BAAEED BEATEN! Bay Bridge wins the QIPCO Champion Stakes!

[@coreywest1183]

That is very sad since he will not be racing again. What a superb career he had. I hope his retirement will be good.

[@lukemichael7772]

Wish we lived in a time when people could just appreciate a good horse in its own right rather than constantly trying to pick holes in their form or comparing them to the good horses of yesteryear. Baaeed has achieved exceptional things. Horses in the past have also achieved exceptional things. There will be horses in the future that achieve exceptional things. If people could just realise how hard it is to get a horse to win a group 3 let alone a group 1 and let alone multiple group 1s it might just make them understand how good these horses really are.

[@robjanko3010]

keep calm luke its only a horse race

[@lukemichael7772]

@@robjanko3010 I’m calm rob I promise 😌😂

[@stu3232]

Well said mate

[@hemattheij9694]

I agree, and even more difficult to win the Derby and the King George and beat Baeed, as Adayar did today

[@bonezzzz6330]

I can agree for the most part, but being salty about horses is what makes it.fun at the same time. Everyone has a favorite horse past or present and everyone also has an opinion. In the old days you only heard them at the track. But now technology brings all opinions smack in your face...

[@nightowl7459]

I can't say I was Baaeeds biggest fan, but it's still a little sad to see a horse beaten on his last race after a unbeaten ll winning streak.

[@normankennith7919]

i backed baaeed's stable mate, my prospero, each way, as i thought 22/1 was a terrific price!! i think he was a little unlucky to not at least get 2nd place! not forgetting als that he only received 4 pounds from the older horses, despite being a 3yo!!!

[@musiclover148]

Same story as Zenyatta's, but she was going for her 20th win, so spoiling her streak was even worse.

[@patriciaguth6882]

US horse Cigar in the 1990s - 16 in a row! Still love Baaeed. It's not easy to rack up 11 wins in a row. Happy retirement fella!

[@DwayndibbVids]

@@patriciaguth6882 Exactly Patricia these people on here haven't seen many horses. Even Rock of Gibraltar won 7 Group 1s in a row but was 2nd in a Breeders cup. His final race he lost too. As people say the US and Aussies too! We just have to put up with it.

[@Liam-tg7lo]

How can you not be an unbeaten colts fan? 🤣 what a stupid thing to say

[@edwardferry8247]

What a magnificent race. Hope Baaeed has a wonderful retirement, thanks for the great memories. ❤

[@irfayasseyf1603]

The speed baeed shows on fast ground is phenomenal and the fact he improved so markedly over a period of 20 months. First run in april 2021 as a 3 year old and the way he beat palace pier at ascot . The fact is 1m2f stretches him and on bottomless ground would definitely not show him in the best of light.

[@patriciaguth6882]

Baaeed tried to go a "Bridge too far". It happens to the best of them. Still love the mighty horse and wish him a happy retirement. 😊

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

Frankel was trained by a legend sir Henry Cecil ..

[@danielhenstock5820]

Abdul, there'll never be another Henry Cecil or FRANKEL, couldn't of been more apt, that the great Sir Henry had an absolute monster of a horse in the last few years of his life, think FRANKEL kept Sir Henry going on in life with his battle against Cancer.

[@Funeeman]

I backed both Bay Bridge and Adayar. What was the point of backing Baaeed at his odds?. It was the ground that was the key to his win, Dubawi's often perform well with "soft' in the going. Adayar's lack of races this season counted against him.

[@mrforevernever517]

I had £40 on Bay Bridge and £60 on Adayar. It's a nice feeling seeing the two you backed fighting out the finish, My Prospero had me sweating though.

[@rivergold4835]

That was the way to do it. I think Baaeed was an outstanding racehorse but comparing him to Frankel was absurd.

[@Funeeman]

@@rivergold4835 I never believed for a second that he was as good as the great Frankel. I salute his achievements William Haggas and Joe Crowley though.

[@harddriven1344]

I think a lot of us were backing the first two. Why even my wife had her once in a blue moon bet (£5 on each). I hop Adayar is kept going for another season.

[@MB-zm8lc]

Dubawi? Bay bridge is by new bay! No dubawi's in this race.

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

Frankel !!! And sir Henry Cecil !!! Tom Quelly !! Prince Khalid !! Makes it a great poem ..

[@147ard]

Reminded me of dancing brave in 86 finishing 4th in his last race after a brilliant career, one race too many and great horses even run out eventually.

[@ryanbest8728]

Except Frankel

[@goldenmiller8627]

It's a good job Baaeed never raced in the Arc he would have been closer to last than first. I don't believe it was just the ground that was his undoing, lack of stamina was also responsible. Just because his full brother Hukum stayed well beyond 8 furlongs doesn't mean he can. There's a hell of a difference between York and Ascot racetracks.

[@alwaysfair4991]

I believe Baaeed was overrated. Not enough Frankel like performances. You want to be compared to Frankel than you have to put daylight between yourself and the opposition.

[@musiclover148]

Shades of Zenyatta, that lost for the first time in her twentieth and final start. Baaeed is a superb horse, but Zenyatta was the best synthetic/all-weather track racehorse we've ever seen.

