1970 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

[@NikoHL]

They're both racing in the Heavens now. 🏇 RIP LESTER AND NIJINSKY

[@danielhacking9420]

The greatest combination Lester and Nijinsky .

[@1964karlos]

Lester has said that in that summer, 1970, Nijinsky was unbeatable. Who am I to argue with the great man.

[@themanftheworld8439]

Lester Piggott ....tbe greatest flat jockey of all time.

[@georgeknox1822]

Watching this horse in 2022 is still as exiting. There will never be a horse like this again

[@laurenurban3942]

True. Didn’t Nijinsky sire 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, Ferdinand?

[@OGA_999]

'Lester's just letting him canter.. What a horse this is, he's trotted up'.... Quite the excitement in race maestro"s voice after witnessing something rather special as that display.. Champion Nijinsky pulling the proverbial double handful.. RIP Sir Peter O'Sullevan

[@eugenekeher978]

Nijinsky and Lester Piggott were poetry in motion , the last Triple crown winner , he also won the Irish Derby as well as the King George , it was the manner in which he did it , the likes of Frankel were never asked those questions . 1:43

[@ThefightingCelt]

You will see wide margin winners of this race , but none were won so easily or with such nonchalant authority . This day , Nijinsky was the equal of any horse in history .

[@beverleymorris167]

European horse yes!!!! But better than secretariat... No, I don't think so!

[@beverleymorris167]

Better horse than Frankel... Triple crown the pinnacle! Could you see Frankel win a leger?.....no

[@lyntonryan6117]

@@beverleymorris167 because Usain Bolt couldn't win a marathon doesn't mean he wasn't great. Frankel was never tested at Leger distance as it has become irrelevant to the modern breed, but nothing beat him at any distance he tried. I am of the opinion he could have won any Gr1 sprint as well, look at his sectional times in the Guineas. Nijinski and Frankel both greats, who will be the better Sire?

[@beverleymorris167]

@@lyntonryan6117 Frankel's guineas Was slow run, full of rubbish. Zafonics guineas 2 seconds faster than Frankel's, on slower ground, first to last in a matter of strides, beating a future breeder's cup mile winner,in Barathea, is the best guineas I ever witnessed.

[@Funeeman]

@@beverleymorris167 Secretariat was a horse who was beaten 5 or 6 times. Always racing around little dog tracks. Spare us your crap.

[@williammitchell9974]

Yes King Lester Proves Once Again Bravo 🎉 Thee Maestro 🎉

[@johnmercury2272]

Nijinsky is my favourite flat horse and Arkle my favourite jumper.

[@laurenurban3942]

My favorite jumper was, Red Rum.

[@timoverington5177]

52 years later I get giddy hearing the the voice say here comes lester on Nijinsky. Ohhhhhhhhh............

[@shaunbeer4686]

Absolutely agree, both in a class of their own.

[@gazowenowen250]

the way lester let him canter to me the best ever apart from sea bird with dancing brave 3rd

[@robnorth480]

I was at Ascot that day (aged 9) and it was some sight to see Nijinsky zoom past the opposition. Blakeney was not a particularly well regarded Derby winner but lost nothing in defeat against a superstar in this race.

[@keithf_]

I envy you Rob. I only ever got to see him race on the tv. I was devastated as a 13 year old watching him lose in the Arc. The most unlucky Arc loser I've ever seen.

[@darrenmaples3230]

what a horse he was brilliant

[@kurnutovsky]

Yes he was.

[@jim2473]

Nijinsky Is The Best Ever flat Race Horse .Its The Only Colt To Win 4 Classics The Triple Crown Plus The Irish Derby And The Dewhurst Stakes And The King George VI diamond Stakes In a Canter Beating 2 Previous Derby Winners A Wahington D.C Internatiol Winner Arc Runner Up . Trainer Vincent O Brien Said It Was The Best He ever Trained Lester Piggott Said Nijinsky Was The Best He Ever Rode Geoff Lewis Who Rode The Great Mill Reef Said Nijinsky Was The Best 2.000 Guineas Winner Of the 70's Nijinsky Won From 6 furlongs To 14 Furlongs Beating All That Came its way Except In The arc When It Veered Left In The Last Half Furlong And Lost 3 Lenth's Plus Was Bauked Twice in The Race Still Only Beating A Head When It Lost The Champion Stakes It Was Past its Best Even The Trainer And Jockey admitted It afterwards To Me Sea The Stars was Next best It Won 2 Classics Plus the Eclipse The Irish Champion Stakes And The arc D'e Triumph The only Horse To Do So , Frankel Only Won 1 Classic And Beat the same horses Over The same distance 12 times out of The 14 times he Ran .These Tv Pundits are Brain Washed about Frankel They Should Get Their Facts Right

[@petermcmanus2037]

Jim Piggot said Sir Ivor was the best horse he ever rode, check it out.

[@kevinmunday5782]

@@petermcmanus2037 yes he did but i dont see how tho sir ivor was a great horse but nijinsky was surely better when you look at their respective race records ??

[@glynnevans1851]

@@kevinmunday5782 Quite agree with you Kevin, Possibly the referrals to Sir Ivor relate to' he could of been a better horse if he'd stayed sound for longer but in my view Light years behind Nijinsky. Also I would describe Nijinsky has Momentous. Roberto was fabulous and very underrated also he had a tough Derby but showed his class and lowered the Brigadier s colours too however the Brigadier was coughing. I wish to add Shergar was very Overrated and in my view ran in a Sub standard Derby however my late dad always said there is no such race as a bad Derby win ?..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🕊🕊🤝

[@grahampearson5670]

The legendary Peter O'Sullevan is the race commentator in this video.

