Miracle Mile- Christian Cullen

[@shawcullen9130]

Top3 rugby player and at worst top 3 pacer ,thrilling race and call and horse .

[@bgardiner2000]

Dont know much about his namesake… but the horse was a freak

[@johneverett6751]

I went and looked at Christian Cullen when he came to Moonee Valley..He was by far the best looking standard bred I had ever seen up till that stage. his neck head his total build. What an athlete..He was a superstar that's for sure...!

[@iamflipper76]

Gezz what site when he let loose on the turn snd kicked. No joke made my hair on my neck stand up.

[@kiwiambo16]

Nice win and good call by Hilton Donaldson

[@michaelmaguire8223]

What a Champion Horse ! Paced Like the Great Palface Adios ! What great horses unfortunately missing today ! MICHAEL IN MELBOURNE 👍👍

[@stevepetherick789]

Wow what a legend I think he outshone his namesake the big red pacer was a phenomenon

[@lynwoodmedia]

good video. I was actually the person who digitalised all these Miracle Mile videos for the Harold Park website in 2003., which is obviously where this one came from. Great race.

[@christiancullen941]

What a rush. What a time to be alive. Thanks for the support everyone.

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Tailamade Lombo best mare ever

[@bgardiner2000]

@karloomick The best mare I've ever seen was Blossom Lady. She was competing against a super crop of grand circuit horses - WB Grant, Jack Morris, Christ Vance, Master Musician, Golden Reign, Franco Ice, Chokin. TL was great of course but didn't have that quality of opposition. The mare with the most talent that I've ever seen was Norm's Daughter. She was a freak... had it not been for injury & a less than tractable temperament would have won a stack more grand circuit races. Super tough.

[@diden3527]

Delightful Lady wasn't half bad

[@jimmystone]

This is the best pacer ever produced in new Zealand and Australia. :)

[@karloomick]

you have to be kidding

[@jimmystone]

Karloo Mick one of them lol hes no good now.. christian Cullen was probably the best. look at his offspring.

[@karloomick]

christian cullen drew 12 pfffft he was sick wasnt durable even scott dyer said it

[@bgardiner3354]

On raw ability he's at least as good as anything that's ever raced, let alone in Australasia... until now. I can't help but feel that Lazarus would have had his measure. As a stallion though his success is phenomenal. NZ definitely breed better standardbreds and have done for quite a few years. But it's not completely a one-way street

[@karloomick]

Jimmy Stone is that why NZ'ers are flocking to sales like the APG stupid sheep shagger. You also only come here for the money as in NZ they pay a pittance

[@paulsemertzidis6269]

Just fantastic over that mile The pinnacle of AUS and NZ harness racing is surely over the longer distance though

[@emmelby]

Wowee, I remember staying up just to watch this one, outstanding horse. CC had it all, strength, brilliance, a showy gait, and great looks! I always thought it was a shame that he and Courage Under Fire were never "on" at the same time, would've been a sight!

[@RN-qg8ms]

The only great player and horse.

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Imagine courage,cc and Lazarus racing each other

[@azzapeters2923]

What a shame Harold park is gone tho

[@TheElectronicsox]

cc is simply the fastest horse nz and aussie has ever seen. no other horse has had his raw speed. westburn grant, golden reign, gamalight etc neva have beaten him. the only horse the maybe cud have beaten him over two miles was chokin.wud have wonthe miracle mile three times had it not been for that rubbish at harold park. legend

[@bgardiner2000]

Chokin was exceptional. I remember him running consecutive sub-2 min miles at 5. CC had very high speed, but there is nothing in all my years following the sport that competes with the speed of Im Themightyquinn at the end of 1.5 miles. CC though was the entire package. I'd love to see CC v Smoken Up at Menangle over a mile. No doubt that SU is the best mile horse we've ever seen in this part of the world. CC had the potential to be a 1:47 horse though. Shame he was gone so quickly.

[@tonylove4800]

Bonnies Chance was the best mile horse we've seen in this part of the world. Why she never competed in the MM, no idea.

[@garrytito2068]

What a horse and commentator.

[@christopherjohnthurston2729]

But Who was the Best there Christian Cullen the Racehorse(Trotter) or else Christian Cullen the Rugby player

[@azzapeters2923]

Amazing horse. I owned a pacer named Gth Aveross. Won the first ever harness jewels race I got 101 dollars with fixed odds put 500 on him. Still can't believe he won

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Sensational

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Give tailamade lombo credit she soldiered home

[@Sportscaster91]

@suprsonickath Hilton Donaldson who is now the SA Chief Horse caller

[@pymats]

what a champ!

