@@converse91970 He was as good a race caller as the ones people revere on BOTH sides of the Atlantic; great delivery & well timed vocabulary : I think in many situations well timed "tag lines" / editorializing heightens & elevates the drama, be it a big or smaller conditions race; gives the connections a morale boost & and the horses well deserved credit
@@csracingreport2024 Cooke’s heyday as ITV’s racing commentator was before my time. I just enjoy coming on CZcams and watching the great races he covered. You are right what you say about his delivery, and the points you make about commentary generally!
@@converse91970 B4 You Tube existed, knowledge is given & gained via telecasts, purchasing books / magazines, & collecting newspaper articles; 2 your point Y. Tube & the networks uploading races/ broadcast is the icing on the cake; My start was in the US w/ Top horses & TROY was the 1st UK star I saw when NBC televised the Derbies Epsom / Irish & added the Arc; i haven't found any NBC uploads on any of the older videos: the "semi ground level "camera angle their network used showed, to stunning effect, the speed of these horses; TROY isn't highly regarded historically, but I thought and still think his Derby win was quite spectacular; Had 2 greats on his team: WILLIE CARSON & MAJOR DICK HERN
Nijinsky was a great horse and would have hammered Sassafras if he ran anywhere near his midsummer best but unfortunately a bout of ringworm and not be able to be saddled for 6 weeks in the late summer took it's toll. A true great in any era.
Brilliant seeing Nijinsky winning the St.Leger again after all these years. Big favourite of mine. I owned a grandson of his who was a good horse too, though not quite a illustrious as his famous grandfather!
A combination of Nijinsky just recovering from ringworm , a poor draw 15/15 , and a poor ride from Piggott - remember he had already been slaughtered in the press for the poor ride he gave the brilliant mare , Park Top , in the previous year's Arc - contributed to the great colt's defeat . French winner , Sassafras , who had won the French Derby , had been specially trained for the race , and with the help of France's best jockey , Yves St. Martin , who knew Longchamp like the back of his hand , then it was only right that Piggott should have given Nijinsky a better chance of delivering his brilliant turn of foot .
Maybe it's available, and I've forgotten 2 do some digging, but I haven't seen that ARC, and I'd like 2 view it more closely; the margin of defeat was narrow: or victory in the case of SASSAFRAS: if he had run as a 4 YO, it would have been interesting if all had gone well, 2 see him face MILL REEF
@@csracingreport2024 The 1970 Arc is widely available on CZcams . Sir Peter O'Sullevan gave his view on tv about who he thought would have won if Nijinsky and Mill Reef had met . He favoured Nijinsky .
@@ThefightingCelt You're right there's a pre -race piece w/ those Arc's in a BBC Telecast, the year escapes me which Arc telecast, and I agree w/ Sir Pete's pick of NIJINSKY ; he always had an extra gear in reserve, the Derby & KG & QE Diamond are 2 good examples, though MILL REEF was deceptively fast; u see a bit more brilliant speed in the Eclipse as Oaksey or was it Cook narrating the replay, stating, "a marvelous performance by the Derby winner" ... Back 2 NIJINSKY, He's also my pick in a Legends Race @ 10 & 12 F, and as great as FRANKEL is, not 2 be dismissed @ the Flat Mile: most would disagree w/ the latter, but I think he's the best: my fellow Americans dis-regard these UK, greats & racing as a whole, but I don't; there's 2 UK Superstars Videos @ my CSR Report Channel u may enjoy; the next one's I'd like 2 do are a 20th Anniversary of HIGH CHAPARRAL & HAWK WING going 1-2 in the Epsom Derby & LESTER PIGGOTT , who as u well know rode the aforementioned Nijinsky 2 that historic Triple Crown
Just watched it; I thought, despite the obstacles u mentioned, he ran a very good race; speaks 2 his class: where it ranks w/ his wins can be debated, but he made a nice run: safe 2 say u assess his race in Paris as being on the lower end vs his victorious efforts ?
Module Marillat: Debatable? A fever have gone close just that they found one better on the day or weren't given the best of rides in the the Arc, Sun Princess and User Friendly were only just beaten after winning the Arc, Hurricane Lane went close last year and might have gone closer if given a better ride? Alleged had quite a hard race when actually beaten in the Leger and then went on to win the Arc.
Nearly half a century , and still the last triple crown winner. This horse is a legend 😊
Nijinsky my favourite horse on flat, Arkle my favourite chaser.
As " SMOOTH as SILK " ... 🏇 Perfect description of an "ALL TIME GREAT " 🏇 !
Great commentary from Tony Cooke, I love that line!
@@converse91970 He was as good a race caller as the ones people revere on BOTH sides of the Atlantic; great delivery & well timed vocabulary : I think in many situations well timed "tag lines" / editorializing heightens & elevates the drama, be it a big or smaller conditions race; gives the connections a morale boost & and the horses well deserved credit
@@csracingreport2024 Cooke’s heyday as ITV’s racing commentator was before my time. I just enjoy coming on CZcams and watching the great races he covered. You are right what you say about his delivery, and the points you make about commentary generally!
