How The Fastest Horse In The Kentucky Derby® Was Bred And Raised To Win | Big Business

Joke is on us. They had 20 different camera crews covering each of the 20 horses to guarantee they featured the winner. lol

I'm just glad Mystic got his bag of mints.

As a physician in KY that regularly sees patients that work in the horse industry, I wish the money would trickle down a little bit more to all of them that make such glamour possible.

The unsung hero's were the horse washers... how'd you calm the horse, when it goes crazy. Ohhh baby Easy baby!!!

It's not the price money if your horse won is the horse semen that get you the big bucks...

I bet he was thrilled to get that big bag of peppermint - probably thought "ah, what a great day. Got to run in front of a lot of people, they seemed really happy at the end for some reason so I got my favorite treat. Hoomans are so weird...."

They say the British Royal Horses are some of the most looked after and pampered horses, and you look at horse races where if a horse breaks its leg, it’s put down, but when a British or Royal Horse has such an injury, they’re able to do surgery and somehow keep it alive and stable as its leg heals. Just look the horses in London that escaped and got injured, with one being hit by a car. They had surgery and recovered in the countryside. Shows it comes down to how much they care and how much they’re willing to spend. Horse owners in racing often don’t find the cost worth it.

Glad to see Chico was in the photo with the champion Dan. Congrats Dan!!! 🐎 🏆‼️

It's insane that we still race horses. It's even more insane that they make the track more likely to cause leg injuries. The fact that a broken legs means death for horses makes this a reckless risk.

Genuinely not sure what I’m supposed to gain from this video other than “this is how much rich people spend on their rich people sport”

I'm not personally into racing so I may be biased as an english trainer and coach for the past 25+ yrs (our industry isn't without its faults) but regardless, if you know horses, it's hard to see three yr olds racing. I don't start any horse under saddle until they are at least three and jumping around four years of age. It's like asking a baby to run before they are ready to crawl. It's sad to see so many former Tbs going through the system, only to suffer from injuries and lifelong chronic health conditions at such a young age.

These heritage events really are something else -- I've read some history about competitions like the Derby, Ascot- & the Melbourne Cup, how the latter evolved from a regional racing event (that is now over 140 years old)- into 'the Race that Stops the Nation', draws competitors from all over the world, & is an unofficial semi-holiday...

This feels like a little too rosy of a take on horse racing. No criticism or look into any abuse is intentionally misleading

insane how they don't talk about how abusive this industry is

Maybe, also talk about what happens to thousands of foals, that are bred every year to find the “one.” Racing insiders refer to breeding as “drilling for oil” for a reason. Hint: they wind up at auctions, to be bought by the meat buyers, and shipped to Canada or Mexico ( without food or water) to have their throats slit. Or, “Ferdinand, “ the WINNER of the 1986 Kentucky Derby, who was sold to slaughter, after years as a stud. Even winners, mean nothing in racing; if you aren’t profitable enough, it’s your death sentence.  If you love horse abuse, then this is the sport for you. I’m a life-long competitive rider, but this is straight abuse: stalled 23/24 hours day, drugged incessantly, babies run with a still immature skeletal system, the most abusive tack possible, and training practices that are the stuff of nightmares.  How about some actual reporting, instead of making such barbarism seem anodyne?

All rich people encouraging the culling of thousands of horses every year, just to cheer for few hours in thier life. Amazing!

A great video of how people with a lot of money spend their free time paying employees (mainly Latinos) less than the price of a bottle of shampoo.

Hey I personally know a veterinarian who has clients all over Europe ( trotting horses ) who gets paid to give a specific injection shot into horses legs so they don’t feel the pain during the race. You want his name and number? Anyone who claims horse races are about the wellbeing of horses and not about the money- call this guy!

I am encouraged to see so many people understand that this sport is cruel wrong and should stop

As a thoroughbred rescuer and owner who takes the ones who don’t run “fast enough” for wins, why don’t you show the ugly truth about how these beautiful, athletic horses are farmed in “crops” and sent to the slaughter pipeline if they don’t make a profit ???