sweetwater oak loses the rider. a jockey dangles from his horse s neck as half a dozen others charge toward the finish. february 3rd, 1989, i had the ride of my life. it s a cold, wet day for a horse race. the kind most jockeys dread. but nate hubbard is new to the sport, an apprentice. just 19 years old. and excited to be at golden gate field with a horse he s never ridden. a filly named sweetwater oak. i wasn t too concerned about the track conditions. for some reason i did pretty good in the rain and mud. tom chapman is also riding in the race. the mud was actually like pea soup. it s always dangerous because at times when it is like that, it s a little bit slippery.
sweetwater oak loses the rider. a jockey dangles from his horse s neck as half a dozen others charge toward the finish. february 3rd, 1989, i had the ride of my life. it s a cold, wet day for a horse race. the kind most jockeys dread. but nate hubbard is new to the sport, an apprentice. just 19 years old. and excited to be at golden gate field with a horse he s never ridden. a filly named sweetwater oak. i wasn t too concerned about the track conditions. for some reason i did pretty good in the rain and mud. tom chapman is also riding in the race. the mud was actually like pea soup. it s always dangerous because at times when it is like that, it s a little bit slippery. the horses line up at the starting gate. the first race of the day. they re off.
sweetwater oak loses the rider. a jockey dangles from his horse s neck as half a dozen others charge toward the finish. february 3rd, 1989, i had the ride of my life. it s a cold, wet day for a horse race. the kind most jockeys dread. but nate hubbard is new to the sport, an apprentice. just 19 years old. and excited to be at golden gate field with a horse he s never ridden. a filly named sweetwater oak. i wasn t too concerned about the track conditions. for some reason i did pretty good in the rain and mud. tom chapman is also riding in the race. the mud was actually like pea soup. it s always dangerous because at times when it is like that, it s a little bit slippery. the horses line up at the starting gate. the first race of the day. they re off.
sweetwater oak loses the rider. a jockey dangles from his horse s neck as half a dozen others charge toward the finish. february 3rd, 1989, i had the ride of my life. it s a cold, wet day for a horse race. the kind most jockeys dread. but nate hubbard is new to the sport, an apprentice. just 19 years old. and excited to be at golden gate field with a horse he s never ridden. a filly named sweetwater oak. i wasn t too concerned about the track conditions. for some reason i did pretty good in the rain and mud. tom chapman is also riding in the race. the mud was actually like pea soup. it s always dangerous because at times when it is like that, it s a little bit slippery. the horses line up at the starting gate. the first race of the day. they re off. tom chapman, riding current lady, is among the early
sweetwater oak loses the rider. a jockey dangles from his horse s neck as half a dozen others charge toward the finish. february 3rd, 1989, i had the ride of my life. it s a cold, wet day for a horse race. the kind most jockeys dread. but nate hubbard is new to the sport, an apprentice. just 19 years old. and excited to be at golden gate field with a horse he s never ridden. a filly named sweetwater oak. i wasn t too concerned about the track conditions. for some reason i did pretty good in the rain and mud. tom chapman is also riding in the race. the mud was actually like pea soup. it s always dangerous because at times when it is like that, it s a little bit slippery. the horses line up at the starting gate. the first race of the day. they re off.