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>> 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 front-runners. nate hubbard and sweetwater oak hang back in fifth place. as the horses round the far turn, chapman makes a break for the lead. >> current lady cruising on by on the outside. >> and now tom chapman's got his eyes on that first place finish. >> back in front, current lady takes the lead. >> but nate's horse, sweetwater oak, is coming up from behind. in no time at all, hubbard is riding side by side with chapman. >> you can hear him yelling...

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 pe...

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 pe...

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 pe...

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 pe...