The Story of Desert Orchid 

Hearing those horses names from the 80s and 90s brings tears to my eyes, and a lump in my throat.

A special horse with star quality, an inspiration to us all with his never say die attitude, well done dessie xx

Makes me cry 😢. What a legend

If ever the cheers of a crowd carried a horse home, it was the 1989 Gold Cup. A true legend in NH racing and privileged to have been around to watch him ❤️

Great days.We were so lucky to see this amazing animal in our lifetime.

I remember knocking off from college early to watch the race in the bookies as a 16 year old. It seemed as though everyone in there had backed Dessie that day in 1989 when he won the gold cup...will never forget it

Wonderful, versatile horse and a magnificent jumper

Goodness me. *That* jump at 3:34............

Is anyone else screaming their lungs out for Dessie and it’s 2020 .....legend

Horse racing died with Desert Orchid. The last of his kind. No matter how many times you watch this you're either in tears or on the verge of it. We should also think of poor Ten Plus. A giant of a horse and another great.

Apart from the great Red rum Dessie was the best it brings a😢to my eye when i watch these reruns what great memories ❤🎉

wot a horse amazing miss u dessie xx

Without doubt the best i've seen loved Dessie

The great Desert Orchid and Red Rum are racing legends.

Dessie,was is and always will be a legend.

R.I.P dessie you will always be the best

The best horse I ever rode in cross country and endurance was a big Appaloosa with an enormous jump and a tendency to plough through fences he didn't feel warranted jumping. When I see Desert Orchid it reminds me of that very horse and his fondness for going “Nah.. you know what? We're not going over that one Charlotte waste of energy we're going through” and I'd try like hell to gear him up and go over but alas it didn't always work. I just ducked and braced for the inevitable sound of snapping, cracking and bits of shit and fence flying all over as he ripped clean through it like a snow plough. If only we had GoPro helmet cams back then. Murder sometimes but what a horse.

Loved him

The best horse I have ever seen in racing

Im a great Rummy lover but desert orchid is something to

Simply the best our Great grey

Beautiful Dezzy 😍

My favourite horse the legend dessie

We all have our favourites but for me it’s the ones that turn up and track any going any distance and can win, desert orchid one man and Kauto star my three favs

dear old dessie

Dessie and Dawn Run.. me 2 favourite gee gees

Vrryyy fortunately tooo seen he smashing, he's missed, coreee

My #1 fav horse what a legand

God that horse had some great nicknames in commentary

Loved dessie

The reason people loved Dessie was because he not only won but earned the win.

In a year he should get 90,000 wins

What a ticker! And such a charismatic horse with his great white mane an tail and proud head. Did he ever race in the Grand National at Aintree?

Dessie ❤️

I have a rocking horse of dessert orchard!!

Who could forget Dessie

Cracking 😉

Dessie,frankel,stars

That Irish national there was people all over the course at the finish and loose horses running, people just stood there while a loose horse bolted along 3 feet away from them??? Wtf lol

WAS HE KNOWN AS DESSIE

Dessy red rum ambley house best

ARKLE Gave away 2 stone and won by 1 length but desert orchid gave the others 2 stone and won by 12 lengths and arkle was the greatest, yea get real. good horse nothing more.

I think adding extra weight to a better horse to level? the field? or for whatever reason is the most absurd and chicken shit practice! If the horse is better by far than the others make it carry enough extra weight that maybe one of the others could win? Only in horse racing is the super athlete ripped off this way!

ONCE AGAIN O SULLIVAN IS BLIND BESIDES TEN PLUS GOING DOWN AND BLIND MAN COULDN;T HAVE MISSED THE OTHER HORSE GOING DOWN BLACK SHIRT AND RED CAP. WHO IT WAS HAVE NO IDEA. OSULLIVAN WAS CRAP

The long running are disgraceful

What cruel sport, every replay has death injuries, torture and unnecessary. Whoever enjoys this have no excuse.