Nijinsky - Irish Sweeps Derby 1970

[@danielhacking9420]

The greatest flat horse ever

[@nightowl7459]

I think it's very difficult to define who's the greatest, but Nijinsky is definitely on the short list.

[@منعممحمد-ك1ط]

💪💪💪💪😍👍

[@jameshope398]

Why was Lester Piggott not on Nijinsky in this race

[@ThefightingCelt]

Liam Ward was Vincent O'Brien's stable jockey at the time ; he was retained to ride Nijinsky in all his Irish races ( in fact , Ward never lost a race on the horse ) . Under an agreement , Lester Piggott would ride Nijinsky in all other countries - England & France , as it turned out . Piggott lost twice on Nijinsky in his last two races .

[@jakewalsh7220]

Stable jockey, Liam Ward, rode all O'Brien's horses in Ireland. Piggott rode the runner-up here, Meadowville...

[@shaunhalliwell5766]

@@ThefightingCelt So we take from that then that Liam Ward was a better jockey than Lester Piggott! Haha

[@ThefightingCelt]

@@shaunhalliwell5766 No , we do not take nothing of the sort from that except that Piggott , a far superior jockey , was freelance by the time he rode Nijinsky , whereas Ward was the retained stable jockey of Vincent O'Brien , and was under contract to ride the best O'Brien horses when they raced in Ireland .

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