Kauto Star - Simply the best

10 years ago, no horse had ever regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Then came along Kauto Star…
Paul Nicholls, Ruby Walsh and Clifford Baker share his incredible story…

[@suemaher5282]

What days we had. This horse and Paul Ruby and Clifford made racing front page for all the right reasons. I wish along with many Kauto fans that he had stayed with Clifford. We will never forget u Kauto.

[@flower-ss2jt]

It makes me angry that the owner never realised how much Kauto was loved by the people, like Clifford, who made sure Kauto's racing life was enjoyable to Kauto.

[@dereklynch1815]

Legend King of the world he was

[@derek1752]

Best jump horse of my generation loved him

[@bowlchamps37]

In early 2008, when I got interest in horse racing, the first thing I did was to search "best current racehorse". And Kauto Star was the name that came up.

[@harpalchauhan428]

Would loved to see the full story of kauto star from 2 mile champion to 3 mile king of kings.

[@markllewellyn2824]

2 words,the best

[@robertdelacy3434]

Arkle was

[@maribelfain9342]

That's horse of the life time its amazing kotu star

[@spaz5138]

Kauto star simply the best i love him RIP I LOVE HIM SO MUCH R.I.P REST IN PEACE BOY WHO WAS A GREAT RACEHORSE AND I MISS HIM BECAUSE HE'S DEAD AND NOT COMING BACK R.I.P AND REST IN PEACE

[@cmcg3738]

GOAT

[@robertdelacy3434]

What arkle is

[@cmcg3738]

@@robertdelacy3434 How could Arkle be the GOAT when he wasn't even the best horse in his stable? I'm going to make a prediction here - we'll have a conversation and I'll destroy you worse than I did on Dream Ahead being a faster horse than Frankel.

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@cmcg3738 hes better than kauto

[@cmcg3738]

@@robertdelacy3434 You never answered my question. You said Arkle is the GOAT even though there was a horse in his stable who was superior. So we're two comments in and you have both chickened out of a question and contradicted yourself. Record time collapse. Congrats.

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@cmcg3738he wasnt better arkle is the greatest

[@Cheshire-mopping]

The absaloute king of NH racing number ONE

[@roberto4001000]

Is Arkle

[@Cheshire-mopping]

@@roberto4001000 go back to bed mate he'd of destroyed arkle

[@roberto4001000]

@@Cheshire-mopping He couldn't destroy the very average Monkerhostin or Monet's garden giving them a few pounds you 🤡 ...... Timeform ratings ARKLE 212 Kauto star 191 and that's being generous to kauto star ...Arkle would give kauto two stone and still beat him easily , maybe you should go back to bed matey 😉. All FACTS ☝️

[@Cheshire-mopping]

@@roberto4001000 kauto the king 👑👑👑 arkle 🤣🤣 you know and I know kauto is the absaloute king and racing was rubbish back then he was beating donkeys kauto is and always will be number

[@roberto4001000]

@@Cheshire-mopping millhouse was no donkey he was a superstar himself much better horse than kauto, Fulke walwyn said millhouse was unbeatable, till the king Arkle crossed the waters and annihilated him 4 times conceding weight at least once .....there'll never be a better horse than ARKLE the facts prove it MATEY 😉

[@harrylyme2913]

An absolute legend he was. Probably the second best chaser of all time. So hard to compare different generations but Arkle was just about 5lbs better and was a better jumper. I actually feel bad saying something was better but nothing ever even got near Arkle at level weights. Only something brilliant could have won back a Gold Cup and Kauto was brilliant. Both horses seem to have been very pleasant characters as well.

[@rohansrider]

What a terrible shame that Paul Nicholls could n't keep him at Ditcheat. To send him to Laura Collett to be a ‘dressage horse’ was a mistake and questions the judgment of his owner. It’s true that young racehorses who often have achieved very little can go on to other careers, depending on their temperaments and soundness but KS was a seasoned campaigner. a true chaser of magnificence not seen since Arkle; if Smith was so damned interested in pure dressage why did he not go out and part with some real money and buy a warmblood or the like and do it properly?. My belief is that he just wanted to keep KS in the limelight for purposes of his own ego.At least Paul Barber retired Denman who was an equally loyal servant , to go hunting, and by all accounts loved it. A great tank of a horse like him would have enjoyed the freedom of the chase. KS met a sad and in my book a totally unnecessary end that with better care might have been avoided. He was only 15 but he sustained horrific injuries ,one to his neck , that made him unable to stand up. There was at the time controversy about the whole debacle. FTR; many horsey experts agreed with my opinion on this topic. Very rarely there are exceptions, I recall in 1964 a chaser called Lizawake ran in 1964 GN and did convert to show jumping very successfully and was ridden by Tom Brake but never in dressage!

[@suemaher5282]

@@rohansrider agreed with everything u have said.

[@rohansrider]

@@suemaher5282 thank you. The whole business upset me terribly. KS was a brave and consistent horse and deserved better.Privately , I think Paul Nicholls was gutted when Smith removed the horse.

[@suemaher5282]

@@rohansrider The sad thing is it didn't have to happen. I remember him at the Olympia Horse show the horse looked miserable. He was a Champion not a Show horse doing a discipline he wasn't happy with. One things for sure we will never forget him. I have a print of him and Masterminded he head such a kind eye. Still hurts how it all ended

[@Brownalebelly]

Great film

[@abibrown7548]

MY HORSE

[@spaz5138]

HE OWNS THE IRISH RACETRACK