[@patriciaguth6882]

Zenyatta was great. But she didn't have a whole lot of top competition in most of her races. Check out Monomoy Girl for true greatness.

[@Zarkava8]

Secretariat and Flightline are the greatest to run on dirt tracks.

[@patriciaguth6882]

@@Zarkava8 Don't forget Cigar, winner of 16 races in a row. And then there's Man O' War and Seabiscuit and lots more great horses. I wouldn't limit the best to only 2!

[@musiclover148]

@@Zarkava8 That's bold. You could turn out to be right, but I find it premature to canonize Flightline alongside Secretariat. Secretariat raced many more times, was a champion at two as well as three, won the Triple Crown, defeated older horses at the age of three, won on grass as well as dirt and holds several time records. I'm excited about Flightline and find him exceptional and impressive, but I can't say any of those things about him. If he wins the Breeder's Cup, sets a stakes or track record in the process and wins an Eclipse award, then maybe we can speak of them in the same breath. I hope all that happens. I also hope the BC Classic will not be his last race, but I always hope that I'll be taller and better looking when I wake up in the morning, too.

[@effeo9962]

Was she not running on Lasix?

[@kevinhall7066]

"Best horse in the world my ass". - Flightline

[@RandyWatson69]

Flightline is a monster. Baeed was just a good horse. No comparison whatsoever.

[@kourtlandperry1698]

Frankel u mean

[@Jaam0119]

Harrison was on at 4/1 in 2022 but still a losing slip. Had bay bridge at 500/1 in 2021 though so still a winner 🥇

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

Has our Lord and master reared his head yet. He’s done his conkers today. But somehow SOMEHOW he will have made bundles

[@nightowl7459]

@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon He was on some racing vid the other day, I'm sure he will come out of hiding soon.

[@Kevjohno]

DOCKETTS I call him

[@MrCogs84]

What a strong performance by Bay Bridge. Dug Deep at the end

[@DwayndibbVids]

They all just forgot he was there. He stole the show

[@lockoshocko]

Ballydoyle made the decision to go to the Arc with Luxembourg he would have won or gone very close to Bay Bridge based on their futurity form

[@tommyplouraboue2865]

I'm not surprised. At York last time , the level was very very poor. Mishriff finished at 15L in the Arc.

[@LG-gc8zn]

True. Would be interesting to have in retrospect a look at the11 previous races form/rating he remained undefeated...Who did he beat actually ?

[@auzziebattla]

Winner ran 2:09. Not overly quick.

[@sagichdoch3182]

skip the Arc to book the safe 11...

[@JPwhoknows]

That’s what happens when you try take the easy route

[@James-b7p2k]

@@JPwhoknows wouldn’t have run in the arc anyway the ground would have pulled it before the race

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

Frankel + Sir Henry Cecil love makes me feel something ..

[@martinafitzgerald6995]

He ran very well, never in a position to take advantage, i thought the draw was against him. But i did think that connections would have a plan to move him off the rail. It got a bit messy, horses coming back very quickly, and horses trying to advance. This is still a fabulous horse and will have a terrific career at stud. "There is no such thing as a certainty " Sir Henry Cecil.

[@nightowl7459]

@Martin Fitzgerald But he had every chance a furlong out, he just couldn't get home on the soft ground.

[@martinafitzgerald6995]

I watched an interview with his trainer, he seemed very happy with the ground and felt that they had avoided testing ground in the Arc. Good to soft was fine for him. I have watched the race over and over again, they all had to go on the ground. Adayar runs best on fast ground with maybe a little cut in it. The winner the same, it wasn't a bog there today. If he had run in the Arc he would have been destroyed.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

People still on about the arc. Get real, asking him to run in a mile and a half race in heavy going against horses proven at that distance .

[@nightowl7459]

@Kevin Absolutely, they made the right decision not running him.

[@christophedallaporta8836]

Most likely, he would not have finished in the first five at Longchamp. The going there was even softer. He did shorten his stride the last hundred yards and had probably reached his full speed coming out of the bend which he was apparently able to maintain over a furlong and a half. With a furlong to go, it might have felt pretty sad for jockey Jim cowley as he knew then that the battle was lost.

[@kevinchinnia6269]

Just shows how truly great Sea The Stars was. As a 3 year old no less.

[@grudeman]

I never believed in baheed until he beat palace pier and poetic flare , then I really rated him! he was a fantastic horse that needs to be celebrated. yes he lost today but that's racing, the horse was tired and not himself it happens to us all. the Frankel debate of course was rubbish, yes he would have gave Frankel a very good race just like Kingman and palace pier, but Frankel was Frankel and is the benchmark for thoroughbreds, forever in a class all by himself. baheed will definitely produce some fantastic offspring with his pedigree. so let's see what's next 👍

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

Adayar is not the same horse as he was last year. He ran decently but he just doesn’t have the spark anymore.

[@asteroidstrike8880]

Lack of racing and the ground probably didn't help.

[@Chief_Brody]

What are you blathering on about? He ran 2f short of his optimum distance.

[@bushmonster1702]

I was surprised he didn't go to the Arc considering his preference for mile and a half.

