The 21st Century's Top 10! | Best Horses Since 2000 | From Frankel To Winx, Who Makes The List? 

Yes, a goliath of the turf

Contrail will continue deep impact line in future

@@ericcheng3427 The King is Dead. Long Live The King

*World racing fans

I love following Sunday Silence's line. He was a favorite of mine, sorry that US breeders didn't see his worth.

I tend to agree... had had it all... but do you think he woild have destroyed Frankel's Juddmonte rivals the way Frankel did? He always looked like he switched off when he got to the lead... so his wins weren't as visually impressive. A rare talent rhough, for sure

Only few are been chosen

Deep Impact's times are incredible. I agree though that Frankel is number one, unless Flightline ups his game even more!

What an animal!

Yeah she was smoking at that point... one of my favs Northerly beat sunline 3-0 at moonee valley.. fair effort too

@@jarrodgeikie870 Sunline was at the end by then, how many OS races did Northerly win?

@@thrusta100 She wasn't at the end at all the first two times he beat her.. she was a 6yr old and still at or close to her best.. Sunline won 4 group 1's that season and ran 2nd in the Cox plate... so yeah.. and Northerly never went OS so it didn't win any.. bit of a silly argument though.. i mean i could ask how many Caulfield Cups Sunline won? but what's that gonna prove.. Trevor Mckee said it himself and tipped his hat to Northerly saying he beat Sunline 3-0 on her favourite track

@@jarrodgeikie870 well argued.... and 100% correct... she had no excuses. He was just superior...

Absolutely!

Thanks for commenting. I needed a good laugh.

I agree with Eds. In the words of Sleepy Joe, "Come on man!"

Drugged horses don't merit accolades

@@mikeharrington5593 It pains me to agree with this. Arrogate was also trained by Bob Baffert. And, of course, every North American horse runs on Lasix.

Jaya Bae entered the Breeders with only two lifetime starts yesterday at the Big M The Meadowlands. She's just warming up for the $600,000 final this Friday. The entire world is talking about Jaya Bae and its been a long, long time since a horse has been named Sports Illustrated athlete of the year. Without a doubt the best bred trotter in history.

@@melissa007ish not Runhappy

Her record is amazing and she is the best sprinter I’ve ever seen. But i think that’s the problem. Most racing people outside Australia generally consider the important racing takes place between 1600 and 2400. Sprinting is not really considered that important outside Australia. In every other major racing nation (and in Australia before around the year 2000) the horses who win between 1600-2400 are considered the great horses. Maybe if her trainer had won 2 or 3 races at a mile like Vain and Manikato did she might have got a higher spot in the list.

By the way, I disagree with your assessment of her DJ win. I think she was fine until Nolen made her relax and then urgently pick up again 30m from the finish line. That’s the sort of event that would most likely cause that type of injury. There’s no other obvious point in the race where she is bumped by another horse or stumbles or breaks stride. I think the trainer got her preparation wrong and the jockey got the ride wrong and when she started to relax she was suddenly and unexpectedly asked to make another effort. Classic scenario for a muscle injury. I agree she should have won by 3+ lengths but not for the same reasons you do.

@@elgransenor1472 Your assessment of when the injury occurred has merit as a sudden bustle would make a case for a tear but Nolen said she didn’t feel right in running. Also she could have left it on the training track as she reportedly worked very well in the days before and horses can be over trained especially on unfamiliar courses . I’ll leave it up to the vets , injuries definitely not my expertise. However much as I would like to agree with you that she would have won by 3 plus I’ve watched the race several times and my assessment is that had Nolen not made that almost fatal blunder , (he admitted he didn’t see the challenges on the inside ) , the margin would only have been a length or so ,2 at the most . How far she was off her game is evidenced by the moderate former Aussie , Soul only a length behind in 4 th place . In Australia Soul would not get within 10 lengths of Black Caviar .

@@jakeg3296 I think Moody made two mistakes He shouldn’t have given her those two runs in Sth Australia, I think they flattened her followed by the travel I think that’s why she didn’t feel right to Nolen, she had gone over the top. He should have gone for the Kings Stand over 5f a bit fresher instead of the Jubilee

@@elgransenor1472 From memory that year the King Stand a few days earlier was a bog track ? It improved a bit on the Saturday. She handled soft tracks in Australia but as you said soft Australia isn’t like soft UK . By the way what did you think of the So You Think / USA coincidence that I posted ?

makybe diva very stiff. three MC's, 24 horses in each race. enough said

what would you have then if you watched dancing brave coming from last to first in no time. Watch it Tom and thank me later.

