NIJINSKY - Epsom Derby 70

[@tassiered]

A great horse and a great race. Coming down the straight, he looked the least likely of the four, but suddenly turned it up and came right through them. Great run. Great horse. Thanks for putting this up.

[@Highlander542]

What a wonderful Derby and as for Nijinsky, this was the greatest of them all!!

[@keithf_]

Totally agree. I firmly believe he was the best racehorse I've ever seen.

[@shaunbeer4686]

Without question.

[@milktruck9345]

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[@pankajshah3422]

What a horse n performance! Wonderful, awesome. The last horse who won englias Triple Crown in 1970.Hats off to Nearco n Norther Dancer family.

[@gazowenowen250]

What a horse the best pigott ever rode this is 50 years old

[@uravitsy6975]

this is my horses grandfather i’m so lucky to own a horse with such a bloodline

[@laurencewainwright]

Rest in peace, Lester Piggott, the greatest jockey of all time.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Great jockey but not a nice man

[@jamessquire1]

He was cantering when the pressure was on! When the brakes were released ... well, we just watched it, didn't we? One impressed Aussie.

[@johntooth1886]

Hi sussie.

[@andymatthews7617]

GOD BLESS LESTER, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR GREAT RACES, R I P 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@gazowenowen250]

people forget how good he was still the last horse to win the triple crown and will be ever

[@carolnicholson205]

fantastic horse njinksy just sent for dvd of him A LEGEND

[@mjraffe]

Just watch nijinskys dewhurst win to see how good he was.That he was so highly strung makes its even more remarkable that he did so much.Still the best derby winner in my eyes and the beating he gave blakeney was just awesome.All about opinions fo course but those who saw nujinsky knew they saw one of the best ever.

[@1964karlos]

Nijinsky is now recognised by the Daily Telegraph as the best Derby winner ever!

[@gazowenowen250]

Seabird might have something to say about that

[@alioucisse1548]

@@gazowenowen250Slip Anchor might have something to say about that

[@toomuchrose]

Probably the greatest Derby winner, nay, racehorse ever. Never off the bridle the entire race and no other horse could live with his devastating acceleration. Such a beautifully built animal, perfectly balanced with power to spare. There will probably never be another triple crown winner because owners and trainers have no regard for the St. Leger anymore. It's too long for today's horses. Nijinsky's record will stand forever.

[@keithf_]

Totally agree with what you say. Trainer Vincent O'Brien didn't want to go for the St Leger, but owner Charles Engelhardt insisted. I think the owner was brave and right to go for the Triple Crown.

[@shaunbeer4686]

You are totally correct, the greatest of them all. Very well said.

[@jsilkcut]

Powerful horse.... the best I've seen over the last 40 years.... pity his son Golden Fleece didn't get the chance to show how good he could have been as his Derby performance was stunning....

[@keithf_]

Agreed. Golden Fleece was a great Derby winner. A pity his racing career was so short.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Lammtarra did.

[@ThefightingCelt]

Lester Piggott said Nijinsky's best ever performance was in the King George at Ascot , where he toyed with the other five classic winning horses . Piggott himself said that the greatest of all Derby winners was Sea Bird .

[@PeetiBrooking]

This is my horses great great great grand father wow...

[@macvatu]

@timpinn...I was new to horseracing and thought I'd invest on the Brigadier each way in that race against Mill Reef and My Swallow. Boy, you should have seen the faces of the smart guys who backed Mill Reef !! I couldn't live it down over the years since; but sadly most of my mates have passed on. J Mercer rode the Brig and Geoff Lewis, Mill Reef.

[@jean-pierrecolombu7985]

A real Champion, i'm so sad he was beaten in the Arc.

[@kevinharrison5651]

It seems his defeat in arc was mostly down to Lester, but we can never know for sure.

[@keithf_]

Yes, Lester didn't give him the best of rides. But also, I believe Nijinsky might have been drawn wide. Note :- The French have this uncanny knack of managing to get superstar foreign-trained horses drawn wide in the Arc.

[@peterday7820]

I saw it win the St Leger over 1m 6f, later in the year at my local course, Doncaster. I was 14 years old and after the race was stood next to the owner C W Englehard.

[@andijw79]

Him*

[@jejroberts1]

Peeti - well then your horse is related to ' The Best Of The Best ' - unbeatable in the summer of 70 , until ringworm took the edge off him. His victory in the Dewhurst as a 2-y-o was unbelievable and then his win at Ascot in the King George unforgettable.

[@mikedavies9953]

What an era of middle distance all time greats, Nijinsky , Mill Reef and the Brigadier only a year apart

[@ASupremeOwl]

Nijinsky the greatest racehorse since Sea Bird, End of story!

[@Bewareofthedog69]

An Equine Legend

[@melissacarr4681]

I Love this video of Nijinsky!

[@helenatomlinson9637]

He’s my mare’s grandsire, I had no idea about her bloodline until about 5 minutes ago

[@airbedane]

Same here. Mare is 20 years old now

[@anthonyperrin3411]

Piggott showing off. That's why he lost the Arc. Silky man. Great horse. Truly great.