[@clivesangster6754]

The Bubble has finally been burst. To compare him to Frankel was a insult to a great horse.

[@christophedallaporta8836]

If you add the number of lengths Frankel won all his races by it would probably be close to a furlong and a half or two. His accelerations were truly unbelievable. He was unique.

[@bflex89]

Baaeed is a great horse but frankel was just on a different level to anything else I have ever seen

[@christophedallaporta8836]

The horseracing industry relies on enthusiasts just like you. A lot of people make a living out of it. A lot of people use it quench their thirst for excitment . It sometimes get to a point where it distracts you from essential domains of your life and lead to a disastrous void where anxiety thrives. First things first.

[@harddriven1344]

The thing about Adayar is he hasn't raced on his preferred fast going since last year's King George.

[@cristianobitoku2887]

What a catastrophic ride of Jim Crowley...

[@DwayndibbVids]

It is a little sad he was too confident of getting him home fast. It's all hindsight now. But alot of the other top jockeys ride the horse hard for the 1st furlong to get a good position in top 3-4. The pace makers were a waste of time and got in the way basically

[@DwayndibbVids]

@FelisDomina Yes definitely. No way Buick or Moore would let him drop back there unless told to. Who knows I'm sure eventually we might hear had they a plan. But the 2 extra Haggas horses was just pointless

[@schindlerteejay94]

Shame that fairytale ending didn’t come, but this horse and Frankel are still both godlike in british racing either way.

[@lockoshocko]

You said it !in British racing.

[@DwayndibbVids]

Frankel is God in England. Baaeed is a Saint. Alot of people obviously too young to remember STS was the Greatest in GB/Ire. Aiden O'Brien has about 5 horses superstars that are just head behind STS. The Americans, US and Japanese should name their own without regret 👌👍

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

Frankel was champion all the time and by huge margin .Frankel run like champion ..All time champion Frankel ..

[@rodneymckee8431]

I would hardly call winning a quarter a length in the st James palace a huge distance

[@beverleymorris167]

@@rodneymckee8431 When zafonic won the guineas, that day he was Unbeatable!! 2 seconds faster than frankel on worse ground.

[@countbelalucozade]

@@rodneymckee8431 I'd call his win in the Queen Anne Stakes unbelievable. P.S. How's business in your betting shop?

[@rodneymckee8431]

@@beverleymorris167 can't comment on Zafonic I'm to young to remember him on videos I've seen of him he looked top class but I can only have a honest opinion on horses from 2000 and imo Sea The Stars is the best I've seen

[@rodneymckee8431]

@@countbelalucozade bting the same old donkeys

[@stu3232]

One underperformance doesn’t make a career. People are so quick to jump on the “overrated” bandwagon due to one underpar run on testing ground, whilst most top class G1 horses or even greats get beaten multiple times throughout their career. Can you imagine if we downplayed every great horse after being beaten once? Horses ability should be judged on what they did on their best days. Nothing will take away from what he did in the Juddmonte or his other group ones. He was an exceptional horse that was beatable on a given day under certain conditions just like any horse is.

[@MrBlackhibee]

I thought Baaeed was a really good horse, just came up short right at the end, but still a brilliant horse. Not sure I totally agree about the ground, he'd won 4 times on G/S as a 3yr old, the same as Bay Bridge, and beaten Palace Pier at Ascot on G/S too. I just think it might have been 1 race too much for him, he was still a really good horse.

[@kevinmunday5782]

Yes I agree, He is still a Very Good Horse

[@craphead9842]

You are only brilliant if you don't lose.... Tony cuenca

[@kingkonho]

Frankel won this in a bog against the best soft horse runner in the world. There will only ever be one Frankel...

[@ahmedalsaaidi3714]

I saw cirrus des agiles on the flesh,years ago,he was a monster on heavy ground.i was impressed by frankel,when he passed by him,on the bridle.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

STS

[@petermoody6147]

To: ahmed Alsaaidi - Frankel also had that slow start. I agree completely with your assessment. If any horse were to beat him that day, it would only be Cirrus des Aigles. Let history, not forget him.

[@kingkonho]

@@petermoody6147 On ground as well we seen what happened to inspiral today getting a slow start..

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@petermoody6147 Sea The Stars (foaled 6 April 2006) is a retired champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time.] He won the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, the Eclipse Stakes - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the International Stakes, the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same year. Sea The Stars is also a successful sire.

[@stevenbinge5465]

This meeting was moved to Ascot from Newmarket to satisfy the prawn sandwich brigade. The point is if this was Newmarket baeed would have won on probably the best galloping ground in the world. A couple of light showers at Ascot and the straight is like a swimming pool.

[@countbasi4680]

Agree with prawn sandwich comment. Another example of the sport being messed with for no actually positive, progressive reason. See also Cheltenham Festival > 3 days.

[@elgransenor1472]

I agree The Champion Stakes was a much better race at Newmarket And the QE II was a much better race run late September Sadly a party in the stands and tv deals for multiple G1s on the same day is more important than the racing itself

[@Kevjohno]

Always looked forward to it at Newmarket. I backed Bosra sham to win the champion stakes against Halling timarida Pentre... Should never have been moved to Ascot

[@musiclover148]

For those who were so offended that Baaeed did not contest the Arc, you saw today what would have happened in the Arc, only it would have been worse, because the ground would have been even worse for Baaeed.

