40 Moments #8: Sunday Silence Bests Easy Goer in Horse of the Year Showdown
Do you remember the 1989 #BreedersCup Classic? It was the showdown for the Horse of the Year title when Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes winner Sunday Silence met Belmont Stakes winner Easy Goer at Gulfstream Park in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Sunday Silence, ridden by Chris McCarron, got the jump on his in the stretch and held off the furious charge of Easy Goer to prevail by a neck. Chris McCarron has the story of our #8 Moment! Produced in cooperation with FanDuel TV.

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Easy Goer and Sunday Silence All Four Races

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1989 Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence + Pre & Post Race

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Arthur Hancock on Sunday Silence

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2015 Belmont Stakes Full Broadcast

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1989 Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence -vs- Easy Goer

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How A Clumsy Colt Nobody Wanted Became The Greatest Racehorse In History

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My Top 5 Best Breeder's Cup Classics

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ESPN Sports Century - Secretariat

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TDN Look: Easy Goer-Sunday Silence, 30 Years On

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HT2FF - "Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner" Introduction by Bill Nack.

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JAPPELOUP: The horse too small to jump

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1992 Breeders Cup Classic AP Indy for the Win

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Full Race - 152nd Run for the Roses

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