This video brought back so many memories! I remember attending the 1967 Guineas and seeing Royal Palace in action. His stride was just incredible. I’ve been involved in horse racing for years, and it’s fascinating to see how different trainers approach their horses. The tension in those final moments is unmatched. Thanks for sharing this! It really captures the spirit of the sport.
@davidscott4998Ай бұрын
🎉
@nufc402 ай бұрын
Great run, just ran out of puff at the end. Thought he was going to win with a furlong to go.
@Jacques-Le-Marois2 ай бұрын
Lester,Cool Hand Luke! 😅😅
@seanmcmanus8673 ай бұрын
Piggott said Sir Ivor was the best he rode.
@Itriedtobe-wq9lj3 ай бұрын
''So Lester, when did you think you had the race won?''. "About three weeks ago when the field was announced/ Mow piss off''.
@enderby41213 ай бұрын
I was at Sandown on this day and I recall Yves Saint Martin saying to John Rickman that he couldn't believe that the photo finish showed Royal Palace as the winner. He was adamant that Taj Dewan had won.
@tipster-challenge4 ай бұрын
Slowly into stride, held up in 6th, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led soon after, stayed on well op 9/2
@seanbryant93716 ай бұрын
Piggott always said that the best horse he ever rode was Sir Ivor....despite him having riden greats like Nijinsky and Shergar.
@navienmarwah41506 ай бұрын
I saw this on TV when I was in London. The papers next day were all criticism for Lester Piggot. They said this is no way to race, that you follow the field and overtake them at the winning post. It was Lester who taught the Americans that the reason to race was to win.
@Gazowen-qz5xy7 ай бұрын
That turn of foot
@dennisbuckley47447 ай бұрын
In believably we backed Sir Ivor at 100/1 in the Derby!
@BevBarrett-w6d7 ай бұрын
A very good horse as long as he got good ground. He was electric in the 2000 guinees and the derby he won was run to suit him as he was not a true stayer. This record bears out in defeat in the Irish derby in a true run race (with Piggott on the winner Ribero) and again in the Prix de l'arc against Vaguelly Noble. He was definately best at a mile to a mile and a quarter on good ground.
@seamusfallon31048 ай бұрын
Very unlike the great Vincent O'Brien to run Sir Ivor just a week after his defeat (at 1/3) in the Irish Derby
@KennethPoole-y7z9 ай бұрын
Nicely ridden, never too far away from the leaders.
@sanchez169 ай бұрын
Great horse , great ride from Lester and brilliant commentary ( Is Lester worried if he`s not he's the only Sir Ivor supporter who's not) classic
@johncopeland38269 ай бұрын
Interviewer: when did you know you were going to win with Sir Ivor ? Lester : when he was born ! Unbelievable racehorse .
@ArkBenji9 ай бұрын
Timed to perfection. Lester really was a genius.
@kurman474910 ай бұрын
The US horses and jockeys were completely outclassed by Lester Piggott and Sir Ivor's brilliance.
@muggee527 ай бұрын
Sir Ivor was American bred, wasn't he, racing in Europe for the most part, a few races in the US, before standing stud first in Ireland, and then at Claiborne Farms until his passing in 1995. Thirty years old is quite old for a horse.
@RossDear-zm4nj10 ай бұрын
What a horse 🐴 what a jockey . Awesome partnership I remember that year so well .
@Hanamy7777 Жыл бұрын
Lester coolness personified. Sir Ivor could have won by ten lengths.
@michaeldowd5545 Жыл бұрын
Dr Fager beat Fort Macey (a very good horse) carrying 16 lbs more in weight. It was hard work on a surface he didn't like. But puts this race in perspective. Sir Ivor is no Dr Fager.
@Becky9301 Жыл бұрын
Carmarthen (the chestnut horse with the noseband) lost ground at the start , loosing at least three and more lengths, otherwise he would have finished close to Sir Ivor and ahead of Fort Marcy and Ksar Alexander with a normal race. He previously finished third to Vaguely Noble and Sir Ivor in the Arc (same year)
@tdvcleve Жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@williammackie4816 Жыл бұрын
Peter o Sunland was the comantietor for the BBC
@patricksmith4424 Жыл бұрын
I think that horse is a hunter, not a flat racehorse
@JackBurton-w7x Жыл бұрын
A truly great horse and the total legend in the saddle. Brilliant combo, horses like Sir Ivor are only meant to appeal once in a lifetime, yet i was privileged enough to see not only Secretariat but the ultimate master Sea Bird. There will never be another Sea Bird. Sir Ivor has to rate as the second best i have ever seen, makes Frankel who others rave about look ordinary. Bizarrely Frankel wouldn’t make my top 10. Really great to see him again taking it to the Americans
@enderby4121Ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more about the brilliance of Sea Bird. In 63 years of following horse racing I, personally, have never seen another horse to compare with Sea Bird. His scintillating victories in the Epsom Derby and Arc were achieved with such consummate ease. Even Lester Piggott , in an interview with Nick Luck at Epsom racecourse, rated Sea Bird the best racehorse he had ever seen. That is high praise indeed from a man who had ridden some great horses in his illustrious career.
