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	JockeySite.com
		Easy Goer lost his first race, then rattled off a skein of wins in some of the most prestigious 2-year-old stakes in the country: the Champagne, the Futurity, the Sanford.
		Easy Goer stayed in New York, going to Saratoga to beat older horses in the Whitney Handicap as a prep for the Travers Stakes, his last race against 3-year-olds, which he also won.
		Easy Goer had all the advantages: a perfect pedigree, wonderful conformation (except for questionable knees) and the prized stall at Claiborne Farm.
	www.jockeysite.com /stories/easygoer.htm (1556 words)

	National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame
		Easy Goer's second season was marked by his rivalry with Sunday Silence who defeated him in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.
		Easy Goer's 3-year-old season also included victories in the Travers and in the Whitney, Woodward, and Jockey Club Gold Cup where he defeated older horses.
		Easy Goer was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1997.
	www.racingmuseum.org /hall/horse.asp?ID=62 (274 words)

	Innisfree Farm: Rice's Derby Choice Journal 2001 - 22nd Edition
		Easy Goer was the two-year-old champion, the heavy winter book favorite for the Kentucky Derby, and bound for his coastal redoubt.
		Easy Goer was in his accustomed position at the mutuels as the 2/5 choice with Sunday Silence offered at 2/1.
		Easy Goer was ushered into the hallowed stallion barn at Claiborne Farm in succession to the recently deceased Secretariat.
	www.innisfree.org /2001.html (7087 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		The flish colt from California raced head and head with Easy Goer for the length of the stretch before regaining the lead in the final yards to win by a long nose.
		Shug McGaughey, Easy Goer's trainer, said within moments of the finish that he was eager to try Sunday Silence one more time in the Belmont.
		Easy Goer finally lived up to his promise of early spring in the Belmont Stakes in June, roaring past Sunday Silence on the turn for home and winning by eight lengths.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/05.20.html (707 words)

	.: Stone Farm :.
		Once again, Easy Goer was the prohibitive favorite and once again, in a pulsating, dramatic, stretch-long battle where the two colts matched each other stride-for-stride, Sunday Silence prevailed - but only by an electrifying nose.
		Easy Goer got his revenge in the Belmont S.-G1 on his home track, beating Sunday Silence and denying him the Triple Crown.
		Once again, Easy Goer was the prohibitive favorite with the public, and once again, Sunday Silence struck a dagger into his heart, calling upon his superior athleticism to get the jump on his rival and power to the finish, reaching the wire a neck in front of Easy Goer.
	www.stonefarm.com /sunday-silence2.html (816 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Mark Beech: Five classic moments from the Preakness - Wednesday May 18, 2005 5:27PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sunday Silence (front) and Easy Goer were head-to-head for the last half-mile of the 1989 Preakness; Sunday won by a nose.
		Easy Goer made a huge move to seize the lead on the backstretch, and Sunday Silence was forced to check in traffic entering the far turn.
		Easy Goer had his revenge three weeks later, when he won the Belmont by eight lengths over his rival, crushing the latter's Triple Crown aspirations.
	quicktime.cnnsi.com /2005/writers/mark_beech/05/17/preakness.moments (699 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - 1989 Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence dies - Monday August 19, 2002 01:41 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sunday Silence's battles with Easy Goer during his Triple Crown chase stirred memories of Affirmed's duels with Alydar a decade earlier.
		Easy Goer, a son of Alydar, was the 4-5 favorite at the start of the 1989 Derby, but Sunday Silence took the lead in the final turn and beat him by 21/2 lengths.
		Easy Goer took the lead in the final turn, but Sunday Silence caught him in the Pimlico stretch.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/08/18/sunday_silence_ap (610 words)

	ABC Sports - Preakness Classic: Sunday Silence beats Easy Goer in 1989
		It was Easy Goer, however, who was generally considered the most talented horse in the field despite his narrow loss to Sunday Silence in the Kentucky Derby.
		Easy Goer was the son of famous Triple Crown runner-up Alydar.
		Sunday Silence and Easy Goer fought nose to nose through the final furlongs before Hancock's horse prevailed by a nose in his final stride.
	espn.go.com /abcsports/s/89preakflash.html (755 words)

