On Saturday, the return of Lava Man to the race track (albeit as a mere stable pony for G1Santa Anita Derby winner I’ll Have Another)was a treat for many folks; hard-knocking horses like him engender deepfeelings of affection in fans who often fall in love with “Cinderella” storiesand gritty performers. In that context, I was reminded of a film clip I ranacross recently from 1939 called “Here Comes Malicious.” Narrated by JoeHernandez—the “Voice of Santa Anita”—the 10-minute “Turf O’Gram” features marathonspecialist Malicious.
A son ofKentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam,out of the mare Ridicule whose sirewas the English St. Leger winning stallion BlackJester, Malicious won only 32races in 185 starts, and yet is spoken of as being in the revered company of “Exterminator,Phar Lap, Equipoise, Colin, Regret, Black Gold and Lexington.”It’s a fascinating film, with excellent race footage of Malicious coming from far back to notonly win a 2-mile race at Tanforan, but doing so in track-record time. There’salso great footage of him in retirement, enjoying fan mail and the delivery oftreats from his admirers. All retirees should be so lucky!
You can watch the full film here: http://archive.org/details/PET718_1
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