He won from there?! Horse gives rivals 100m head start in crazy race!

[@LovinLnCottage]

Much respect for the high quality of horseman ship displayed here. The fitness of the horses was correctly gauged also. Very challenging course. Congratulations to the winner and all of the horses.

[@criticalthinker8007]

Hitting/whipping a horse, forcing a horse to do something it does not want or need to do is not good horsemanship.

[@goodbyerawlings]

That’s a good example of it’s not over ‘til it’s over.

[@jacquelynburke157]

@@goodbyerawlings That's why some races are photo finishes...and won by a nose!!

[@Craig_Wheeler]

As a person raised on 60 years of flat racing, this is nothing short of astounding. I have such respect for the equine ability.

[@tytn9978]

It was an amazing race, in terms of the winning horse and rider, who really looked out of it early on, with the horse's refusal to cross the water. How amazing it was that the rider managed to persuade the horse to get on with it, and the horse found the right pace to rejoin the field and then move to the front for the win!

[@tonysundo1173]

the most stupidist race ever

[@ErieRadio]

I like flat racing. Steeple chase and hurdles are great. The sport of eventing is great and in America they have a sport called “timber fence racing. The races are held in open country over solid 5 foot fences. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3eldGSol52YqtEsi=Q52_Oa-V2yCDx8h6

[@JerryGone-Fishin]

Glad the horses survived that challenging track

[@danbaxter4216]

When they all stopped at the water and were like “WTF is this, we are racehorses”.

[@TheDiana1]

Now that's what you call an exceptional horse and jockey!!!.

[@annettemalaski1967]

Wow! That horse is a true champion!

[@garybenson8334]

Jockeys need a ruddy medal remembering the course sent me dizzy

[@BaxterThewall]

Mate... that horse just oozed determination 👏😊

[@jacquelynburke157]

@@BaxterThewall Horses REALLY DO know when they win and WANT TO WIN!!

[@Raha-willowsouth]

6:41 why does he have to keep hitting the white horse he’s trying his best I know it’s a race but that poor baby is tired

[@cindyrissal3628]

Because some jockeys are poorer riders than others...

[@NatureFun.]

Because it's Terrible animal cruelty

[@fionajane6081]

I’ve never seen a horse race like this! It’s as though they’re on a eventing cross country course.

[@gsw007]

Great race. Loved the bit where they went into the car park and jumped over 3 Fiat Punto's ....

[@paulthurlow3330]

Literally! Like that would be to far too easy for these athletes.

[@SteveWadley]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@busybee9674]

Ban the wip

[@chrishughes4521]

No wonder horses struggle, that's a mental gymnastic course.

[@paulcollins3278]

Right first it’s France mate look up it’s cross country no a mental gymnastic course 🤡💩

[@chrishughes4521]

@@paulcollins3278 I ain't your mate, and what do you know about a horses mental welfare? Nothing you 🤡

[@BrettGrady-vf4kx]

Was thinking sane. Crazy race.

[@chrisfk63]

Ridiculous race. It bears as much resemblance to proper racing as crazy golf does to the Open.

[@SilentRio]

Light work compared to what their ancestors did during war and other times in history.

[@anubiscerberusmwks5997]

At 6:47 glad to see the jockeys whipping each other and not their horses and it is one hilarious sight!

[@jacquelynburke157]

We had a Stakes Winner many years ago who historically won from 20 lengths back!! A real nail biter!! Those are SOME FIT horses AND riders!!

[@neyvelirangaswamydevarajan1524]

Great confidence hats off to the winner. Last 40 seconds thrilling. Congratulations to all who made all enjoyable.👍🤝👏

[@flower-ss2jt]

Felix de Giles, the jockey on the winning horse, also won the cross country at Cheltenham a few weeks ago- he is a great rider.

[@JimMellow-jg2vh]

Wonderful course and setting. Magnificent contest, very much like contests would have been between rural farmers many years back

[@ThomasDoubting5]

I believe so , the old steeple chases

[@paddygregg7363]

⁰oʻ99⁰​@@ThomasDoubting5

[@paulthurlow3330]

@@ThomasDoubting5 Absolutly correct.. The original steeple chases were cross country from village to village (curch steeple to church steeple) over stone walls and hedges.

[@philbarnes6678]

Because they had nothing better to do.