[@lagosfury5142]

Well you cant set up everything and conditions perfect for you all the time...that's what seperates the best from the rest..overcoming adversity and doing things your not accustomed to...great career but to skip the arc and BC to try to get an easy goodbye win and LOSE?us terrible handling by the trainer

[@kris3308]

Ground was worse at Ascot than it was for the Arc. Don’t put your trust in French going descriptions, just watch the two races visually and you’ll see it was way softer at ascot.

[@lagosfury5142]

@@kris3308 if ground was even going to be an issue they should have come to America...bigger more prestigious and rich race the BC is..we have no monsters to beat over here..the trainers outsmarted themselves here

[@crblouzdad8489]

There will never be a horse like Frankel

[@liamquigley891]

I agree with that 💯 👍

[@dylanscarisbrick8171]

Sea the stars was better

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

They were comparing Frankel with Baeed .Feeling Hurted alot on this loss of Baeed . Because Baeed is far better horse then that won but what we can do Baeed lost it ..Frankel is my love .Frankel was king 👑 horse .All-time champion horse Frankel ..

[@crblouzdad8489]

@@dylanscarisbrick8171 That's your opinion, and I think Frankel is better

[@bushmonster1702]

@@dylanscarisbrick8171 Sea the Stars is my favourite horse but Frankel was freakish.

[@MrBentaylor874]

Justice for pulling out of the arc for the easier race. Beaten easy

[@AbdulSattar-gq8np]

What happened I can't understand ...But Baeed was better then the horse won ..But it happens ..No horse can beat Frankel + Sir Henry Cecil+ Tom Quelly + Prince Khalid...A poem for centuries ...

[@robjanko3010]

he wasn't better because he lost and he had no excuses so get over it

[@hemattheij9694]

+ Galileo

[@Rhino11111]

@@robjanko3010He was better much better ratings will tell you that he just came unstuck in this race in particular run it ten times and the result would have changed

[@robjanko3010]

@@Rhino11111 Mate history will always say he lost!!!! It doesn't matter how many times you want to re run it HE LOST!!!!!

[@anthonyainsworth299]

Well done William Haggas and Jim Crowley for handling Baaeed so well

[@robjanko3010]

oh yeah and ending up in defeat too not that clever really

[@stevengilbane6977]

He was a great horse how can people knock him he had an off day judge jury and exacutioner on here

[@suemaher5282]

Well said Steven

[@beverleymorris167]

He is a good horse but he had every chance, no excuses, he didn't have an off day...he got beat. Brigadier Gerard won 17 on the bounce was it?...then he got beat.

[@stevengilbane6977]

@@beverleymorris167 hes a great horse one of the highest rated ever he's not a machine

[@beverleymorris167]

@@stevengilbane6977 didn't say he was ...but he got beat, with no excuses, if they go on long enough they do...as in brigadier Gerards case, though it was his eighth race of the season. And it took the class Roberto to do it.

[@stevengilbane6977]

@@beverleymorris167 just be glad he was around not many of them come along

[@ChristopherPHammond]

Jockey had him too far out the back and gave him too much to do. A great horse and no shame in one out of character defeat but not in the same bracket as the mighty Frankel for my money. I've lived in Newmarket for nearly fifty years and NO horse has ever done what Sir Henry's horse did over the testing Rowley Mile.

[@esmondrose5294]

I believe that the track flat surface was going to beat him ,because as a top miler staying a true distance ,require uphill climb to bring back the slower pace to his finishing speed.Pace do make Baaeed race and Frankel was the greatest on any track,any distance that he was tried over and from any draw given.Speed ,stamina,sheer class and raw determination.

[@WolfeTone66]

I agree with that. I’ve never seen a horse win the Guineas like that, but I’m not in the same camp as people saying Frankel is the greatest & it cannot be questioned just because he went unbeaten. I wished he’d gone abroad to the Breeders Cup Classic & beaten the Americans. Still the best I’ve seen though, arguably.

[@elgransenor1472]

I agree They were obviously certain that his speed and acceleration would allow him to just cruise past them. The ease of victory at York lulled them into a false sense of security However it turned out to be a real race. They should have remembered this day last year and expected a repeat of that rather than expecting a repeat of what happened at York. Off a fairly sedate pace it’s very hard to run down good horses coming from the back at Ascot on soft ground

[@yingyang9414]

I don't care what no one say for me Baaeed is still a champion don't mind he get beat he done what plenty horse can't do win nine straight I will like to see Baaeed go for the Breeders Cup then retired u will not see a horse like Baaeed in a long time from now Baaeed is the best

[@johnnywires943]

Was the ground too heavy for Baaeed?Maybe,this time he should have kept the horse from being boxed in like that on the heavy ground.Finished fourth so something went wrong.I am no expert but feel on that ground Baaeed should have been in a place where there was less horses to maneuver.