@@llTheLastThronell or look at Chataquata's race. actually insane

What Zenyatta did is called a Silky Sullivan finish, and those are always the best of all to witness 😉👍🏼

And a Cox Plate.

You better believe it. The champion that became a legend!

Read the title mate. It says 21st century.

@@jmk1012 Makybe Diva raced in the 21st century.

@@jakeg3296 she was retired straight after the 2005 Melbourne cup.

is this satire?

No he’s not

One of my regrets was that Zenyatta never faced the imposing Rachel Alexandra who was entered and defeated the males in one leg of the triple crown one year.

Especially the big fields they competed in, also blacks and others winning overseas to which some or I should say one in particular never did

@@russe19642 i dont care if winx ran overseas or not still a good horse

I think this list was made before Flightline's era, else he would have to be Number 1 now.

Frankel wouldn’t break a sweat in beating Flightline.

@@davidsullivan628 lullz ,,,

I hope your kidding!@@davidsullivan628

Frankel would let flightline go, have a cup of tea, and still beat him. Easy

He flopped at Stud though. You can breed him for only $3,500 today and he’s rather undesirable even at that low fee. The horse of the Century so far was absolutely Curlin. He won horse of the year two separate times, he pretty much exclusively ran in high stakes races with international horses with an 11-2-2 record from 16 starts, he amassed over $10,000,000 in race earnings, and at Stud he’s been an absolute rockstar currently taking in a rumored $225,000 per live foal

@@narrowistheway77 Some people think with their wallets. Others think with their hearts.

​@@narrowistheway77No way. The horse of the 21st century is Tapit. He sired more stakes winners than anyone.

​@@narrowistheway77 Frankel currently stands at £275.000. that's over 350.000 US. So far he has sired 31 group 1 winners, including 9 group 1 winners so far in 2023. and 9 group 1 winners in 2022. His 2022 yearling average was £600.000 plus he is the fastest in history to reach 100 group race winners. his stud fee is rising fast every year and with his yearlings prices rising so fast it's probably going to be half a million US dollars soon.

I think you'll find that position is flattering for Winx. Not the horse's fault but from memory she raced 7 horses rated above 124 in her entire career. Also I love the call but she is not the greatest of all time in Australia. Tulloch rated 138 and Kingston Town rated 137 are the greatest of all time in Australia although I would have them the other way around. Tommy Smith could not split them.

The thing people don't realise with Winx, is that she could win on any surface, win in all different states eg Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney. And do all this while breaking track record times. 100% should be top 5...

Hard to be better than perfect.

@@masteryoda4073 You are so right. I think regardless of what the topic is, songs, horses, movies etc. ratings of best ever are a total load of garbage as they are based on personal opinion and are never ever correct. Winx was a great horse, as was Black Caviar and they beat the very best horses in Australia, but what great horses did they really beat. Once again this is up for argument

@@johncrane2935 Winx beat , Highland Reel by 5 lengths, Olmedo by 10 lengths and everything else in a canter broke rack records , ran G1 sprinters sectionals over a mile and 10 furlongs. Black Caviar was unbeatable beat Buffering ( later as an 8 year old international winner) by 6 lengths as did Hay List . Same with international winner Ortensia , Australia dominates world sprints . The ratings are heavily biased to Northern Hemisphere for a rule of thumb add 7 to Australian rankings .

4 Cox Plates

Secretariat is the greatest ever

@@bikramdhaliwal2113 but, on drugs...

That 2016 Chairman's Sprint in HK was amazing. Not sure even Black Caviar wins that race if she misses the start by as far as Chautauqa did. Shame how he cut his own career short.

Absolutely right !! That is poetry Frankel and sir Henry Cecil .

What's frankie got to do with Henry cecil

@@christopherstephenson1913 it was meant to be frankel thanks

The fact that Dubawi came from Dubai Millenniums only crop is fascinating, to think of what he could've produced in a full stud career.

@@OfficialMuffiin Could have been a Northern Dancer, Sadlers Wells, or Galileo. It would have been a good thing because he is not from the Northern Dancer line, it's healthy to have alternative lines, DM was from the Mr Prospector line.

Hmmm. Never won a race in a country where anti doping tests are rigorously enforced. And strangely died of “grass sickness” in a country that has no grass. Odd that.

@@lulabellegnostic8402 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the UK strictly anti-doping? Dubai Millennium ran a monster performance there in the Prince of Wales Stakes.

@@lulabellegnostic8402 Yes!... You are most definitely wrong!. Dubai Millennium won group 1 races in England & France. Those two countries have have rigorous drug testing. He was standing at stud in England (Dalham Hall) when he got his grass sickness.