[@karloomick]

fuck she battled on well never see a mare in the mile again

[@bgardiner3354]

That's a big call considering a mare won the mile before last

[@karloomick]

+B Gardiner Norms daughter

[@karloomick]

+B Gardiner sorry mate tailamde got me into harness racing just thought she was a good horse

[@bgardiner3354]

+Karloo Mick She was a very nice filly for sure... definitely one of the top half dozen to have ever raced in this part of the world. There's a new benchmark now in Australasian racing. Adore Me proved herself head and shoulders better than any female that has ever raced anywhere. You can even make a case for her being the equal of any of the boys. IMO.

[@karloomick]

B Gardiner Adore Me never ran i a miracle mile against the boys on the tight turning track like HP. Yes Adore Me is a gun horse dont think she could do it at HP

[@bgardiner2000]

The biggest races in ANZ are over the cups distance... although more and more races will be run at the mile with the introduction of "mile" tracks in Australia such as Melton and Menangle. Imagine what CC could have run at Menangle in full flight! I honestly think he was potentially a 1:46 horse had he been siloed as a miler, as they are in the US.

[@bgardiner2000]

Love your work. You don't have a digitalized copy of Our Maestro's win in the Sydney interdominion in 1988 do you? My late father owned the horse that ran second.

[@karloomick]

tailamade the best mare oz and nz has seen

[@bgardiner3354]

She was one if the greats for sure. Toss up for mine between her and Blossom Lady. Norms Daughter on raw ability was better than both.

[@karloomick]

+Gra Smi reverse the draws would of been interesting

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Watching a NZ harness race last night seems they can't use a whip

[@diden3527]

that would be great - ban them

[@karloomick]

when cullen drew poor in oz he was always sick or injured but the camp were like auckland reactor needed a draw

[@bgardiner2000]

@karloomick Voted 07-08 Stallion of the Year & held 08 NZ Yearling Sales Record. Sire of an unprecedented 3 $200,000+ yearlings, 10 $100,000+ yearlings & 20 $50,000+ yearlings in 08. Sire of 2yo & 4yo of the Year, Gotta Go Cullen, $1m in earnings. Sire of NZ Horse of the Year, Mainland Banner, the first 4yo mare to win the prestigious NZ Cup. First stallion in ANZ with single-season progeny earnings greater > $6 million, & 1st stallion in NZ with single-season progeny earnings greater than $3m.

[@wolfpack9995]

1.54.4 at 1760 metres close to a world record time for 1600 metres/mile anyone know??

[@sophieelliot7380]

My horse is Christian Cullens filly 😂

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

I hate the miracle mile Aussie horses have to bust a gut to get in whereas kiwis get parachuted in

[@morrisanderson818]

Thought the horse's,had to have,ex amount of winnings in race's,,at First class level,and so much in the bank,, before getting,invited,,goes both ways,,same with, Ausie horse's, coming over here,,

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

What Aussie horses go to nz to race for a pittance

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

You got no idea bro

[@bgardiner2000]

AIM? Sure I'll chat.

[@bgardiner2000]

@karloomick I don't agree. Had he not been entire he would have raced on. Probably not to the extent Karloo Mick did but we certainly didn;t see the best of him. We had the same issue with Chandon when he was a young horse. He could run 27 flat consecutive quarters at 2 and was just too fast for his own good. In terms of natural ability I've not seen anything his equal. A dud at stud? Surely you're being sarcastic?

[@karloomick]

luv tha tailamade i give it to cullen but he was a weak cat as he coulndt cope with racing

[@danarmstrong1663]

Danny Campbell died in a car accident

[@morrisanderson818]

I thought,he got kicked in the chest by a, yearling,,in the stables,,when he walked behind her,,could be wrong,,heard it somewhere,, RIP, Danny,,

[@maxfigure4737]

He didn’t die in a car accident…he got kicked in the chest by one of the young horses he was working with. His brother Keith was my boss at a call centre in NZ and he confirmed it. Tragic loss for all the family and fiends, and fans…soooo young, sooo talented😢😎

[@maxfigure4737]

@@morrisanderson818 you are correct 😎

[@charlieeverson6997]

No Danny died after being kicked in the chest by a horse . Poor guy such a loss

[@karloomick]

tailamde lombo the best mnare u will ever see @bgardiner2000 tell me the so called guns cc has produced he produces crap oh chandon i have fond memories of him but he wouldnt hold a light to the other champ in the stable westburn grant

[@tonylove4800]

After Bonnies Chance, Delightful Lady, Armalight and Blossom Lady.

[@bgardiner2000]

@karloomick In terms of high speed there's nothing I've seen that could have matched Chandon. Maybe with the exception of Rowleyalla. Especially at 3yo he was out of this world. Of course Westburn Grant was the full package. I remember him coming to Perth as a 4yo & making a mockery of a 9yo Village Kid. I'm not sure if he's the best of seen but I've not seen 1 better. Especially considering the injury he had at 5yo in WA. He is by far the best story in pacing. His win in the 92 WA Cup was epic.