	Mississippi Review
		Easy Goer was based in New York and enjoyed great media adulation there.
		However, when Easy Goer came to Churchill Downs for his edition of the Breeder's Cup Juvenile, he was beaten by an obscure, ironically named colt, It Is True.
		A curve or a slider and Easy Goer was history.
	www.mississippireview.com /1995/03plattn.html (1809 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		TX Prized is the 5-to-1 early third choice for the 1 1/2-mile Gold Cup behind 3-5 Easy Goer and 4-1 Forever Silver.
		With a third win over older horses, Easy Goer could move close to $4 million in career earnings and one step closer to Horse of the Year honors.Only the $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 4 at Gulfstream Park remains in his 1989 campaign.
		Easy Goer and Prized each will carry 121 pounds on the weight-for- age conditions of the race.
	ismaili.net /press/jrna0005.html (444 words)

	Ogden Phipps, Raced Buckpasser and Easy Goer, Dead at 93 \| bloodhorse.com
		Easy Goer, who was produced from Buckpasser's champion daughter Relaxing, and Personal Ensign came along two decades later.
		Easy Goer was champion 2-year-old male of 1988 and upset Sunday Silence in the following year's Belmont Stakes (gr.
		As a stallion, Easy Goer sired Phipps' homebred Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=9218 (624 words)

	Amazon.com: Sunday Silence : Thoroughbred Legends (Thoroughbred Legends, No. 12): Books: Ray Paulick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Easy Goer was the favorite to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, but Sunday Silence was all alone at the wire for the Derby.
		Easy Goer was on his home track and he relished the mile-and-a-half distance, winning the Belmont by eight lengths.
		Easy Goer was bedded down in the same stall at Claiborne where Secretariat had held court, and he attracted the cream of the regally bred mares.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1581500610?v=glance (1941 words)

	Easy Print from BloodHorse.com
		"Easy Goer did it so effortlessly that he appeared capable of running far faster, a startling thought considering he is a 3-year-old and well away from his prime."
		Easy Goer, who won by 13 lengths, also broke the track record by four-fifths of a second.
		Part of the favored entry in the Run for the Roses, Easy Goer finished second to West Coast invader Sunday Silence, and second to him again in a hotly contested Preakness (gr.
	www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory_plain.asp?id=21737 (252 words)

	Sunday Silence
		Easy Goer had run 16 times, Sunday Silence had run 11 times.
		These were questionable tactics, as Easy Goer had proved he stayed 12 furlongs very well in the Belmont, and here was Day riding him for a sprint finish over ten furlongs.
		In the final furlong Easy Goer was closing with every stride, but Sunday Silence had the call and he wasn't in the mood to surrender.
	www.horsehats.com /sundaysilence.html (619 words)

	Sports: The Cincinnati Post
		ELMONT, N.Y. -- Easy Goer had lost the 1988 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, as the 3-10 favorite, but he quickly atoned early the next year, winning three prep races by almost 25 lengths and blowing into Louisville the odds-on favorite for the Kentucky Derby.
		The colt from California won the Derby, defeated Easy Goer in one of the tightest Preaknesses ever run and three weeks later was ready to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown.
		In New York, it was Easy Goer's turn to be the roadblock.
	www.cincypost.com /2004/06/04/horse06-04-2004.html (728 words)

	Thoroughbred Times: Today's News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The nearly fl 16-year-old son of Halo, who staged epic battles with Easy Goer during the 1989 season en route to Horse of the Year honors, had been suffering from laminitis in his left front foot since early August.
		Sunday Silence was again relegated to second choice to Easy Goer by the betting public, but once again he proved his naysayers wrong by the slimmest of margins.
		Easy Goer, ridden by regular jockey Pat Day, uncorked a furious rally in deep stretch but could not catch Sunday Silence and jockey Chris McCarron.
	www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=24991&subsec=1 (1369 words)