[@jlove8445]

Niijinsky was born is Canada at breeder E.P Taylor’s Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario. Niijinsky was a son of the great Canadian Stallion Northern Dancer and mare Flaming Page, who in her 3 year old season came 2nd in the Kentucky Oaks and won the Queens Plate against the boys.. Niijinsky is a Canadian Legend, it’s too bad Canadians don’t realize how significant a horse he really was Internationally

[@juchetony1910]

what a finisher Nijinsky was. And Lester almost never used the whip.

[@acb7074]

A great quartet, Nijinsky Lester Pigott Vincent O’Brien Peter O’Sullevan

[@Penekamp11]

And Charles Englehard.

[@Penekamp11]

Most beautiful stallion I ever saw.

[@Misbah007]

My 2 fab horse nijinsky and montjue

[@iancarpenter6298]

no one and i mean no one was and is in lesters class.....true great..and should have his knighthood...

[@robertdelacy3434]

He can't he was in prison

[@OGA_999]

What horse this is, he's trotted up... In a King George Group 1 championship race says it all

[@gazowenowen250]

Won pulling a cart against a top field

[@GiuseppeBarberi-st2zr]

Yes sassafras beat nijinsky in the arc but he was not the same horse after he became ill with ringworm but was unlucky to lose just the same

[@valerieteti1755]

@@GiuseppeBarberi-st2zr By the time Lorenzaccio beat Nijinsky in the Champion Stakes he was over the top. Even Piggot stated he had appeared to have “lost his fire”. The season took its toll. Sad he didn’t go out a winner.

[@davidhenrywall8619]

Great racehorse and great jockey

[@barbaradyson6951]

little blakney was no bigger than a pony

[@antonyjones4259]

I was lucky to see Blakeney at the National Stud when he was getting on in years. Before the american bloodline invasion, he was the last traditional uk bred to win the derby. He lost nothing in defeat here and gave a good account of himself having difficulty getting out (beat the others well) and Nijinsky got first run on him. I am NOT saying he was a match for the great Nijinsky or could of beaten him, but he battled well and deserved more credit than he gets....IMHO.

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@antonyjones4259 no he wasn't the last traditional British bred to win the derby his brother Morston won it 4 years later troy was British bred aswell

[@mrk24107]

@@robertdelacy3434 Shergar ??

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@mrk24107 you're wrong shergar was irish bred

[@mrk24107]

@@robertdelacy3434 Kinda being picky.. Great Nephew was a British Standing Stallion at the time.. but more the point I was making was his bloodline, no US bred horse in 4 generations..

[@jean-mariepierre2629]

J' étais à LONGCHAMP, Octobre 1970, SASSAFRAS, BAT, NIJINSKY

[@jamesvaughan1590]

I remember my neighbour RIP telling me he was given evens the week before, seems local bookie had a few drinks in him and took £200 off him at evens. A huge bet at the time.

[@jean-mariepierre2629]

Trois mois plus tard, Yves Saint Martin, SASSAFRAS, Battent, Nijinsky-piggott

[@1964karlos]

Sassafras was nowhere near the class of Nijinsky (a line through Stintino backs this up). If the latter hadn’t run in the St Leger he would have won the Arc pure and simple.

[@NikoHL]

You're trying to say Sassafras was better than Nijinsky? You're out of your tiny French mind. Nijinsky had raced in the St Ledger weeks before the Arc so please go away...

[@miger1824]

.....awful ride by Lewis on Blakeley though!

[@robertdelacy3434]

How?

[@miger1824]

@@robertdelacy3434 he was completely boxed in and looking to get out with over 3 furlongs to go and only got out once Lester and Nijinsky were away and gone with a furlong and a half to go. Wouldn't have beat Nijinsky,but finished well ahead of the field with loads of running still left in him.

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@miger1824 he would lost who cares

[@Funeeman]

Nijinsky was a great horse but Sea Bird, Mill Reef, and Frankel were better. Nijinsky just never beat horses of the highest calibre.

[@countbasi4680]

You really need to take a good look in the mirror and give yourself an uppercut.

[@csracingreport2024]

U beat who's in front of u & every superhorse has faced suspect opposition; and often times too much credit is given to rivals of legendary horses, particularly those who faced Frankel: many of them won Group / Grade 1's but none of them would have beaten NIJINSKY, or been Champions in other years, though CANFORD CLIFFS was a pretty good horse; keep in mind, NIJINSKY always won w/ something in reserve & he also went won @ 12 & 14 F, something Frankel never did in contrast to BRIGADIER GERARD, who stepped up from 10F & conquered 12F @ Ascot in follow - up to his previous dominance @ 8F Great hat u mentioned MILL REEF amongst the 3, because he's often left out of the discussion of "all - time" greats, perhaps because his 4 Yr. Old season & career was cut short; if u put all four on the same track it would be interesting

[@1964karlos]

Peter o Sullivan picked Nijinsky over Mill Reef and he wasn’t a bad judge was he?

[@Funeeman]

@@1964karlos Nijinsky NEVER beat a single outstanding horse. Mill Reef destroyed Caro, a horse who i believe would have beaten Nijinsky over 10f. Lester always said Sir Ivor was the best he ever rode. Sir Ivor raced against Vaguely Noble, Royal Palace, and Petingo. Nijinsky never raced against horses of that calibre.

[@Funeeman]

@@1964karlos Timeform ratings for the two Mill Reef 141 Nijinsky 138 It is true Brigadier Gerard has a 144 top rating, but i've always found this a bit laughable as he was almost beaten in the St James Palace Stakes, and Champion Stakes (1971) before Roberto put him in his place.