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MOST THRILLING HORSE RACE IN HISTORY? BEHOLDER VS. SONGBIRD

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Is the 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff the most gripping battle you've witnessed on a racetrack?

Beholder (Gary Stevens) and Songbird (Mike Smith) staged one of the best duels in the history of horse racing when the pair locked horns at Santa Anita Park, California, United States.

Both jockeys take a trip down memory lane to talk through the race play-by-play and give their account of how the race unfolded.

Eventually, Beholder prevailed ahead of Songbird by the barest of margins.

You can't beat a titanic tussle between two thoroughbreds giving it their absolute all and refusing to lie down.

Beholder's racing record:
Santa Ynez Stakes (2013)
Las Virgenes Stakes (2013)
Santa Anita Oaks (2013)
Zenyatta Stakes (2013, 2014, 2015)
Santa Lucia Stakes (2014, 2015)
Adoration Stakes (2015, 2016)
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2015)
Pacific Classic (2015)
Vanity Mile (2016)
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2012)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2013, 2016)

Other famous battles in the history of racing:
Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silence - 1989 Preakness Stakes
Affirmed vs. Ayldar - 1978 Belmont Stakes
Lonhro vs. Sunline - 2002 Yalumba Stakes
Bonecrusher vs. Our Waverley Star - 1986 Cox Plate
Victory Gallop vs. Real Quiet - 1998 Belmont Stakes
Fantastic Light vs. Galileo - 2001 Irish Champion Stakes
Alligator Blood vs. Catalyst - 2020 CS Hayes Stakes
Giant's Causeway vs. Kalanisi - 2000 Coral Eclipse Stakes
Redoute's Choice vs. Testa Rossa - 1999 Caulfield Guineas
Enable vs. Crystal Ocean - 2019 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Dunaden vs. Red Cadeaux - 2011 Melbourne Cup
Silver Charm vs. Swain - 1998 Dubai World Cup
Ouija Board vs. Alexander Goldrun - 2006 Nassau Stakes
Grundy vs. Bustino - 1975 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Beholder vs. Songbird - 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff
Big Orange vs. Order Of St George - 2017 Ascot Gold Cup
High Chaparral vs. Johar - 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf
Tiznow vs. Giant's Causeway - 2000 Breeders' Cup Classic

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