	Atkin & Co. - Easy Goer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Now, Shipmates, in an effort to produce a highly useful boat which may be built for a reasonable sum; and in a reasonable length of time, we present here the designs of Easy Goer.
		Easy Goer is a much larger boat than the design indicates.
		The freeboard at the bow is 2 feet 6 inches, the least freeboard is 1 foot 7 1/2 inches, and the freeboard at the stern, 1 foot 10 inches.
	www.boat-links.com /Atkinco/Utilities/EasyGoer.html (450 words)

	NOLA.com: Starting Gate Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Easy Goer and Sunday Silence were indeed dominant that year, thrashing the other sophomores almost at will and beating older horses as well.
		And I think Easy Goer got something like a 122 when he won the Belmont Stakes, which if I am not mistaken is still the highest figure awarded in a Triple Crown race since 1987 -- the Beyer figures, of course, were not published in the era of Secretariat.
		In retrospect, you would think that Easy Goer and Sunday Silence ran a bit better in Louisville than the Derby figure of 102 would suggest.
	www.nola.com /forums/startinggate/index.ssf?artid=21310 (120 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		TX Easy Goer, top contender for North American Horse of the Year honors following eight wins in 10 starts this year, was made a 6-5 favorite among eight U.S. entries after drawing the inside post in the $3-million Classic, a 1 1/4-mile race on dirt that is the world's richest single event.
		His main challenge is expected to come from Sunday Silence, the 2-1 second favorite on the outside post who upset Easy Goer in the Kentucky Derby and edged him by a nose in the Preakness Stakes.
		In their last duel in June, Easy Goer got his revenge with an eight-length romp in the Belmont Stakes to spoil Sunday Silence's bid for the Triple Crown.
	ismaili.net /press/jrna0016.html (246 words)

	[No title]
		The west coast-based Sunday Silence, and the east based Easy Goer, in 1989 began one of the most memorable rivalries since 1978.
		Easy Goer shockingly died in 1994, and Sunday Silence has since been sold to Japan--where he has been a leading sire since his first crop hit the track in 1994.
		It is easy to see that I love this sport and someday hope to be a part of it.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Meadows/2862/tbhrs.html (1716 words)

	NYRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He has ridden three beaten favorites (Demons Begone in 1987, Easy Goer in '89; and Timber Country in '95), and finished second four times (Forty Niner in '88, Easy Goer in '89, Summer Squall in '90, and Menifee in '99).
		He also has been second with Easy Goer in '89, Corporate Report in '91, Cherokee Run in '93, and Menifee in '99).
		He was especially happy when Easy Goer, whom he calls the "best horse I've ever ridden," ruined Sunday Silence's Triple Crown bid.
	www.nyra.com /belstakes2002/full_story.asp?id=80 (1152 words)

	American Experience \| Seabiscuit \| Gallery
		Alydar's son Easy Goer thrilled racing fans with a rivalry, just as his father had.
		Easy Goer's nemesis, Sunday Silence, finished first in two very close races at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.
		Easy Goer stepped up his efforts at the Belmont and won by eight lengths, preventing his enemy from sweeping the 1989 Triple Crown.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/seabiscuit/gallery/gal_seabiscuit_20.html (80 words)

	Youbet Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Easy Goer in the BC Classic at Gulfstream Park in 1989.
		Sunday Silence had defeated Easy Goer in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness while Easy Goer had dusted Sunday Silence on Goer's home turf in the Belmont Stakes.
		Goer "with one final acceleration" was too late.
	www.youbet.com /membersonly/newsletters/Jersey/jersey102904.html (3082 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Easy Goe and Sunday Silence hit the wire nostrils apart in the Preakness.
		That was the only time in their three meetings they competed at a distance comparable to the Classic over a dry track.
		The oddsmaker also expects a close contest with Easy Goer the 6-5 favorite and Sunday Silence rated next at 2-1.
	ismaili.net /press/jrna0015.html (1344 words)