[@NeilR4960]

Another Northern Dancer progeny that became a great horse/sire

[@neilhamilton5951]

Amazing winner top class horse

[@YellowRogueRose]

i believe all the horses you have named are legends in the own right but nijinsky won over 1mile 1mile and half and mile 6f the last horse to do the triple crown afterthe st leger win the horse had ringworm and lost alot of weight and just got beat in the arc sea the stars did not run in the st leger and i dont think it would get 1mile 6f nijinsky was my vote for the best paul1965

[@keithf_]

I agree Paul that Nijinsky was one of the very best. But one correction, I think Nijinsky got a bout of ringworm after the King George but BEFORE the St Leger. Not 100% certain but I think so.

[@toomuchrose]

@@keithf_Correct, Nijinsky had the ringworm before the Leger, then lost a lot of weight after the race. He really needed another week before the Arc but even so, losing by a short head whilst under weight to Sassafras - winner of the French Derby - was no disgrace. Still the greatest racehorse ever, in my opinion.

[@keithf_]

@toomuchrose21 Thanks for the confirmation. Some argue about Nijinsky's greatness. I don't. What the horse did in the summer of 1970, and in the majestic way he did it, I've no doubt Nijinsky was the most remarkable racehorse I've seen.

[@silverkitty2503]

This was obviously filmed on a potato or since it's the 70s a box of smash.

[@liamg353]

Nijinskys trademark was his turn of foot, pity Lester (as he admitted himself) gave him a not so good ride in the "Arc" and O'Brien admitted running him too soon in the Champion, otherwise he would have retired unbeaten, but a truly great horse nonetheless,

[@Armando_Castagno]

I m p r e s s i v e

[@johnhudson9465]

Great jockey never be another lester,!!

[@YellowRogueRose]

greaT comment totally agree with your comments what horse will ever do the triple crown again ringworm was the only thing that stopped him winning the arc piggott said in his book he lost so much weight but he only just got beat by saffras what a horse

[@joemoore4037]

It shows how good lester piggot was unbeatable on a Nijinsky

[@YellowRogueRose]

you should watch the king geroge again then because piggott eased off in the last half furlong he could have beaten blakeney by alot more,

[@keithf_]

Absolutely. Had Lester ridden him hard he might've won by 10 lengths or more. It's still one of the most staggering performances by a horse I've ever seen.

[@Newworldman66]

DB was ridden much closer to the pace over 8-10f but was always dropped out Spencer style over 12f. Being more handy would have been fine imo providing he only hit the front 1f out or later. As he broke the course record in the Arc staying the trip clearly wasn't a problem. However, if the race had been run a little slower it could well have been the Derby all over again.

[@macvatu]

I think Nijinsky's only defeat was in the Arc de Triomphe, and in my opinion Piggott left it abit late to make his challenge on Sassafras, but what a tussle, right to the post !!

[@DUCSDREAM]

No, he was beaten in his last race,The Champion Stakes..

[@keithf_]

Yes correct. 11 wins followed by 2 2nd places. IMO with a little more luck would've certainly retired unbeaten and be rated right up there as one of the very best horses of the 20th century.

[@willkronenberg3699]

woow the picture quality is like an eye test from hell

[@ricknblack]

@jim582011 disagree nijinsky would have beaten sea the stars easy

[@keithf_]

Sea The Stars was a great horse. In fact I believe his achievements, over distances of 8-12 furlongs outweigh those of Frankel. But I do firmly agree that Nijinsky would've beaten Sea The Stars had they raced.

[@EllenD159]

black caviars great grandfather!

[@johnmacdonald1813]

Piggott said every winner he had was the greatest that he ever rode lol.

[@jim582011]

I am old enough to remember nijinsky,mill reef,sir ivor,but none of them would beat sea the stars .He was brilliant with a street fighters attitude

[@peterh1353]

Sea the Stars was the best horse ever. Not one doubt in my mind. Simply had more speed than any other horse.

[@Jeanemilr-hn7tj]

Au coin du feu,,, Les Attendaient, SASSAFRAS, YVES SAINT MARTIN.

[@tigerarmyrule]

@timpinn superb though the Brigadier was he was never at his imperious best over 10 to 12 furlongs. He was essentially a miler whose sheer depth of class got him home over longer. Both Nijinski and Mill Reef would have beaten him comfortably over 12 furlongs whereas neither would get a blow in at less than 10.

[@keithf_]

Yes I think you're right.

[@bobbymadera4763]

Ok THIS WAS a real world CHAMPION HORSE enough to ALL that bullshit.about others HORSES.NIJINSKY. the second he realiy was a CHAMPION HORSE in the industry of thoroughbred HORSE racing association PERIOD no questions ask NIJINSKY was the MEN case is closed simple is THAT I don't care others opinions STAY THIRSTY MY FRIEND

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

They rated Celtic swing higher. Blasphemy.

[@wolfman6941]

Sea Bird, Mill Reef, and Frankel were superior to Nijinsky.

[@giovannigiuri246]

Desert orchid would have beaten these

[@tonygbroderick3129]

Giovanni Giuri ?

[@davidanthony6011]

Never

[@jakewalsh7220]

Ha ha! :)

[@bernardmcguinness4394]

Nijinsky the all time greatest horse , Frankel wouldn't clean his shoes

[@jim582011]

I am old enough to remember nijinsky,mill reef,sir ivor,but none of them would beat sea the stars .He was brilliant with a street fighters attitude.

[@keithf_]

Great though Sea The Stars was, I think Nijinsky would beat him