[@elgransenor1472]

Neither of his stablemates did him any favours either

[@seadrifter8975]

Baaeed was disapointing no excuses but even the greats secretariat dancing brave nijinsky can get beaten? Great training performance by Stoute btw won the prev G1 too.

[@nightowl7459]

@Sea Drifter He's had a relatively long season.

[@robjanko3010]

Thats the one thing people are forgetting about. M stoute proving what a master he is. Forget baeed and revel in a great training performance by Mr Stoute

[@patriciaguth6882]

Very few horses retire with unbeaten records today. So what's the fuss about one loss? It doesn't take away from what Baaeed has accomplished. It's just disappointing, that's all. In the US we had a horse in the 1990s named Cigar who won 16 in a row. He took some losses before his retirement, but he's still revered here for what he did accomplish.

[@patricksmith3432]

What a bad ride baeed was given

[@elgransenor1472]

Agreed Just assumed he would accelerate past them but his acceleration was blunted on the ground You only had to go back 12 months earlier to the QEII win to see how workmanlike that was to see he was going to have to be up there before the 2f marker and grind, he wasn’t going to speed past good horses on that ground

[@elgransenor1472]

What happened between the 4f and 3f poles cost him any chance. But he should have been closer so it couldn’t have happened in the first place.

[@martinwilliamdavies7977]

Send Him To The Breeders Cup For The Turf Or If They Fancy It The Classic.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

Bay Bridge was superb .EW Value on that ground

[@johnfielder5067]

As good as Frankel they said

[@frankelforever14]

After watching Baaeed fail to retire unbeaten it puts Frankel in even greater light now that he did manage to win this race in heavy ground against a group 1 heavy ground specialist giving him a 3 length headstart.

[@liamquigley891]

@@frankelforever14 I was under no illusion he was as good as Frankel even if he had won this race, but I was wanting him to win, its rare to see a horse as good as baaeed was

[@Funeeman]

Only deluded fools believed that.

[@GBeret83]

@John Fielder, I'm not meaning to knock Baaeed by saying this because it takes a quality animal to accomplish what he has. But I said from the first time I ever heard the comparison made that Baaeed at his very best would've been little more than a good tow into the race for an at the top of his game Frankel. There's "Frankel-like" and then there's Frankel. Imagine if Baaeed had been in the same Queen Anne renewal Frankel won. Would he have fared any better than Excelebration did that day? Highly unlikely, IMO. Frankel wasn't a soft ground loving horse either. Yet on his Champion Stakes swan song he overcame the same type of obstacles as Baaeed faced today. Worse ground actually, and was challenged by arguably one of, if not the best soft ground horse in racing at that time in Cirrus Des Aigles. And lest we forget, beat CDA after he dwelt when the gates opened. Baaeed in his races looked great. Frankel in his races WAS GREAT!!

[@frankelforever14]

@@liamquigley891 I was sorry to see Baaeed beaten today too as he has been great to watch the past 2 years. My point was more about how hard it was to do what Frankel did when even a great horse like Baaeed couldn't manage it

[@DwayndibbVids]

Lord this seems like so long ago now!

[@hectorroca9523]

No more debate about Frankel- done

[@mikeharrington5593]

Mostahdaf - shades of 51 years ago with Roberto beating previously invincible superhorse Brigadier Gerard. That's horseracing certainties for you. Frankel got pushed to the limit in one race by Zoffany & even Piggot on the brilliant Nijinsky got outwitted by Bill Williamson in the Arc, & was then over the top at Newmarket. More recently Baaeed went to the well too often.

[@normankennith7919]

i backed 3yo, my prospero each way & i thought he was unlucky not to have got at least 2nd place! don't forget, he only received 4 pounds from the older horses!!!

[@shanebyrne8608]

Should of run in the irish champion stakes. The British champion stakes is a wash out most years I'm a massive flat fan put think this meeting every year is a step to far

[@DwayndibbVids]

Well said. I forgot that one. He would have a nice day in the Sun in Ireland. As crazy as it sounds 😂

[@shanebyrne8608]

@@DwayndibbVids 🤣🤣 not very often you can say that about ireland but every year in fairness the grounds good and weather is always half decent for irish champion stakes and always very very good competive race

[@jessicaandtrains7768]

Had Bay Bridge on the exchange!!! Whoop, whoop!

[@stevens9996]

Bay Bridge was essentially a Group 2 horse before this race, and likely that's still what he is after this race. I doubt Adayar has run anywhere near his best, and Baaeed has probably run more than a stone below his best, whatever that was. He thrashed Mishriff last time, but that horse was on a downward spiral, and before that he was beating up not very much over a mile. It's not like Brigadier Gerard beating Mill Reef, and neither was Frankel beating Excelebration. He looks overrated, and it was sad to see him go down waving a white flag. There have been some very good horses who have still got the job done despite not enjoying the surface. He never looked remotely to do that and his jock has just given up.

[@kevinmunday5782]

If Baeed had won He would be berated Like Frankel, because connections of both avoided the Arc. But choosing this Race to keep an unbeaten Record really backfired for Baeeds connections, and has actually done a lot for Frankels Reputation because He won it Imho

[@DwayndibbVids]

Saying both avoid the Arc is just pointless. 1mile4f isnt the holy grail in horseracing anymore. Talk to Frankel yearlings going for £2.6mil. Who gives 2 shites about 1m4f in mud.

