New Posts For Thread: most impressive 2yo?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yoI actually found this the other day. All those years later and it still gives you goose bumps. Didn't look like the finish of group 2 sprint did it?Must have been quite a machine.www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH1hn8aBDJYYeah I remember that fast time in the Hyperion. Personally, I always think it's better when a horse has achieved a higher rating as a 4yo (not that they're usually given the opportunity), such as Frankel or Harbinger. In those cases the horses have ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522308389#522308389Yeah I remember that fast time in the Hyperion. Personally, I always think it's better when a horse has achieved a higher rating as a 4yo (not that they're usually given the opportunity), such as Frankel or Harbinger. In those cases the horses have aThu, 26 Jul 2012 15:33:18 -0500Hi figgisI think the time that surprised me from memory was the one Celtic Swing did in the Hyperion Stakes. Me and a friend did a number of stop watch attempts on an old VCR of the time he took to do the last 2 furlongs at Ascot and he was like Franhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522305553#522305553Hi figgisI think the time that surprised me from memory was the one Celtic Swing did in the Hyperion Stakes. Me and a friend did a number of stop watch attempts on an old VCR of the time he took to do the last 2 furlongs at Ascot and he was like FranThu, 26 Jul 2012 14:11:16 -0500Hi COT, yes that Mill Reef video does look very impressive, he must've been some horse.As for Celtic Swing, the Timeform timefigure would also incorporate wfa (something I'd seriously take issue with when rating performances on time), which means thahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522302407#522302407Hi COT, yes that Mill Reef video does look very impressive, he must've been some horse.As for Celtic Swing, the Timeform timefigure would also incorporate wfa (something I'd seriously take issue with when rating performances on time), which means thaThu, 26 Jul 2012 12:46:38 -0500Hi figgis, long time no speak; hope all's well with you.Have a look at the u-tube video of Mill Reef's Gimcrack. It is quite fun.I was a huge Celtic Swing fan. He won the Hyperion Stakes at Ascot over 7 furlongs on good to firm ground in a course rechttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522300135#522300135Hi figgis, long time no speak; hope all's well with you.Have a look at the u-tube video of Mill Reef's Gimcrack. It is quite fun.I was a huge Celtic Swing fan. He won the Hyperion Stakes at Ascot over 7 furlongs on good to firm ground in a course recThu, 26 Jul 2012 11:43:20 -0500I only go back as far as '85, so can't comment on the likes of Mill Reef, but I agree about Celtic Swing. He was the best 2yo I'd seen, until Frankel came along. It's unusual for a 2yo to show so much speed and be able to carry it over a mile at thathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522291071#522291071I only go back as far as '85, so can't comment on the likes of Mill Reef, but I agree about Celtic Swing. He was the best 2yo I'd seen, until Frankel came along. It's unusual for a 2yo to show so much speed and be able to carry it over a mile at thatThu, 26 Jul 2012 07:44:10 -0500for me celtic swing was an awesome 2 year old and his run in a top class 2000 guineas backed up his explosive 2 year old victories...wish they hadn't tried to stretch him out to a mile and a half but a brilliant 2 year old he was...http://www.youtubehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522267843#522267843for me celtic swing was an awesome 2 year old and his run in a top class 2000 guineas backed up his explosive 2 year old victories...wish they hadn't tried to stretch him out to a mile and a half but a brilliant 2 year old he was...http://www.youtubeWed, 25 Jul 2012 14:37:51 -0500One of my all time favourite sentences of horse racing commentary, an incredulous shriek from the Yank, ".......and Arazi runs right by him!!!"https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522213879#522213879One of my all time favourite sentences of horse racing commentary, an incredulous shriek from the Yank, ".......and Arazi runs right by him!!!"Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:57:08 -0500OK, take your point about drugs.One of the most impressive more recent performances has to be Canford Cliffs in the 2009 Coventry. The stable were VERY confident, this is why...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tErrSZfIfLUhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522198651#522198651OK, take your point about drugs.One of the most impressive more recent performances has to be Canford Cliffs in the 2009 Coventry. The stable were VERY confident, this is why...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tErrSZfIfLUMon, 23 Jul 2012 16:21:48 -0500Yes Apalachee was an amazing 2yo; lost the Guineas at odds of 4/7 or 4/9.Arazi's run was incredible; but I personally don't believe anything run on dirt is necessarily a true performance as the drugs allowed rather ruin the sport and make it a sham.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522127727#522127727Yes Apalachee was an amazing 2yo; lost the Guineas at odds of 4/7 or 4/9.Arazi's run was incredible; but I personally don't believe anything run on dirt is necessarily a true performance as the drugs allowed rather ruin the sport and make it a sham.Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:03:16 -0500Apalachee was probably the shortest price winter fav i can remember for the guineas after winning the 1972 Observer Gold Cup by 8l from Mississippianhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29223217/most-impressive-2yo?post_id=522099411#522099411Apalachee was probably the shortest price winter fav i can remember for the guineas after winning the 1972 Observer Gold Cup by 8l from MississippianFri, 20 Jul 2012 17:26:33 -0500