@@converse91970 B4 You Tube existed, knowledge is given & gained via telecasts, purchasing books / magazines, & collecting newspaper articles; 2 your point Y. Tube & the networks uploading races/ broadcast is the icing on the cake; My start was in the US w/ Top horses
& TROY was the 1st UK star I saw when NBC televised the Derbies Epsom / Irish & added the Arc; i haven't found any NBC uploads on any
of the older videos: the "semi ground level "camera angle their network used showed, to stunning effect, the speed of these horses; TROY isn't
highly regarded historically, but I thought and still think his Derby win was quite spectacular; Had 2 greats on his team: WILLIE CARSON & MAJOR DICK HERN
My fave racehorse of all time :)
Lester and nijinsky pure genius !!
Nijinsky was a great horse and would have hammered Sassafras if he ran anywhere near his midsummer best but unfortunately a bout of ringworm and not be able to be saddled for 6 weeks in the late summer took it's toll. A true great in any era.
No truer word said.
The Leger - Arc double has never been achieved in the same year.
Lester did say “Nijinsky was never seen at his top speed “ didn’t need it. His two losses were tragic really, he was a sick horse in those two races.
@@stephensmall8601he also said that, on his day, Nijinsky was unbeatable
Brilliant commentary by Tony Cooke...
Brilliant seeing Nijinsky winning the St.Leger again after all these years. Big favourite of mine. I owned a grandson of his who was a good horse too, though not quite a illustrious as his famous grandfather!
A combination of Nijinsky just recovering from ringworm , a poor draw 15/15 , and a poor ride from Piggott - remember he had already been slaughtered in the press for the poor ride he gave the brilliant mare , Park Top , in the previous year's Arc - contributed to the great colt's defeat . French winner , Sassafras , who had won the French Derby , had been specially trained for the race , and with the help of France's best jockey , Yves St. Martin , who knew Longchamp like the back of his hand , then it was only right that Piggott should have given Nijinsky a better chance of delivering his brilliant turn of foot .
Maybe it's available, and I've forgotten 2 do some digging, but I haven't seen that ARC, and I'd like 2 view it more closely; the margin of defeat was narrow: or victory in the case of SASSAFRAS: if he had run as a 4 YO, it would have been interesting if all had gone well, 2 see him face MILL REEF
@@csracingreport2024 The 1970 Arc is widely available on CZcams . Sir Peter O'Sullevan gave his view on tv about who he thought would have won if Nijinsky and Mill Reef had met . He favoured Nijinsky .
@@ThefightingCelt You're right there's a pre -race piece w/ those Arc's in a BBC Telecast, the year escapes me which Arc telecast, and I agree w/ Sir Pete's pick of NIJINSKY ; he always had an extra gear in reserve, the Derby & KG & QE Diamond are 2 good examples, though MILL REEF was deceptively fast; u see a bit more brilliant speed in the Eclipse as Oaksey or was it Cook narrating the replay, stating, "a marvelous performance by the Derby winner" ... Back 2 NIJINSKY, He's also my pick in a Legends Race
@ 10 & 12 F, and as great as FRANKEL is, not 2 be dismissed @ the Flat Mile: most would disagree w/ the latter, but I think he's the best: my fellow Americans dis-regard these UK, greats & racing as a whole, but I don't; there's 2 UK Superstars Videos @ my CSR Report Channel u may enjoy; the next one's I'd like 2 do are a 20th Anniversary of HIGH CHAPARRAL & HAWK WING going 1-2 in the Epsom Derby & LESTER PIGGOTT , who as u well know rode the aforementioned Nijinsky 2 that historic Triple Crown
Just watched it; I thought, despite the obstacles u mentioned, he ran a very good race; speaks 2 his class: where it ranks w/ his wins can be debated, but he made a nice run: safe 2 say u assess his race in Paris as being on the lower end vs his victorious efforts ?
@@csracingreport2024 Yes , Nijinsky was a magnificent colt ; certainly in the same class as Sea Bird and Ribot.
Great race horse up there with the best
Tony Cooke was the best racing commentator ITV ever had but he left in June 1972
How many race horses are son and daugther of this nice sire since 1971 all around the world??
Winning as easily as drinking a glass of water 😂
Voilà la course qu'il ne faut surtout pas gagner si l'on veut gagner l'Arc de Triomphe un mois plus tard.
Module Marillat:
Debatable? A fever have gone close just that they found one better on the day or weren't given the best of rides in the the Arc, Sun Princess and User Friendly were only just beaten after winning the Arc, Hurricane Lane went close last year and might have gone closer if given a better ride? Alleged had quite a hard race when actually beaten in the Leger and then went on to win the Arc.
City of Troy will do it the Derby 2,000 Guineas, st leger and Arc u heard it hear first as long as he has no injuries
How he never won the 1970 `Arc` still mystifies me! Maybe by autumn of 70 he was a bit tired- but thats just speculation
I came here from reading this article:
www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/race-sealed-nijinskys-greatness/
Nijinsky played for Man City.
Nijinsky for the winsky
Nijinsky was not the same horse after this race.