[@ashleypersaud3218]

Crowley ain't able

[@DwayndibbVids]

@@ashleypersaud3218 Yes the sad thing is we never know if he got in front of Adayar what would have happened. I'm repeating but just like the King George they forgot about Pyle driver who arrived to take the glory. It was like Jim thought Adayar was his only challenger.

[@kevinmunday5782]

@@DwayndibbVids **shits

[@petelegg3494]

Well done Glen..fantastic

[@godzillaepic]

Is like comparing Michael Jordan(Frankel) and LeBron James(Baaeed). But there is Only 1 Michael jordan in the world

[@sconzerb7780]

They took the soft option with him avoiding the Arc etc but when he encountered the soft he couldnt handle it.

[@DwayndibbVids]

Come on were are not dumb. The arc is 1m4f and soft. He still wouldn't win on a dry day

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@DwayndibbVids The same with Frankel raced all his races in the UK.

[@WolfeTone66]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 ..Hear Hear mate.....But we’re not allowed to question Frankel.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@WolfeTone66 Spot on Brother funny enough I rode with Mick Kinane at his dad's yard Tommy Kinane at Crohane Killenaule my Dad was Born there also Rachel Blackmoore is also from Killenaule

[@WolfeTone66]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 ..Mick was one of the greatest jockeys mate. I’m a Kildare man myself & watched him many times at the Curragh. You sound like a man with a good racing head..😀🇮🇪

[@suemaher5282]

Baaeed didn't go on the ground so it was the right decision not to go for the Arc. We know he's better than that. Can't believe the negativity on here. He is a Champion and I'm sad for William and Maureen these horses are not machines and I for one will remember him as a really gd horse

[@asteroidstrike8880]

They are like me and you just flesh and blood.

[@richardk6196]

You're on it. Amazing how people sit in waiting for a great horse like Baaeed to lose so they can say he's not as good as X. It's a tough business comparing horses of previous generations to existing ones. But this much is clear. Baaeed has been Europe's best horse this year and the loss doesn't change that.

[@MB-zm8lc]

There not machines, probably the ground found him out at this level or he's maybe better at a mile. He wouldn't have won the arc so right decision to miss that. The three that beat him are all very good horses.

[@nightowl7459]

@@MB-zm8lc It's the end of a longish season, maybe he's just simply over the top?

[@nightowl7459]

@Sue Maher True, regardless of how good Baaeed was or wasn't? I can't stand the fools gloating and the I told you so merchants.

[@jayb-wickorsnow5956]

We knew it before this race.

[@JPwhoknows]

Yep, his price was ridiculous as well.

[@DwayndibbVids]

Was similar to the King George the unfancied horse was forgotten then wins. Definitely watch a few times now. He can easily get past Adayar early on but sits on his tail. Doesn't mean he might win but maybe Baaeed could make them chase him.

[@davescott5989]

Sea the stars remains the greatest until another challenger is born

[@liamquigley891]

Lol sorry what? he was beaten, he's not the greatest

[@DanS33Toon]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kingkonho]

Dave your the only man who thinks this.

[@Funeeman]

Sea The Stars?...... oh yeah i kind of forgotten about Him. He's sometimes referred to as Frankel's shadow.

[@davescott5989]

@@liamquigley891 by your way of judging horses surely black caviar was twice the horse of frankel so

[@richardk6196]

Sitting here completely shocked

[@goldenmiller8627]

How much did you lose?

[@richardk6196]

@@goldenmiller8627 Actually nothing. Though I consider myself a pretty big fan of horse racing, I haven't made a "bet" aside from a Kentucky Derby pool in nearly 20 years. Not against betting, but I live 2 hours from Santa Anita and Del Mar, so logistically it's not easy to do so.

[@flyingwarrior7155]

Baaeed did stay . One pace stayed on . The turn of foot was missing .

[@chungokhowb2957]

cannot believe adayar hasnt got up there lol

[@OfficialMuffiin]

Was rooting for him, he still ran good though

[@peterkemp1973]

What was its rating again? [but only if conditions suit] Should have had 33 wins in a row [in all conditions] before declaring it a champion!

[@ahmedalsaaidi3714]

I knew,to compare baeed with frankel,was over exaggeration. He is another very good horse.i can understand,if he finished 2nd in the race,but to finish that far,thats not a good sign.i wish his connections the best.

[@goldenmiller8627]

It was downright laughable.

[@marygaleac]

End of season racing can be a lottery….Usually soft or soft to heavy…..just look at the Arc…..time and time again it’s a quagmire…..then they go try running in silly American tracks for the BC…..These GP1s should be at Nmkt on Dewhurst weekend when we see the Champions of all ages…..as for Baeed…..did he beat 6 GP1 winners 11 lengths in the Queen Anne……that was the greatest performance EVER…..

[@DwayndibbVids]

Silly American tracks you are so funny. Listen horses are welcome to retire in September if they dont like soft ground or want to go to Stud. If not many of us actually said send Baaeed to Irish Champion stakes then Breeders cup. Then Baaeed gets good ground.

