| Join for Free

Ticker

From DRF (The Inside Post): Always in a Tiz will run in Belmont Stakes 2013.Posted 7 hours ago
Mucho Macho Man breezed 5f in 1:01.40 (4/11) at Fair Hill on 5-24. Posted 7 hours ago
Wise Dan targets the G2 Firecracker 'Cap at Churchill on June 29. Posted 1 day ago
Jockey Chantal Sutherland will return to saddle at Del Mar. Posted 1 day ago
Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16. Posted 1 day ago
Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
From DRF (The Inside Post): Mylute will not run in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
Eblouissante breezed 4f :49.17 (18/44) at Belmont (dirt Training) on 5-22. Posted 2 days ago
Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 4 days ago

Narragansett Championship

Narragansett

[Edit]

Sponsor:

[Add Data]

Profile

History

News & Notes

Photos

What the Nation is saying about the Narragansett Championship...

Alsab and Whirlaway: A Moment in Time

The date was September 19, 1942. The United States was embroiled in the Second World War and in the world of thoroughbred horse racing; the race of the year was set to go down in America’s smallest state. After Alsab had to be scratched out of an expected meeting with Whirlaway in the rich Narragans...Read More

Show All 15 Comments
VernonKohlenberger Sr. · Made many trips to Narragansett Park, yes they were the good old days. It's a shame so many tracks close up and I'm sure more will die in the near future. Great race to watch and sparked memories. Thanks. · 557 days ago ·

like

0

0
buckpasser · Great article. Thoroughly enjoyed reading about Alsab and Whirlaway. · 557 days ago ·

like

0

0
BrianZipse · I very much wish I could have visited Narragansett before it closed, Vernon. Thanks buckpasser, I plan to make the celebration of races like this a regular feature on my blog. · 556 days ago ·

like

0

0
buckpasser · Can't wait to read more articles about some of the all time greats. Good work Brian · 556 days ago ·

like

0

0
ScottDick · I love this, I love this history of the sport, the golden days. How did you find that win photo? that was awesome. Can't wait to read more. · 556 days ago ·

like

0

0
zatt · Thanks, Scott ... me too! It's actually a screencapture off a Youtube video of Narragansett Park. Came out pretty good. · 556 days ago ·

like

0

0
travel_vic · prototype match race: first out of the gate usually wins them · 556 days ago ·

like

0

0
Robert P Smith · For 70 years my grandfather had a sketch of ALSAB hanging above the mantlepiece - Now I know why $$$$ · 299 days ago ·

like

1

1
buckpasser · Alsab also won a match race against Requested. I have pictures that my father took at the time showing Requested out first, then Alsab came on and won. · 299 days ago ·

like

0

0
buckpasser · Alsab also won a match race against Requested. I have pictures that my father took at the time showing Requested out first, then Alsab came on and won. · 299 days ago ·

like

0

0
buckpasser · Though Alsab was sold for about $800 he had a great pedigree. His sire Goods Dood traced back tail to unbeaten Colin, then Commando to Domino. On his dams side he has Fair Play and Ben Brush. His pedigree combined top American bloodlines. · 299 days ago ·

like

1

1
buckpasser · That should read Goods Good and tail male · 299 days ago ·

like

0

0
travel_vic · This like just about all the major match races of the century were, IN EFFECT, over out of the gate. I was there for Tyepcast Convenience at Hollywood and that one was just like Swaps/Nashua, Seabiscuit/War Admiral, Armed/Assault, Zev/Papyrus, Seabiscuit/Ligaroti, ManO'War/ Sir Barton, Capot/Coaltown and every match race within a race: Sunday Silence/Easy Goer, Affirmed/Alydar had one thing in common. Get postion quickly, slow it down and then play cat and cmouse. That is what Leroy Jolley tried to do in Ruffian's match race, and SADLY, it was her undoing. Chris Everett was far out in front of Miss Muskett when the latter quit. I cannot recall a match race that ever was won OFF the pace. · 299 days ago ·

like

0

0
cocoa2 · Alsab won one. · 299 days ago ·

like

0

0
buckpasser · Yes Alsab beat Requested from behind. Requested took the lead and Alsab came from behind and beat him. My father was there and took pictures of the race which I still have. Alsab came on in the stretch and won. · 298 days ago ·

like

0

0