Phenomenal racehorse, phenomenal jockey, phenomenal trainer.

Was only five in 1970 but I’ve heard and seen for myself just what a horse he was

Lester though Nijinsky was done by the time of the Arc. O'Brien agreed after the Champion Stakes. He'd had ringworm over the summer. The King George at the end of July was the last time we saw the real Nijinsky.

Nijinsky was not only a brilliant racehorse but also brilliantly named. Sired by Northern Dancer and named after the famous ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, who said on his death bed that he would return one day as a racehorse.

There's a horse racing in Australia at the moment, a 4yo mare, who is a great-grand daughter of Nijinsky. She is currently the worlds highest rating sprinter and its amazingly eerie the similarities in the which the two race. The controlled amble when all others in the race and at full stretch and the way in which they can both quicken over two or three strides. She is 10 wins from 10 starts and all on metro tracks. Compare yourself

Amber Rama was a flying machine,but ran out of gas after five furlongs. Orson Welles doing the voice over

Really believe he was the best of all time . His record was marred by greed .

@nightowl7459

Жыл бұрын

@Michael Moran Why do you think that?

@michaelmoran9399

Жыл бұрын

@@nightowl7459 Nijinsky had won 9 top class races and Vincent o Brien told owner Charles Engelhard he thought he'd done his shift . But they ran him in the Ledger and then got him beat in the Arc . O'Brien wanted him retired saying he'd had a hard season and enough was enough but it's the owners who have the last say and off he went to get beat in the champion stakes. Greed or Stupidity I don't know .

@nightowl7459

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmoran9399 I particularly agree, but if it wasn't for Engelhard Nijinsky wouldn't have been a triple Crown winner, and he basically lost the Arc through a error, the Champion Stakes was obviously a race too many but they wanted him to leave on a winning note, but just like Baaeed this year, the Champion Stakes can come a little too late into the season.

@keithf_

Жыл бұрын

​@@nightowl7459 Don't forget the bout of ringworm he suffered mid season (post King George). For me it was THAT unfortunate illness that got him beat in the Arc. Had he won the Arc I'm convinced he wouldn't have run in the Champion and would've retired unbeaten. Nevertheless Nijinsky is still practically the best European horse I've ever seen

@nightowl7459

Жыл бұрын

@@keithf_ I'm sure that ringworm hadn't helped, but he had the Arc in the bag before swerving and losing the lead close home, and I definitely believe that if he had won the Arc they would have called it a day with him, I certainly doubt we will see his likes again.

They were the business.

What a horse. I doubt we will see his likes again...

The best of all time in my opinion.The English Triple Crown hasn't been won since and I doubt it will be again.

@lilchi721

8 жыл бұрын

B/c it's rarely ever attempted nowadays.

@DeejayNally

7 жыл бұрын

Camelot nearly pulled it off in 2012, was beaten by ¾ lnt in the St. Ledger won the 2000 Guineas and the Derby. The horse that beat him Encke in the Ledger was most likely doped by Mahmood Al Zarooni.

@nightowl7459

5 жыл бұрын

@@DeejayNally Camalot was a substantiard year, and he never took the King George in before the St Ledger.

@nickhanlon9331

2 жыл бұрын

Oh SO Sharp

@keithf_

Жыл бұрын

​@Nick Hanlon Yes she won the fillies triple crown of 1000 guineas, Oaks & St Leger. A brilliant filly, but still not in Nijinsky's class

I Really like this!

Nijinsky needs his own movie. I'd sure as hell watch it

He was just so so much better than them

@nightowl7459

5 жыл бұрын

That's class for you.

Good one - Subbed.

Nijinsky Just Like Mr Orson Welles Narration ( GENIUS) As Was King 👑 Lester🎉

Wot a Horse

In the modern day Nijinsky woud not have been entered in the Champion Stakes and woud have been campaigned like Sea the Stars. With a better ride from Lester ( how often can one say that ? ) he would have won the Arc and retired for the year or forever on 12 wins from 12.

@freedomforpeopletruelies6

2 жыл бұрын

Lester misjudge the winnimg post , the 2nd winning post caught him out. You don't get beat short amount and say the horse was not the same as previously. Only my opinion, but I think he knows he should of won the Arc. RIP LESTER

@freedomforpeopletruelies6

2 жыл бұрын

The Dewhurst win was unreal

Her name is Black Caviar by the way.

Black Cavier ran on greyhound tracks and couldn't have coped with British racecourses with their hills and cambers. She wouldn't have had any help from drugs that are banned in British racing either. She was a very classy mare l admit but no match for the machines we have here. Frankel would have ran rings around her.

@michaeldowd5545

2 жыл бұрын

Black caviee would beat every sprinter in Europe for the last 40 years. She's a sprinter. Not a miller. She did not race on greyhound tracks. The only horse I can think of that was easily faster was an American horse called Dr fager. He could give her 7lbs and a beating. Dr fager beat Fort Mace 2 lenghts in a. race carring 16lbs more in an old fashion grade 1 American handicap. This is group 1 racing. Sír Ivor Beat Fort Mace 2l at WFA over 10 furlongs as well level weight both on grass.. Dr fager was a sprinter. A 6 furlong horse running over 10f.He still holds the dirt record for 1 mile broken 54 year ago. But only a fool would under estimate black caviee.

@keithf_

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaeldowd5545 In 50+ yrs of watching horse racing, the best Sprinter I have seen was Dayjur

@alioucisse1548

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@keithf_yup. No way she beat Dayjur