[@samsonpug]

One race too many. Bad luck to connections. Bookies smiling

[@sinbadbay]

How many excuses will come out the woodwork now, same result if it would have run in the arc, arc was to wet to run but run here in the wet

[@kevinbrathwaite6019]

Well sorry he didn't win , but that's how things go , Off to the breeding shed now 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jackwoods9604]

Might as Well Should Have Just Ran in The Arc

[@user-vh7kh4rn4f]

Baeed is a world class horse. But comparing him to the almighty Frankel was just silly, as proven today.

[@DwayndibbVids]

It just got annoying and detracted from Baaeed being really really good. Who cares if he was a dominant 1miler. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. It just went wrong today in a soft ground but the that's no excuse on a record sheet.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

H Stop it ..all these group one winning horses are very special in their own individual rights and because Baaeed cannot manage another straight win at the end of the season you are saying he cannot possibly be compared to Frankel, so spiteful and trying to demeanor a horse of Baaeeds calibre, nasty.

[@drousey12]

Just like the idiots who try to compare Frankel to STS , the real horse of a lifetime.

[@user-vh7kh4rn4f]

@@sarahjones-jf4pr 🤣🤣. No if you read my comment I’ve acknowledged he is a world class horse… He just isn’t no where near the calibre Frankel was. Stop getting your knickers in a twist ffs.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

or See The Stars

[@clivechurchward3862]

To all you people out there who were saying all the time that Baaeed is better than Frankel sod off!

[@Yuyu-t5i8z]

This race is shocking for many guys.But I think his other races are fantastic and his speed in good condition coerce is great. So I think he will be a super sire.

[@countbelalucozade]

"It was just ground - as simple as that, I turned into the straight and normally where he would pick up that kick that's normally there, wasn't there. It was heavy weather really. I knew as soon as I went for him, every time I've gone for him in the past it's been instant, but it just wasn't there". Jim Crowley I find using the ground as an excuse for his defeat rather lame. Outstanding horses should be able to handle any going.

[@nightowl7459]

@Count Bela Lucazade Some horses just don't have the action to handle soft going unfortunately.

[@countbelalucozade]

@@nightowl7459 Frankel handled all types of going, so did Mill Reef. I just think he lost his edge in this race. Ascot regardless of going is a tough racetrack, it tends to find out horses who are not at the top of their game.

[@nightowl7459]

@@countbelalucozade True, Frankel and Mill Reef were exceptionally good horse who could adapt, but unfortunately some are just incapable of doing so, I just think maybe Baaeed was simply over the top?

[@sancho8441]

Shit ride. Shoulda kept him to the inside. The jock was intent on going outside from the start. Steering the horse sideways while everyone else got the jump on him.

[@markdoyle6400]

The comparison to Frankel looks silly now, there is only one Frankel and this just shows how incredible he was. Baaeed didn't have the best ground but he looked a beaten horse 2 furlongs out and his breeding price will have diminished considerably with this defeat.

[@DwayndibbVids]

Yes well the fact timeform had Baaeed 135 OR -137 RPR But here is what he was up against Timeform's Greatest Racehorses - Flat Highest Timeform Annual Ratings (Flat 3yo+)147Frankel145Sea-Bird144Brigadier Gerard, Tudor Minstrel142Abernant, Ribot141Mill Reef140Dancing Brave, Dubai Millennium, Harbinger, Sea The Stars, Shergar, Vaguely Noble139Arrogate, Generous, Pappa Fourway, Reference Point

[@hemattheij9694]

he doesn't stay, great miler nonetheless

[@DwayndibbVids]

Greatest miler since The Rock of Gibraltar. Who wants to go ask Alex Ferguson as much as I disliked the man.

[@jasonheneghan8364]

Well done Baeed, it just wasn’t to be today, ps. Don’t know why Haggas would decide to race him on dodgey ground

[@skhumbuzondlovu9170]

Beautiful

[@isitmeoryou2543]

Good horse but this was a true run race good pace right from the stalls and he just didn’t have it. Spent his time beating group 2 horses.

[@gored6248]

Baaeed had a terrible draw, it wasn’t ground related. Jim Crowley messed around with the horses rhythm and breathing at the start, he kept trying to switch to the outside which he couldn’t do and baaeed was in trouble early. If you watch baaeed his head his hanging left which he doesn’t normally do and he hated the kickback. He should have just rode for luck from stall 1, if you have the horse under you then you will get the gap. You also have to sit very close to the horse in front to avoid the kickback, can you see how there is distance between him and the horse in front. Baaeed was catching all the kickback because of that and was never truly settled because of this and Crowley trying to switch him out, that’s why he couldn’t finish the race!

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

LOL Baaeed a Terrible draw? there were only 7 runners how the hell did he have a bad draw and it was a Mile.

[@gored6248]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 you won’t know by your response but you don’t want to be trapped on the inside rail on awful ground getting kick back in the horses face, worst ground is on the inside rail. Did you see the ride? He was all over the place, inside then outside…he was lost.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@gored6248 I rode for Mick Kinanes dad Tommy I even rode work for Vincent O'Brien. That was not the Horse fault, it was the jockey if he was good enough it would not matter.

