Royal Orbit Wins Preakness (1959)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Racehorse “Royal Orbit“ wins Preakness race, United States of America (USA). Crowd. LS start of race, “Marauder“ takes the lead. LSs favourite “Sword Dancer“ trying to catch “Marauder“ on final turn of “the mile and three sixteenths test“ but “Royal Orbit“ takes the lead and races to winning post. CU crowd. LS & CU “Royal Orbit“ and jockey Willie Harmatz. Date on dope sheet is 18/05/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to th