Pharoah maybe, Arrogate was far better than CC and deservedly got mention. Chataqua was an enigma, spectacular yes, but top 10? Strad a legend, no harm done in anyone's top 10. Ghaiyyath trailblazer but not better than No.10 in the list, Enable. Battasash lost to Blue Point at his peak, every time at Ascot.

Not totally surprised by the list as it weighs in on a lot of international racehorses. But a little miffed for a lack of love for American Pharoah. Maybe because he was just a 3 yr old as he ended his career. Well, hopefully they think of him at #11 if not in the top ten.

Arrogate is the best

@@jasonbrown2854 Ghaiyyath beat Enable in the Eclipse my friend

@@jasonbrown2854 pharo was better than arrogate. This list is terrible

Black caviar is better

They forgot Jaya Bae who just started her two year racing career. The best bred filly trotter in history.

I agree... I think she was most likely the greatest miler that's ever raced in Australia... had it not been for a. her unbeaten status and b. the fact that she had already experienced 2 potentially career ending injuries by her 5 race start...

Sea the stars did it all best horse 🐎 l have seen in my lifetime and l have seen Frankel running live in the champions day in Ascot 😊

​@@davidmcmahon5234Sea the stars best middle distance horse of this generation. Frankel best 7f to miler. Stars winning the Arc was incredible

​@justthetruth1 people forget about Excellebration who for my money was a real specialist 7f horse. Frankel done him twice over that distance. If there was no Frankel we would've talked about Excellebration far more than he's mentioned now.

CC was such a good miler himself. When Frankel went through the gears in last furlong at Goodwood and CC hung all the way over the track it was sad cos at that moment we were watching a horse who was switched on enough to know it had to put more in to get at Frankel. But in doing so ran ragged and hung very tired. He was a 120+ rated horse made to look like a handicapper

Ok Frankel fanboy

I imagine it’s official ratings?

They aren't good enough to make the list

Mcaby diva

@@12345Yeah Hahahaha American Phaoroh wouldn't crack the top 20? Give me some of what you're having.

@@michaelhutchings8599 wouldnt make the top 500

His second to last race was at York unfortunately

@@jasonemre8058 which was indeed a phenomenal performance. I think the Sussex Stakes was a waste... he should have gone Queen Anne, Coral Eclipse, Juddmonte, Longchamps

Agree. She whipped the girls and boys. She should have won the classic again in 2010 but Mike smith got her going too late Rachel Alexandra should be in this list too

American Pharoah and Justify? This list is bogus.

If you believe that you'll believe anything. 😂

is this satire?

That comment shows how ignorant you are, no horses are beaten when they use a air cushioned piece of foam. The term ' whip ' is a misnomer...

Well, looking at the indiscriminate use of the whip by his jockey.... just count the hits in the race shown here alone. In Europe you'd be disqualified and heavily fined for this. He even used it on both sides. Bad form.

⁠​⁠@@bernhardlangers778 The jokey ,Yutaka Take , used his whip to make Deep Impact pay attention to run straight. Then he showed Deep whip motion as if he would hit Deep. So he didn’t actually use his whip to hit but first one. I’m studying English , so please forgive my poor English.

Frankels sectionals are out of this world he did a 44.8 one of the last furlongs under 10.1/2 seconds unreal BEST I've ever seen on turf

Frankel - enable, pretty good parents by the sounds of it

@@ronniefozz5028 also massively interbred

When i was watching and Enable come up first i was thinking.. The form of that king george win was unreal. Sooo many top horses in that race she won

@@ronniefozz5028 Frankel is by Galileo Enable is by a son of Galileo (Nathaniel). Not going to happen.

@@TradingGalore who doesn’t mind abit of a mongy horse

Actually passionate and excited about racing. Watch Ric McIntosh call the Warrannambool Cup. "Seriously... HOW BLOODY GOOD IS THE 'BOOL!" Great callers, except Olzanski.

@@michaelhutchings8599 yeah I know I was there at the cup, it’s a magnificent carnival and suggest all passionate racing fans to do the carnival

@@ronniefozz5028 100%. I've only got to see the lowly AAMI Hobart Cup so far but the 'Bool has a big circle around it!

Not to my ears.

@@countbelalucozade Too loud? Too passionate?

I agree mate 100%...what a world class horse Sea The Stars was. Also, I think So You Think fits into the top 10 as well somewhere. He won five Group 1s in both hemispheres, that has never been done before or since by any horse in the history of racing. He raced in six countries: Australia, England, Ireland, France, USA and Dubai. He raced on turf, dirt and tapeta and was stretched out to 2400m (4th in an Arc when ridden horribly) and 3rd in the Melbourne Cup at 3200m. A world class horse but also so very very tough.

