse race towards the cameraman and make a turn. CU of a gentleman better with a pencil in his hair checking the horses rankings on a piece of paper. MS The throughbreeds race past the winner's circle as the crowds remain calm till the finish. CU of Behistoun sitting atop his winning horse after the race. His owners pats his side in good job.