Arazi is back !

Wow...love to see this name on ChitChat...the best two year old ever, and one of the greatest performances ever...utter lurv...

Why didn't they leave his knees alone??

"..and Arazi just runs right by them!" Incredulity by the comms at the BC Juvenile, one of my fav bits of commentary.

Thought there was some rule upon naming horses after previous champions.You'd never be allowed another Arkle or Red Rum.

jambo, i think you can use the same name  if it is bred in a different country to the original arazi. ie Arazi(swe)

Agree desmond, not often i like the yanks when they commentate but those words were perfect for the performance.

I think he just meant the winner is a good hoss...ffs......there is no new "Arazi"!

Brough Scott : "He showed all the dexterity of a polo pony..."

Brough Scott (After Arazi's last race) : "Well, he might have been good once, but he's nothing special now..."

Brough "Fickle Bass" Scott.

Going down the back stretch in the kentucky  Derby the next year you'd swear he was about to do the same again such was the ground he made up.. then just flattened out..maybe the knees gave way then

sad, but a great memory

Hi Uncle!

Yes, I remember the bloke on radio 5 choking back tears in the live commentary...

Mibbe was Cornelius Lysaght...

When you look at his record as a two year old, there never was a better two year old - not even Secretariat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mBQxqtsyTc

Hi vela, hope all is well, only a few weeks now until you have to buy your own drinks again

I bought two copies of the Racing Post on the Monday - can still recall the brilliant front page photo of Arazi taken from a low angle.

My fav Derbee was Street Sense..... they dont want me to win any more in the States..they've cancelled my direct debit..otherwise  known as the Breeders Cup Marathon..

remember Big Mac saying it would dot up in the guineas and it duly obliged.

Shame he didnt seem to train on.

I still want to view his run from the stands(camera wise), when he is making his run it cuts back to the leaders but you know he is making ground (or cutting through the field usa style)

Its those yards or on the snaff around the 4f pole which is truly outstanding.

Best 2yo performance - arazi (breeders)
Best 3yo performance - 2000g
Best 4yo performance - ?

Zafonic shirley??

yeah that's the booze talking right there

I think they operated on both of Arazi's knees - probably not even necessary as many horses race on with bone chips...pretty sure that trainer Francois Boutin was against the operation...hey ho...

Frankel and Harbinger imho... Ib