@@F50Aircraft A great horse, but not enough wide margin winning victories that make you gasp.

@@asteroidstrike8880 yeah but still got the job done

Frankel way better

@@12345Yeah in comparison to who?

That's because you Americans are ignorant and self absorbed. There is great racing all around the world on TURF; and not on dirt. Horses from Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Japan. If anything, the Japanese and European champions are under represented in this Top 10.

American Pharaoh is Mr Prospector bloodline just like the majority of these horses in this video. I'm a pedigree buff. You have to understand what you're seeing. Go look up Mr. Prospector's wiki page and scroll down to stakes and triple crown influence.

And justify. This video maker is diffently hair and only thinking about the EU and UK horses nothing else

@@abbenburnner4844 exactly

@@abbenburnner4844 To be fair, most lists and videos in general focus almost entirely on American horses that are better on dirt than they are on turf, so this was just a different type of list.

The title said 21st century.. also I guess Sea Biscuit is the best ever simply because.. he is not supposed to be a racehorse.But instead beat a Triple Crown Champ in War Admiral.How about that? 🇵🇭

Sorry I need to concentrate more, just loved Secretariat, one of my favourite horses I read and watch videos, film, etc about was Pharlap. Some time ago though.

@@markshepherd7367 No worries man.. it is just a honest mistake from you.Everybody does it.. also me. There are so many great and legendary racehorse past and present.And unique on their own way.. props to them.I read a book about US Triple Crown Champions starting from Sir Barton.. it is really good to know how they became champions!Peace and health!

Maybe Phar Lap as well if we could just get his stuffed remains out of the Melbourne Museum and reanimate him so he qualifies for the 21st Century

Maybe Secretariat is the best... He is the GOAT

Obviously never seen chautauqua

@@TeQzElementzz A sprinter is a bit different than a closer at a classic distance who is 30 lengths behind past the half. Mine that Bird showed us how to close a race. When he won the Derby, he wasn't even picked up by the camera. That's how far off the pace he was. I think Z misjudged the finish line in her last race. It was dark and the lights can change a horse's perception. She was far behind too long to close in the 2010 BC. Hats off to Chautauqua for his rare feats sprinting. It's no less special, but apples and oranges in racing.

Well, Ian - only those horses stabled in England!

destroyer in a 4 horse race ??/

RA too inconsistent

@@hankmoodiness7941 Rachel Alexandra was the greatest dirt filly to ever race her 3 yo season. Any list that doesn’t have Ghostzapper and American Pharoah and has Arrogate on it cannot be taken seriously.

@@silvereyedstacker1842 couldn’t agree more, I put Rachel right with Zen. If not better. I get trashed for saying it but people get enamored with the record and don’t take everything into consideration. Leaving the last 3 off you mentioned is moronic.

I see what you’re saying...... but you’re wrong....... 😂😂 I’m kidding I’m kidding. I agree. To me if Black Caviar as a sprinter isn’t considered on the same level as Frankel as a miler then what sprinter ever will be 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ simply the fastest sprinter ever I believe and Sea The Stars also to think maybe we didn’t see the best of him is ridiculous. I think as an older horse he would have muscled up and just been like nothing we’ve seen

@@fatboy5926 is this satire?

@@colintipton1740 no. Why do you ask?

@@fatboy5926 oh sorry didnt realise you had no idea

@@colintipton1740 ouch

@@smoggington1240 YESSSSSSSSSS

These lists always favour the Americans

They seem to be going for the heart thumping, blood pounding, breakneck performances. Makybe Diva earned almost 50% more than Black Caviar with only 30% more races. Winx has earned 45% more than Makybe Diva with only 16% more races. In seems horse racing in not in the maths but in the heart. ^_^

Hard to imagine that Frankel wouldn't be ranked number one.

@@ebbets1965 Frankel is sooo over rated. He beat the same horses over and over again. He didn't go over 2400m. Where's the Arch form? Oh that's right he didn't race in that one. Good horse but not great

@@darylevans6259 "Arch form"?

Even now, we still do not know how good Frankel actually was?

Totally agree with you

List is for the 21st century only. Great though he was, his career was 1991/92.

He was brilliant!.

ALSO IS SAYAN KRIANGKING GUARDIAN GOACHING CINTRON COACHING

He was not a great

dubai millenium son dubawi wasn't bad horse aswell

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Makybe diva won a Melbourne cup carrying 58kg

Yes, I thought he would be number one on the list. But he wasn't on the list at all. What a magnificent horse. Regal!

@@Durga-ma it was horses of this century

Ghostzapper would have beat them all

Black caviar