Horse Racing's Greatest Moments DVD

In the most definitive horseracing programme ever Clare Balding presents the official countdown of the top 25 greatest ever flat and the top 25 greatest ever jumps races as voted for by leading journalists trainers and jockeys alike. Volume One concentrates on the dramatic world of flat racing. In Volume Two Clare turns her attention to the jumps and brings us everything from extraordinary rides and legendary horses to desperate finishes and emotional triumphs. Interspersed with additional races and interviews with leading figures from the racing world this is a programme... to satisfy racing fans everywhere. The Flat: 1938: Sea Biscuit defeats War Admiral Pimlico Race Course 1956: Ribot wins his 2nd Arc and retires unbeaten 1965: Sea Bird wins the Derby in a canter 1970: Nijinski majestic in the King George 1971: Brigadier Gerard beats Mill Reef and My Swallow in the Guineas 1971: Mill Reef wins the Arc in record-breaking time 1972: Roberto denies Rheingold by the narrowest of margins in the Derby 1973: Secretariat takes the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown by 31 lengths 1975: Grundy beats Bustino in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes 1977: The Minstrel's power-packed finish in the Derby 1978: Seattle Slew and Affirmed dispute the Jockey Club Gold Cup 1981: Shergar wins the Derby by record-breaking 10 lengths 1986: Dancing Brave wins the Arc de Triomphe 1989: Sunday Silence holds on to beat Easy Goer in the Breeders' Cup Classic 1990: Lester Piggot wins the Breeders' Cup on Royal Academy 1991: Arazi wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in sensational fashion 1993: Vintage Crop wins the Melbourne Cup 1995: Cigar wins the Breeders' Cup Classic his 10th consecutive win that season 1996: Frankie Dettori wins his 7th consecutive race at Ascot on Fujiyama Crest 2000: Dubai Millennium winning the Dubai World Cup 2001: Irish Champion Stakes fought out by Galileo and Fantastic Light 2000: Giants's Causeway beating Kalanisi in the Juddmonte International Stakes 2003: Persian Punch wins the Jockey Club Cup for the third time 2003: High Chaparral in the closest ever finish to a Breeders' Cup race The Jumps: 1956: Devon Loch loses the Grand National 1962: Mandarin wins the Grand Steeplechase de Paris at Auteuil 1964: Arkle defeats Mill House in the Cheltenham Gold Cup 1965: Arkle wins the Whitbread Gold Cup 1967: Foinavon wins the Grand National after an amazing pile up 1973: Crisp gets pipped by Red Rum in the Grand National 1977: Night Nurse wins one of the very best Championship Hurdles 1977: Night Nurse and Monksfield dead-heat in the Templegate Hurdle 1977: Red Rum wins the Grand National for the third time 1978: Monksfield beats Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse in the Champion Hurdle 1980: Sea Pigeon beats Monksfield and Bird's Nest in the Champion Hurdle 1981: Bob Champion wins the Grand National on Aldaniti 1983: Cheltenham Gold Cup. Michael Dickinson trains first five home 1984: Special Cargo wins an emotional Whitbread Gold Cup 1986: Dawn Run's memorable Gold Cup 1989: Desert Orchid beats Panto Prince in the Victor Chandler Handicap Chase 1989: Desert Orchid wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup 1990: Desert Orchid carries 12-3 to victory in the Racing Post Chase 1991: Desert Orchid refuses to give in to Nick the Brief in the Agfa Diamond Chase 1994: Viking Flagship's pulsating victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase 1995: Melling Chase won by Viking Flagship 2000: Istabraq wins Champion Hurdle for the third consecutive time 2000: Edredon Bleu beats Direct Route in the Queen Mother Champion Chase 2001: Florida Pearl defeats Best Mate in the King George VI Chase 2004: Best Mate wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the third year in a row [show more]

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