[@1000dumbos]

😢

[@LilA-zl6tf]

All these should be done without the whip.

[@joe-mz7kr]

I race, most of the horses need the whip to keep them focused and running.

[@NatureFun.]

​@joe-mz7kr you mean To inflict pain, suffering and fear on the animals That's why the horses are running, of all animal sports this is the worst, every day anew animal cruelty, the horses have no free time, no grazing gift, nothing. They are animals because their souls have been stolen

[@lindabright515]

Ban the whip.

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

That horse must have the heart of a lion. The last furlong looked like he was finishing a 6f race.

[@Amtcboy]

It has a heart of a horse, heart that doesn’t give up. (Of course with a talented jockey)

[@gavinclarke-rn8ic]

Wow, ive never seen this type of racing before, must be hard to pick a winner, fantastic.

[@paulthurlow3330]

This was a cross country chase and have some of the most difficult fences to jump. The biggest National Hunt meeting of the year in the UK at Cheltenham in march has a cross country chase that leaves the track and has two curcuits inside on these specialty fences. It is still a huge race and the horses have to be extremly versatile. You may not have noticed it in the days racing as it is often printed as Xcountry which would mean nothing to most people. A great spectacle and is a measure of real jumping and staying horses. Many French horses win this race at Cheltenham and a few Grand National winners too!

[@paulcook7426]

@@paulthurlow3330 Think it's about my favourite race at the festival.

[@PajaRocky]

@@paulthurlow3330 The most famous race on the continent is the Great Pardubice Steeplechase. It has more than a century of tradition and it is also a Cross Coutry chase. This race is attended by 30,000 spectators or more every year.

[@yoiink]

@@PajaRocky maybe to you but to the rest of the racing world, the grand national is the most famous race in the world !

[@PajaRocky]

@@yoiink Yeah. That's right. But I mean the continent without Great Britain, so you can understand me. The biggest race in the world is, of course, the Grand National.

[@annesaffer629]

I saw a «3 day event» once, and they had a similar course, with a variety of jumps and terrain features. The horse&riders went thru the course individually. It was amazing to see the different obstacles the horse and rider had to navigate, and the stamina required of both horse and rider.

[@janiesippel225]

I love how the riderless horses just keep running the race the best they can…..lol

[@simonpatterson3288]

What an astonishing race!

[@jacquelynburke157]

AMAZINGLY complicated course!! I'm exhausted watching!! Jocks need a GPS!!

[@paulburns185]

Who ever designed that course needs to lay off the LSD 😂😂😂

[@BrettGrady-vf4kx]

Lol and the rest. That was no racecourse! Lol

[@michaelparker5510]

What sort of a course is that?

[@Silver_Owl]

That's a cross country steeplechase.

[@nowthen3731]

love it.... better than any flat racing😊

[@williamstreet4304]

That was an awesome horse race for spectators. It had everything. Riders lost at an early jump. Horse balks at the water and lost??? Then the patience to not panic and to slowly recover from the balk. The horse easily strides through the 2nd water. Then the push at the finish. You couldn't complain about watching that one.

[@allenmurray7893]

That's a strange set up for a race course, but what a ride by the the horse and rider.

[@TCDL11]

You gotta love French NH racing. If you thought that was crazy, watch the Czech Republic's Velka Pardubicka Chase.

[@Shelleysnail]

Thank you, I’ve been to watch this amazing Czech race, what a rabbit hole to disappear down. ❤

[@TCDL11]

@Shelleysnail Grand National is just a four mile hurdle race nowadays compared to these tough cross country chases across Europe.

[@johnbird7357]

@@TCDL11 They don't jump hurdles in the Grand National

[@stevecollier4741]

Yes ive seen that race a few times it's a bit of a lottery but good to watch

[@csb7376]

"Wins like a favourite should". Derek Thompson

[@cookslooking10]

Heh

[@matthewalexander2436]

Gotta love thoroughbreds...❤❤❤

[@ThomasDoubting5]

They are quite remarkable equines .

[@djharris90]

I love how the horses who lost their riders kept running. It is hysterical and a shout out to their training. 😂🤣🥰 Is the white horse doing the Pepe Le Pew run? 😂

[@theweb7176]

Always a great race to watch wherever it is

[@brendalloyd1903]

Bloody well done!! Perfect!