	Sunday Silence 1986-2002
		The nearly fl winner of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Breeders' Cup Classic over arch rival Easy Goer, was always a popular horse with the fans and will be mourned by many.
		He won that race by 2 1/2 lengths while Easy Goer disliked the mud and finished second.
		In the Preakness, he still went off the second favorite behind the highly touted Easy Goer and again won, although only by a nose this time after a hard fought stretch duel.
	www.horse-races.net /library/aa081902.htm (804 words)

	Kentucky Derby 128 \| 2002 \| Derby Coverage \| Derby Entrants \| Easy Grades \|
		He is out of the Easy Goer mare Itsoeasy, who is out of a sister to the stakes winners Sportin' Life, Folk Art and Mashaallah.
		As a broodmare sire, champion Easy Goer, who earned $4.8 million on the racetrack, is the sire of 37 producing daughters including the stakes winners Desert Hero, Mull Of Kintyre and Easyfromthegitgo.
		However, Raise A Native also sired Alydar, who was second in all three legs of the 1978 Triple Crown, who in turn sired the classy main track stayer Easy Goer, the dam sire of Easy Grades.
	www.kentuckyderby.com /2002/derby_coverage/derby_contenders/easy_grades (407 words)

	Celebrity Steed Cemetary
		The big fl colt remembered for being gipped out of the Triple Crown after winning the first two legs and battling so valiantly against Easy Goer in the Belmont.
		His first classic winners were Alysheba, 1987 Derby and Preakness winner, and Easy Goer, winner of the 1989 Belmont.
		Was euthanized due to a mysterious broken leg injury, that eventually collapsed the very rich Calumet Farms.
	www.geocities.com /thymes75/tbs.html (547 words)

	Steve Haskin's Derby Watch -- Week 11 (Cont.) - bloodhorse.com
		When he sailed by Political Attack in the Tampa Bay Derby, with the rider up in the saddle and his hands motionless, it certainly was one of the highlight moments of the year.
		Having to go into the Derby without having met top-class 3-year-olds and not having raced over 1 1/16 miles is going to make it difficult for him.
		He's already shown he can rate just off the pace and can get the distance with no problem, and if the leaders start backing up at all, he'll be right there to mow them down.
	tcm.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=8899 (886 words)

	The Jockey Club: Dedicated to the Improvement of Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing Since 1894
		Phipps was a member and past chairman of The Jockey Club, a trustee emeritus of the New York Racing Association and an honorary governor of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital at the time of his death.
		He was actively involved with Thoroughbred racing for approximately 70 years and campaigned homebred stakes winners such as Buckpasser, Easy Goer and the undefeated Personal Ensign.
		Phipps called Easy Goer’s victory in the 1989 Belmont Stakes his “most exciting moment” and “greatest thrill in racing” and said later, “I had waited a long time to win the Belmont Stakes.”
	www.jockeyclub.com /mediaCenter.asp?story=22 (475 words)

	Goer Lines Appaloosa Stallion for sale - Equine Classifieds
		"Easy Goer WN" is a 14 year old Registered Appaloosa Stallion.
		He is a good breeder, and very easy on the ladies (not brutal or mean).
		Here is a pic of "Easy" Taken last fall.
	www.horsegroomingsupplies.com /horse-forums/equine-classifieds/31994-goer-lines-appaloosa-stallion-sale.html (214 words)

	Kentucky Derby 129 \| 2003 \| Derby History \| Derby Charts \| Years \| 1989 \|
		EASY GOER, bothered when NORTHERN WOLF angled over shortly after the start, remained in hand while well out in the track into the backstretch, rallied while between horses leaving the far turn and continued on gamely to gain the place after moving to the inside of DANSIL leaving the furlong grounds.
		HAWKSTER, badly outrun to the far turn, raced nine wide into the stretch while moving and was going well at the finish.
		NORTHERN WOLF angled over bothering EASY GOER and IRISH ACTOR while being hustled along early, remained close up while racing outside the leaders, made a bid between horses leaving the far turn and weakened during the late stages.
	www.kentuckyderby.com /2003/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1989.html (342 words)

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