[@craphead9842]

Jockey thought that he was riding a machine then reality kicked in gave the horse to much to do... Que sera sera... Tony cuenca

[@asteroidstrike8880]

Stone Age ran a very honourable race.

[@nightowl7459]

So did the third who I don't think is a group one performer, that's why I'm a bit suspicious about what this really amounts to?

[@asteroidstrike8880]

@@nightowl7459 All a little too close together.

[@nightowl7459]

@@asteroidstrike8880 Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[@xlbully7139]

very good horse super turn of foot needs gd ground

[@AryaTheGrr8]

Good thing I played Lay Bet

[@degengamblemaker1629]

Shocking ride

[@ashleypersaud3218]

Sir Michael stout in nuff problem 👍

[@lagosfury5142]

Listen I feel bad for the horse but the connections got what they deserved...your supposed to be the best grass horse in the world but you skip the Arc and BC to try and get an easy farewell win and it backfired,,I dont wanna hear about the ground,he had every opportunity to pass those horses but he was one paced the whole stretch run

[@yichenqiao8772]

Funny Trivia：Baaeed poop in the gate before few second of start， no joke。

[@SuperHarun007]

Baeed lost. Give it to the winner. He was special. Half way through ,the race caller did say that BayBridge was travelling well and he was eventually

[@JPwhoknows]

And that’s what happens when you try take the easy route instead of going to the Arc. Finally found out for what he really is.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

You haven’t a clue . He is not a top class 10 furling horse and you think he should have ran in the arc on his first go at a mile and a half in a bog.

[@JPwhoknows]

@@Kevin-lf4xx and you think this race was better? Either way he wouldn’t of won either race because this horse wasn’t as good as everyone thought.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

@@JPwhoknows I agree completely that he is not a super horse , especially at 10 furlongs or a mile and a half. My point is he would have had zero chance in the arc at the distance and on the going.

[@DwayndibbVids]

@@JPwhoknows JP on a dry day there was a good chance he won here. Just so you realise I'm not in the better than Frankel or STS club or ever was. In fact there is USA horses people forget. I would like to see him beat Enable also. She would have left them all in ribbons here.

[@freedomforpeopletruelies6]

So his rating will drop now to 122 behind Adayer

[@DwayndibbVids]

That's not how it works. If we was 135 as he was it's up to timeform and others. Maybe goes to 134

[@freedomforpeopletruelies6]

Who cares he has a false rating anyway

[@bobmatthews151]

I backed adayer on the exchanges... got 11/1 ... that was 5 minutes before the off... I believe the starting price was 6/1!!!! Don't bother with the sports book... you're getting ripped off... ( only 10 quid, but it's the principle)

[@dancingbrave7514]

I was in the bookies yesterday morning and my mate had a score on a 6/1 dog winner, he was happy as pig in shit till i told him it was 10s on the machine.

[@tommymullen7300]

He be back

[@connorgriffiths8803]

This horse looked unstoppable in the race before. Won by 10 lengths. All of a sudden runs like a donkey at 1/5. I smell a big old fix

[@t_beresford2316]

Baaeed only ever beat 2 good horses an old Mishriff and Palace Pier when it got the weight for age allowance. Good horse but nothing special and to compare it to Frankel was ludicrous

[@paddyperna5730]

Considering horses' last race that ride was TERRIBLE... never got in tune with the horse... nor was he harsh on him.... nor was he in the right place ever... might have won but definitely not a frankel or StS....

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

they are going to aim baaaaaaaaaeed at the champion hurdle scrap retirement he'll have a chance

[@linusboyz]

Shit ride by Jim Cockley, trying to get off the best lane in the race to a losing lane , wasting precious energy in the meantime!

[@DwayndibbVids]

I think he made the mistake of tracking Adayar. Instead he could have gone past him early to get a way better position

[@karlbrady7850]

It wasn't a shit ride the horse didn't like the ground...he should have never been put in the same category as frankle and sea the stars.. he never won a classic...sea the stars won a English 2000 guineas/English/Irish derby an eclipse and an arc...best horse ever

[@SRAVAN4044]

No need to use whip for baeeed... Wantedly it's a gamble....

[@sgooloo8457]

Why why why baaeed. I’ve been waiting for this race for nearly a month. All you needed to do was finish 3rd. That rating of 135 for that last race was the best opportunity us punters ever had of cleaning up. Apparently that juddmonte was close to the best a horse has run ever. It was so clearly nonsense if you study this shi! I still got caught up in the hype. Was ready all week to do the quinella with the 1st 2 but talked myself out of it cause thought baaeed was still too good. Did the 4 way tri with Royal champion who broke down. You f**cker!!! So f!..,,.n pissed off right now. Actually had that sh,t. I’m not even gonna look at what it pays. Wish the owners the best for Baaeed, but I hope to god some others cleaned up on that.

[@paulogorman9984]

Shut up you dope

[@sgooloo8457]

@@paulogorman9984 shut ya own hole ya f=ckwit. Who the fu@k asked you anything you unimportant bellend. This was a simple little rant after my own mistake, don’t like it don’t read it d!ckhead