Greatest or your favourite sprinter of all time

Craig Eudey Wrote:

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> Zatopek beat Scarlet lady once. She travelled to
> JHB for the SA Airways sprint and never ate once
> she got there. Ran 3rd with War Ribbon also in
> front of her. Came back and 3 weeks later in the
> Hollis memorial gave Zatopek about 7kgs and beat
> him easily.

Was Nacarat the dam of Red Ray trained by Alistair Gordan ? If so how god was she has it only had about 4 starts or so and lost once. Nacarat's dam Tawny Red produced Set Afire, Rudra and Aquila Rapax, all top class horses so it could have been something special.

Golden Loom - speak under correction but it was one of the oldest Grade 1 winners ever? Divine Act was awesome to watch too

George Best Wrote:

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> Golden Loom - speak under correction but it was
> one of the oldest Grade 1 winners ever?

It was indeed...I think the oldest Grade 1 winner was William Penn (11) also has the remarkable feat on his record of returning to racing from a stint at stud and ran on the same day as on of his juveniles,just william debuted, but he was not a sprinter

The greatest sprinter I have ever seen is the mare BLACK CAVIAR(AUS). Her cruising speed was out of this world. She was absolutely phenomenon. Her turn of foot was instant.

Favourite : JJ
Best : Sentinel

favourite - National Colour

Glory Be, didn't he won 9 in row and then got beaten by Pyrmont in National Sprint?

also Gerald Boy, under correction was beaten by Welcome boy in NS, but can be wrong

While he may not have been the most talented sprinter around, "Hear The Drums" had a heart like a lion...

Galvinator

special preview... (tu)

naresh Wrote:

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> > Zatopek beat Scarlet lady once. She travelled
> to
> > JHB for the SA Airways sprint and never ate
> once
> > she got there. Ran 3rd with War Ribbon also in
> > front of her. Came back and 3 weeks later in
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> > Hollis memorial gave Zatopek about 7kgs and
> beat
> > him easily.
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> Was Nacarat the dam of Red Ray trained by Alistair
> Gordan ? If so how god was she has it only had
> about 4 starts or so and lost once. Nacarat's dam
> Tawny Red produced Set Afire, Rudra and Aquila
> Rapax, all top class horses so it could have been
> something special.

Yes she was trained by Gordon. She won her debut at clairwood by many lenghts and was ridden by jeff lloyd. She was backed into favourite as if the result was known. I also remember corrine bestel sending out a lovely horse called Olympic Flag the same day at clairwood ridden by Rene Bonehead. Also backed into favourite and won has he liked. I think olympic flag was probably the best Bestel had trained!

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> > > > Nobody rate Glory Be ? My favourite Pretty
> > > > Border... won the SA Oaks and a couple of
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> > > > later won a feature sprint over the
> > Turffontein
> > > > 1200m's. (tu) ....
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> > > Be, think he won 11 in a row. Beaten by Port
> > > Pegasus, who had bad legs,was it,
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> > Long before Port Pegaus. Pyrmont maybe?
> Gilbey's
> > at Scottsville 1975 thereabouts.
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> Was definitely pyrmont.... castrol national
> sprint, gosforth park

I stand corrected. <