[@Rodgerthatok]

That’s a very long way for a horse to move at speed while jumping. Great horses.

[@cordovanbee]

Great Recovery! Congratulations!!

[@BrianCarter-k8g]

This was more like a 3 day event cross country course.

[@janetmarshall7171]

YES!! MIRACLES DO HAPPEN IN HORSE RACING!! VERY IMPRESSIVE COME FRIM THE BACK WIN!!

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Fair play instantly this a is genuine test

[@sfuta2005]

They were whipping their horses like crazy. I thought that had been banned?

[@ryanbluer6098]

First time I’ve seen this kind of race and it remarkable how that horse came all the way back from their to win. In fact to remarkable for my liking because that horse should have been blown trying to catch up from their, yet it had more in the tank at the end than the rest. I’ve seen some horses pull off amazing things like the famous Red Rum three times winner and twice runner up in the hardest race ever, so I would definitely test that horse to find out how that was achieved.

[@CoachKarin]

Strategy, conservation, and saving for the burst! Harmony with your horse 🤗

[@MikeSchlesinger]

and don't forget the whip.

[@joe-mz7kr]

​@@MikeSchlesingerI race, and without the whip, he would never have won

[@TheLightningwrath]

Where was the conservation? Horse was all fire!

[@6FootSixProject]

That was unbelievable and spectacular. How the jockeys know where to go is amazing. They must have GPS ??🤔

[@leplessis8179]

IGN 250000 maps!

[@jeffreystephenson6946]

Simples follow the yellow flags

[@stephanieyee9784]

​@jeffreystephenson6946 , ^ simple. There is no "s" on the end of the word simple. It's that simple.

[@jeffreystephenson6946]

@@stephanieyee9784 I was referring to the meerkat add simples

[@johndoe-yw7eb]

Having to run a race with 3 loose horses criss-crossing all over the course seems pretty insane.

[@LifeisA_Dream]

Nothing wrong with horse racing but all these obstacles are an unnecessary safety risk!

[@chrism1719]

Just goes to show, Never Give up, Never give in, NEVER QUIT.

[@firecook4848]

that was a hard race for any horse , what a come back.

[@JenJwn]

This is amazing❤

[@lauriegood9607]

I thought it was great when all the horses stopped almost at the same time going down into the dry moat. Then they all took off again.

[@daphnerandall4084]

Such cruel use of these poor creatures-disgraceful

[@pam7002]

These races are fun to watch but they lose the highest mortality rate for horses of any horse sport. Even worse than horse racing. We entertain ourselves at the peril of the horse.

[@samrobinson1051]

“Now they’re coming up the home straight the wrong way” loose horse sliding through the frame

[@michpackfan]

What kind of course is that? I stopped after first minute

[@jeanforsyth3308]

I feel sorry ffpr the horses they also get whipped to make them go faster yes poor horses indeed

[@georgeeldridge3487]

Where was this?

[@johnbird7357]

France, no idea which course.

[@rolandbryans3254]

I was at Fontwell many years ago when te winndr of à race fell twice.

[@marynjoroge5088]

People ❤ enjoying and watching it niece race

[@MatthewM-m8v]

What price was it?

[@kimbercoleman7089]

Don't like the whipping

[@danillemontana]

Animal cruity 😢

[@thomridgeway1438]

How many tore their betting slips up half way through the race?

[@Rnzlr]

What track is this?

[@craigbradley6210]

Compiegne in France

[@trevorpalfreyman5898]

Also there was a German horse that was with Brendan Powell called toughness danon,he used to give the field 15 seconds start,and he ended up winning by about 20 L was crazy,but when it started with the field it ended up getting hammered,how does that work out,it was actually in the German derby so it did have a lot of ability

[@willbee6785]

They certainly know how to use every blade of grass.

[@gaylemattsson4166]

They aren’t wiping them selves they are wiping the horses

[@petesmith9472]

What did he say about Laurence Olivier and Charles Aznavour?

[@garethtaylor1470]

This clip has been edited! Someone has very cleverly removed the “Benny Hill” music from the show!🤠

[@lorrainedean]

Looks to me like Badminton Equestrian 😮

[@greentombdive]

What a heavenly place to get loose .. rather like the commentator’s French pronunciation… not a fence, just a hurdle,..

