Far Cough 5:43 Thu Mar 22
Your favourite race horse of all time?
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Me, Nijinsky - Flat, Arkle - jumps
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Northern Sold
4:07 Sat Mar 24
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Pretty sobering listening to George Baker on ITV Racing.... had to learn how to walk again after his accident... always said by a country mile one of the most dangerous professions there is out there... good luck to george... always liked watching him in action
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teddyp
4:04 Sat Mar 24
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Desert Orchid for me
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arsene york-hunt
3:55 Sat Mar 24
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The Champions was the nearest I ever came to tears watching a film. Those bald kids ahouting come on Bob at the telly during the race was the moment.
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Northern Sold
10:02 Fri Mar 23
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JonWHUFC 5:57 Fri Mar 23
Great film about it as well with John Hurt.... amazing story
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Far Cough
6:50 Fri Mar 23
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I suppose Steve Cauthen earns a mention, the only jockey to win the Kentucky and Epsom derby
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JonWHUFC
5:57 Fri Mar 23
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There are too many for me to single out favourite but the most emotional I have ever got was when Aldaniti and Bob Champion won the National in 1981. I saw a programme on sky about it recently and it made me cry then. Fantastic sometimes when things like that happen.
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Far Cough
5:36 Fri Mar 23
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That's true
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neilalex
5:35 Fri Mar 23
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Me or you could have ridden Arkle and won.
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Far Cough
5:31 Fri Mar 23
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I quite like Pat Taaffe over the sticks, mainly because he ran Arkle
:-)
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neilalex
5:27 Fri Mar 23
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Yes.
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Far Cough
5:27 Fri Mar 23
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Dancing Brave?
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neilalex
5:26 Fri Mar 23
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Jumps would be Tony McCoy, Piggott just shading Eddery on the flat.
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neilalex
5:24 Fri Mar 23
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The Dawn Run Gold Cup was a very special race; right up there among anyone's favourites, albeit rough on Wayward Lad.
FC - Nijinsky was tremendous, no doubt about it. I personally think DB would have beat him other than above a mile and a half but who knows? At that level it's really hard to say.
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Far Cough
5:23 Fri Mar 23
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OK, a bit of a detour, who is your favourite jockey?
Me Piggott
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Northern Sold
5:11 Fri Mar 23
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So not as good then...
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Far Cough
5:08 Fri Mar 23
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He didn't ride Frankel did he?
He was talking about the best horse he had ridden.
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Northern Sold
5:07 Fri Mar 23
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neilalex... still don't know how he never won the Gold Cup (Dawn Run's year)...
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Northern Sold
5:06 Fri Mar 23
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So number 4 then Cough
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Far Cough
5:04 Fri Mar 23
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Sold, this is what Piggott said about Nijinsky.
Vincent O'Brien named Nijinsky and Sir Ivor as the best horses he had trained, placing Nijinsky first "for brilliance."[27] Lester Piggott concurs saying ""I think Nijinsky probably on his day was the most brilliant horse I've ever ridden"[28].
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neilalex
4:55 Fri Mar 23
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Terrific little horse Wayward Lad. Always a great contrast with the style of Burrough Hill Lad who was such an immense powerhouse of a horse.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
4:45 Fri Mar 23
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Wayward Lad
Each way money machine in the top jump races.
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