" We asked you ( the viewers ) to vote for the horse you consider to be the best jumps horse of all time " - here is how you voted. I n 3rd place... Kauto Star ..., in 2nd place... Red Rum ..., and surprise. surprise , the horse you voted best of all , at number 1 ...of course, ARKLE ! I rest my case. : )
To give 16Ibs to a horse who had won the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2 years previously and 24 lengths beating - as well smashing the course record by 17 seconds is just mindblowing. Can you imagine Kauto Star trying to give Denman all that weight and such a beating. No, it would be impossible !
@TissuePrices It would be nice if you actually knew what you were talking about. No horse has ever carried the same weight as Arkle. Not before or since.
@TissuePrices It would be nice if you actually knew what you were talking about. No horse has ever carried the same weight as Arkle. Not before or since.
this is very impressive but you have to look at the context in which it was achieved, an incredibley weak era. i promise you all this, arkle could not live with todays horses.
these experts admited themselves that it was a weak era.
TissuePrices is a troll-ignore him/her/it.
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Channel 4 Racing 7th Jan 2012. Alistair Down:
" We asked you ( the viewers ) to vote for the horse you consider to be the best jumps horse of all time " - here is how you voted. I n 3rd place... Kauto Star ..., in 2nd place... Red Rum ..., and surprise. surprise , the horse you voted best of all , at number 1 ...of course, ARKLE ! I rest my case. : )
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To give 16Ibs to a horse who had won the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2 years previously and 24 lengths beating - as well smashing the course record by 17 seconds is just mindblowing. Can you imagine Kauto Star trying to give Denman all that weight and such a beating. No, it would be impossible !
ThefightingCelt 1 month ago
@ThefightingCelt the horses arkle beat were not in denman class, there absolute shockers
yes it sounds very impressive but put it in context, they were poor horses, even ted walsh says here that milhouse was a poor horse
TissuePrices 1 month ago
@TissuePrices It would be nice if you actually knew what you were talking about. No horse has ever carried the same weight as Arkle. Not before or since.
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@TissuePrices It would be nice if you actually knew what you were talking about. No horse has ever carried the same weight as Arkle. Not before or since.
anglaisfou 4 weeks ago
I have been racing for fifty years and I can tell you Arkle was the best horse I have ever seen by a mile.
If you look at Arkle at the end of his races the thing that hits you is his power.
When Arkle jumped a fence he looked like he was flying.
I only wish he was running now at the top of his game as I would be having a few shillings on him to win the Gold Cup.
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ThefightingCelt 2 months ago
this is very impressive but you have to look at the context in which it was achieved, an incredibley weak era. i promise you all this, arkle could not live with todays horses.
these experts admited themselves that it was a weak era.
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The greatest racehorse that ever lived, even including Rummy........
FrightfulFiend 2 months ago
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The greatest racehorse that ever lived, even including Rummy........
FrightfulFiend 2 months ago
The greatest racehorse that ever lived, even including Rummy........
FrightfulFiend 2 months ago
1st and 3rd my favourite racehorses of all time.Greektown my 2nd.........
DUCSDREAM 2 months ago
I think Arkle was the best in terms of achievements, but in terms of horses at their peak I believe Flyingbolt is the best.
MrAddyginsh 6 months ago
Agreed Joe
Mrnick62P 9 months ago
The greatest.
artexjohn 10 months ago
I was a young teenager in the Arkle days. I loved him, he was and is the GREATEST!
2gther4ever 11 months ago
Great footage,no horse since as come close to his greatness....Himself
Mrnick62P 1 year ago
This is the very reason you'll often here racing people say "The best since Arkle" but never will you here them utter the words "better than".
FIST2k8 1 year ago
what a unreal racehorse there will never be horse within a stone of him!!
MrJoey1498 1 year ago
And 45 years on that course record still stands, and he did it with 12st 7lb on his back unbelievable!!!!!!!
olebarca99 1 year ago
Unbelievable performance by Arkle. That horse was an absolute freak. Wish I'd been around whilst he was racing.
XLadyClaireX 1 year ago