[@janw491]

This is different

[@andreasandreou1705]

This is so cruel. Stop it .

[@marynjoroge5088]

Winner is happytaking his🎉 reward

[@terencebrown270]

If this course was over here there'd be hell on 😂

[@paulthurlow3330]

It is very year

[@janetbarkwith]

Where is "here"? There is one such race in GB, at Cheltenham in November; another in the Czech republic, and yet another similar one in US (Maryland, I believe, though I might be wrong about that?)

[@mimiwhite1892]

So, horse makes up the gap only to get whipped at the end! 😡 Don’t like this type of race!

[@leongt1954]

Is this a horse race or a trail for the Olympic game

[@Gravesender]

The jockey in 3rd at 2.25.."ease up lads hes still going"

[@by.yankoo2982]

What type of race was that and the field ?

[@paulcollins3278]

It’s a cross country mate and it was a normal field what do you mean with the field ?

[@by.yankoo2982]

@@paulcollins3278 track

[@MrsTfromtheUK]

They need to teach these horses to jump cross country fences! Shocking

[@marynjoroge5088]

Triying triying makes perfect so never loose your faith😢till the bell I rung .

[@Garwfechan-ry5lk]

This is France they go very very steady, looks like a really strange race? Actually is it fixed?

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

That winner must have been 1000/1 in-running.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

Ban it👎🏽

[@kelletman]

Wonder what the 🐴 was trading at during the race?

[@jackward121]

State of then banks 😳

[@colldollm51]

To watch that winning jocket whip his horse with all of his might to win, makes it rather....pointless.

[@shauntroy4632]

Wtf did I just watch, was like a ptp race in the woods with the worst banks I've ever seen in me life😅 fairplay to the winner tho ha

[@DiRTemma]

'and all the horses have refused that obstacle' yeh probably cuz all the riders/jockeys didn't wanna kill their mounts today so they were very weary and the horses could feel it, am I the only one? EDIT: glad all the horses got home safe

[@stevewiley8409]

Race course designed by the Marquis de Sade

[@QuicknStraight]

Utterly bizarre and confusing course!

[@night_crawler16-gg9xl]

Staple chasing is more dangerous than flat racing, but as a horse racing fan, I preferred to watch flat racing! The excitement is always there!

[@KILLARIDDIM]

That track from wacky races or what lol wtf

[@LizbethGerow]

near the end of the 1800's (end of the century) there was a racing mare born in Hungary who was really ugly...sway backed, spotty mane and tail. When she was 6 mos old and weaned, gypsys broke into the racing stables and stole one horse....the ugly foal. When they were caught, the race horse owner said ''i'll let you go if you answer one question....why did you steal HER?!?'' The Roma replied""because she is the greatest of them all"" The owner shook his head but put her into training to race....she was named ""Kincsem'" ( can't spell) which means ""Treasure"" He didn't bother to attend her first race....she won, going away. Afterwards she never lost....54 races, 54 wins. She came close to losing a couple of times....she would let the other horses get way ahead of her and then blast past them. Once she stopped part way through a race for a bit of grass. When she was in a match race with the then Prince (Queen Victoria's son) Edward's horse , she fell asleep. After a LOT of shoving and kicking, the starter finally sent off Prince Edward's horse...shortly after, Kincsem woke up. "Looking slightly flustered"" the article said, she started after him...and won that race as well. Ppl offered the owner the equivalent of millions of dollars for her, but her owner never sold her...""if i did'' he said ''the ppl of Hungary would come after me""

[@LizbethGerow]

looks like her genes are in some of the horses of today....

[@thevocalcrone]

what a hilarious story and what a hilarious attitude with that horse!

[@DaleEason]

Paul Nicholls definitely buying that winner 😊

[@misdit]

What a peculiar contest? Did they miss out the car park and the member's bar because of the low sun?

[@MASTER_OFME]

if you look closely they are holding the reins with one hand and spanking the horse as hard as they can with the other it makes me squint at the idea.

[@smallsmalls3889]

They other 3 went so slow a snail could of caught them up.

[@galdessa1]

Hack canter, they only raced up the straight.

[@robertmartin7594]

Not could of, could have caught them up !!

[@stephenholmes1036]

Watch interview win the Ewell chase at Sandown 1969