Waterville came back to get buried (sat in the back again & stayed there) in a Group race 3 weeks later & was subsequently sold to race in Australia; was hyped up before he ever ran & hyped up after this last-to-first performance but has not made good on his promise
He's brilliant, some of the Irish and UK racing commentators have amazing memories for the horses and the owners colours. A couple of them are quite funny as well.
spare a thought for race caller 30 horses and he nailed calling the winner..( as he correctly said from last ) . G8 run Outstanding call, plus he added the drama for the finish !!! Well done
The move by the winning jockey at 3:16 is just simply stunning. How he got that horse off the rails and into a clean(ish) run to the line is brilliant.
You should search for Overdose in Baden-Baden 2008... The narrator gets totally shocked and couldn't get it right anymore. It's in German language but you don't need to translate it to hear him mess up... Edit ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-99_l0V72z0Q.html
I love the staying races on the flat. Waterville had no where to go about 1m out That was such a clver ride to switch and move up to around mid pack just before 3f out then that last 2f just wow! W Lordan and Waterville was the perfect combination on the day. Any one who seen this race will never forgetr what they seen. Beat some really good horses there aswell.
Great race. As much as luck is a factor, some jockeys can see the race unfolding being boxed in, 1200m out. It's an eye for tactics that makes the best jockeys also knowing when to make the move and knowing how much their steer has underneath them. What a ride and what a horse. Dug in and fought when it mattered, taught well. Speaking of 'taught well.' I remember a Godolphin horse in Aus (born and bred), called 'Regimen.' Don't know where he went after this race but I was down 400+ on the day. It was a shocker. Watched some replays and form. Decided to put another 400 on this at evens. Over 1000m it hit the straight with two lengths in hand and was travelling well. At the 250m mark the horse began to lean left on a clockwise track, going into poorer ground and the margin was pegged back to half a length and the jockey must have whispered something in it's ear. After that little blunder it straightened up, steered him to a better part of the track and put 3 lengths at the 175m mark. Safe to say I nearly had a heart attack as he went AWOL for a bit. I think he was spelled after that. Thought I'd share that insanity. Love to hear other incredible, heartpumping moments from other's. Shoot! Just not The Barman 😂
And having to do that every race. Imagine being like, "Next is the jockey with the yellow top, then...I forget" and being told afterwards, "You're sacked!"
He had to put him on the rail to hold him back. That's knowing what ur horse could do. Looks like he actually made a 100 metre champ win a two mile race. That leap thru the gap told everything about the power of the horse. 3 strides and thru into the open. This is going to run in mY mind all day
Waterville moves along the rail as they come around the last bend and at 3:20, you can see the jockey angle his horse right to the outside, cutting off three horses as he joins the front pack and drives through it.
For the life of me I’ve watched that race four times here and cannot trace the progression of Waterville from last to first especially as he was boxed in
@@toabhijeetsingh , thx that helped. So the progression is like this: - It's at last at 1:59. - Also at last at 2:48 - At back end at 3:07 - Suddenly to front end at 3:09 - Overtakes others rapidly at 3:25
You really should have put a marker on that horse from the beginning for us to follow That move off the rails (at arund 3:15) was pure genius (and a bit of luck maybe)!
I was watching the wrong horse. Purple with yellow cap was actually last for most of the way, then was blocked for runs everywhere in the straight because the jockey was persevering for a rails run.
Actually, I was able to follow Waterville from where he started at the back. His jockey was wearing a dark cap and he was the only one wearing kind of dark blue top....
The commentator deserves first place for an unbelievable job calling them all home 😂. But Wayne Lordon please take a Bow for probably the best ride ever I’ve seen in a horse race. I know Ryan Moore is number 1, but you must give Wayne Lordon the greatest credit he deserves for that 1’st place. He was last for most off that race 👌👌🐎..! Keep an eye on Waterville in the future especially if Mr Lordon is riding him..!
He improved 8/9lengths from the leaders into the straight, half the field was going backwards at that point .. Kiwis win in the 1983 Melbourne Cup was much more impressive .. An he was equal last into the straight, an 30odd lengths off the leaders at the quarter mile ...
the horse that finished 5th was second last at the same time and made a path for the winner. Couldn't get off the Rail unlike the winner and could have featured in the finish a lot closer.
That's the horse I watched on first pass. Had me confused until I went back for a second look. The two jockeys must have been planning where to have dinner together after the races.
🐎🐴🐎🐴🐎🐴🐎🐴 horse I selected from New Zealand 12 years ago, he was 20 lengths behind the leading horse. Took him 300 meters from last to first. The horse cost NZ$20,000. It's name was called Sunshine Kingdom
It looks so dangerous with all those horses racing very closes to each other. One false move and the all horses will end up in an very bad accident. So so dangerous
Yeah - just went and watched it ... Must've been 30 lengths behind and certainly next to last around the last turn. The acceleration at the finish is other-worldly.
I just searched it and watched it... Amazing but he needed a longer distance to get to 1st... What about my horse, always dead last until the last corner... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L4qd56XE9K4.html
The race was over 2 miles....it's not that surprising that a horse dead last at first ended up winning. In the US we don't have 2 mile races, so we're not used to it.
