1984 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes Extended

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

Brilliant coverage by the BBC, so much better than what we get today. Also what a great field and Lester at his majestic best.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

What an absolutely top class field .

[@robmckay]

When racing was racing ! Jimmy lindley is sublime ❤

[@nightowl7459]

Very true.

[@spleeeen4it]

different class to the crap that passes for racing coverage these days

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

It puts the ITV coverage to shame .

[@davidwills3107]

This is from an era when the best met the best and didn’t duck, like so many times these days. Thanks for uploading 👍

[@silenusut]

Much appreciated: a great extended video. How racing at the top level has changed; for example, nowadays you’d be lucky to see half the number of runners. Looking again, in that ‘scorching heat’, how wise of Lester getting off the horse’s back for something like five minutes to stand quietly in the trees shade. In the straight the horse never changed feet.

[@EddieCr]

I agree with you totally amazing how everything now resolves around avoiding this race, Also very much appreciated the thanks but I post these vids simply for others to enjoy remember and debate

[@rohansrider]

@@EddieCr I grew up.loving this fabulous race. It was always well attended by the cream of Europe: Derby and Oaks winners as well as the best from France, now it is a shadow of those days, Great to see the three year-olds and four year old competing against one another, I dislike current racing as I feel it has been hi-jacked by a minority of owners and trainers.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

I used to love this racing as a young boy growing up in Ireland in the 1970’s.

[@incensejunkie7516]

Thank you, I really appreciate your posting these great races. What a field! I'm in Canada and at the time was only reading about these horses and races. What a treat to actually watch them.

[@petermcmanus4895]

The master himself the great Lester Piggot. What a horse and what a jockey and what race which was stacked with great horses and the world's best jockeys

[@MyCharlesgreen]

These videos are fabulous, better days, better racing, better jockey's, but i am old, so biased.

[@OGA_999]

Wow just WOW Some grand horses taking each other on back then with brilliant jockey's to boot. Those were the days. Sadlers Wells, Teenoso

[@davidmcmahon5234]

Time charter was a supr horse 🐴 in that era as

[@davidmcmahon5234]

Time charter super horse 🐴 in that era as well jockeys then were streets ahead of the jockeys now bar obviously Ryan Moore and two or three more then you had twenty or twenty five who were ruthless that's my opinion anyway 😉 lol

[@frankmcnally01]

Fantastic ride by Lester on a fantastic horse, he obviously knew exactly what this horse could do.

[@mariaandanthonyevans2925]

best ever jockey by a country mile god bless

[@steveo7165]

Great race, Thank you Eddie

[@EddieCr]

Thank you much appreciated

[@PaulGibbons13]

Hi Eddie great race thank you for the upload :-)

[@tobin2]

What a top class field in the days when the King George was the headline race of the summer. Very sad to see the it has lost that prestige today and it is now all about the Arc.

[@steveo7165]

For Sun Princess to only finish 5th, it had to be, And the Great sire Sadlers Wells following Teenoso home..

[@onenine73_]

Totally forgot what a stacked renewal this race was, they all used to show up for this race (1987 being another case in point) - Lester masterclass on a horse that it was believed needed it soft, especially when you consider how badly he hung when beaten in the previous year's Irish Derby on the same ground.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

nice to hear the somewhat dulcet tones of the Late Jimmy "walta's got lovely hands , believe you me, as game as a pebble" Lindley

[@mikehopkins4040]

How things have change .The BBC were the very best in their coverage of racing. Now all you get is a load of hue har filled with box tickers who haven't got a clue.

[@Funeeman]

A career best performance from Teenoso on ground that never really suited him.

[@Funeeman]

Teenoso's career best performance in my opinion.

[@nightowl7459]

And brilliantly ridden by Lester Piggott in one of his best rides.

[@Funeeman]

Such a shame we didn't see him in the Arc in October. My dear old dad backed him for the Arc after his King George victory. Can't remember what odds he got.

[@nightowl7459]

@@Funeeman It was, he would have been hard to beat, apart from being a good horse he was a tough type.

[@Funeeman]

@@nightowl7459 And he would have revelled on the soft ground, but remember Sagace was a very impressive winner. Yves Saint Martin said he was his easiest Arc winner.

[@nightowl7459]

@@Funeeman But it could have been different with Teenoso in the field, he wouldn't have minded the going conditions as one or two of the others would have done.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

After the race Lesta confronted Jimmy saying who has the lovely hands now?? :PP Lesta THE greatest of all time the GOAT never be anyone quite like him ever again

[@martindavison250]

Have you got the 1990 grand national please

[@martindavison250]

Do you have the 1985 king George vi Queen Elizabeth diamond stakes please

[@JSB-IZ-ME]

Teenoso 8/1 🫣decent stallion behind in Sadlers Wells too 😁

[@petermoody6147]

To: @JSB-IZ-ME - Ha, ha! I distinctly recall my father's interest in Teenoso. Every year the Timeform annual 'bible' was published and they would give a small list of, and I believe it was eight, horses to follow the coming year which were likely to make very significant improvements. Quite an achievement considering how many horses are in training. The 'men with binoculars' certainly had Teenoso 'pegged' as they also stressed his favour for soft going.

[@JSB-IZ-ME]

@@petermoody6147my old man the same, I remember him remarking about this horse and Lester later in his life. Was some race though, like a who’s who of breeding. Hot summers like this remind you of those legendary races bathed in the same sunshine and of course the silky tones of Sir Peter O’Sullivan and Julian Wilson. Wonderful stuff.

[@petermoody6147]

To: @JSB-IZ-ME - Indeed! My parents owned a caravan in the Lake District so we spent our summers there. I can vivdly picture my fathe and myself sitting on the sofa as he first mentioned Teenoso whilst reading through the tome and assessing his options for the coming season. Certainly were a collection of breeding horses and an exemplary field of runners. Perhaps on their day it would be churlish to begrudge any of a handful, a deserved victory.