@JackBurton-w7xАй бұрын
@ Yes I absolutely agree. I have been following racing almost the exact same time. Arkle is the greatest chaser i ever saw though I loved the magnificent Pas Seul, such a fantastic front runner and my first real memory of NH racing in late1960. Sea Bird was just phenomenal, I often wonder how many lengths he would have destroyed Frankel by? I think over 20 lengths if he was allowed to fully extend, though I don’t rate Frankel in my top ten
@JackBurton-w7x Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Derby winners of all time- not sure he was as good as Sea Bird ( i saw both) or the overlooked Morston but a really great race horse. The 60’s were golden years for quality horses
@JackBurton-w7x Жыл бұрын
Pure class was Sir Ivor- I remember him well
@SadiyahRajah Жыл бұрын
😂❤😊
@ponteterrier4789 Жыл бұрын
Mark please send bird for life to Pontefract this year . Plz they always do big 2 mile races
@matthewarmitage6681 Жыл бұрын
What I am about to tell you is 100% true, I still find it unbelievable when I think about it. I rarely bet on the Horse's however I am glad I did so in this race. The only reason I actually did was because the day before my Dog had died and 3 days before that, my brother's Dog also had passed away. So I thought I'd check the race cards incase there was any horse's running that had the same name as the 2 Dogs. I nearly fell off my seat when I saw a runner called "Sid's Annie". Why is that so strange you may ask??? Well my brother's Dog was named Sid and my Dog was named Annie. It was so unbelievable to see a horse called "Sid's Annie" and with it being in the same week that we sadly had lost both of our Dogs too. So unsurprisingly I was convinced that it must be a sign from above, especially after winning the race too.
@davidhenrywall8619 Жыл бұрын
A great jockey and great horse
@eugenekeher978 Жыл бұрын
Sir Ivor and Lester poetry in motion , they were made for each other , the stars collided .
@simonhindley65 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely killer burst of speed from Sir Ivor. I'm not convinced that the great Lester didn't make this harder than it needed to be.
@grahamhamilton9796 Жыл бұрын
Unlucky! Well ridden
@notnek2022 жыл бұрын
Sir Ivor was bred by Alice Headley Bell at her Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
@williammitchell99742 жыл бұрын
Sandy Barclay GRH Left Devastated Boy Wonder Shattered Racing Is For Sure A TOUGH Old Game.Lester/Lethal
@alanoffer2 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the great timed runs of all time
@miikeypankhurst12742 жыл бұрын
I was there also, my mate and I had £5 on Sir Ivor, we got 6/4, as there was some doubt about him staying. We were on somebody’s car bonnet by the winning post. I remember that Sandy Barclay and that great big tank of a horse Connaught, set sail for home and it seemed all over. Suddenly we saw Lester flick his elbows out, and Sir Ivor took off. It’s the fastest finishing winner of the Derby I have ever seen! Getting Sir Ivor to stay the Derby distance was a masterpiece ride by Lester!
@alisonrandall30392 жыл бұрын
He went back the next year and won it again. When asked by the American press Lester at what stage of the race did you think you were going to win. He replied last year.
@philipross4064 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant reply by the great man.
@stephenpiggott586910 ай бұрын
😂
@ianmarsden85682 жыл бұрын
Wow - first time I've seen Sir Ivor, almost can't believe the way he won.
@richardosborne20677 ай бұрын
Then he had Sir Tristram. Who had Zabeel etc
@elspencer63342 жыл бұрын
What a day of sport! United won The European Cup at Wembley a few hours later.
@happy2help12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ride on Q20 and so pleased for her to have come through her ordeal.
@sandrasalas98132 жыл бұрын
Lester and Mike Smith. Mike passed all others in flat
@peterrevilo70632 жыл бұрын
Bayston Mill ))
@penelopelopez82962 жыл бұрын
I remember Sir Ivor well….good sire. I also remember Fort Marcy, who was in this race. I miss those days.
@oraljohnson61522 жыл бұрын
This is the year that I was born... thanks for this video sir I appreciate it
@suemaher52822 жыл бұрын
Been reading how Lester regarded Sir Ivor and wow that was impressive. RIP Lester
@songsmith31a2 жыл бұрын
P.S. That burst of acceleration reminded me of Dancing Brave's later famous demonstration of speed in Europe under another top jockey, Pat Eddery.