tiggs
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The story of Frankel & Sir Henry Cecil is on C4 at 7pm tonight
Fabulous. Worth watching again I think! Moving tribute to a great partnership.
It's on Ch 4seven (it's hidden in depths of the freeview channels - think it's 47) at 5pm tonight, orMissed it unfortunately, does anyone know if its to be repeated or shown on another channel at any time?
It was a really good programme, but I also felt sad for the horse. The way he just cruised past the other horses so easily, when they were going as fast as they could showed not only his class and capability, but also his will to win and competitiveness. Born to run and gallop and race, he can do that no longer. No more hacking around Newmarket Heath and going as fast as he can up the gallops. I know that he is very well cared for, and stallions are kept fit and in work and he has other work to do. But it isn't the same.
Lots of people on here go out of their way to remind us of the cruel life of a racehorse, backed at two, raced to death then off to the meatman, so he really has it good. In the end horses get beaten, they get slower not faster, he would never be allowed to go as fast as he can up the gallops anyway, that way leads to injury, and really, it must be a bit boring being so much better than the others, doing the same thing day in day out. He was pretty difficult to ride, so its probably for the best.
I think his current life, lots of food, daily exercise, his own paddock, etc looks ideal.
Yes, I know all this, it was just rather poignant as he left the racing stables for ever. There was a similar short film about See The Stars and his trainer was just about in tears as he left the yard. It is happy memories for the trainers though, counting the dosh for the owners, and the trainer has next year's runners to look forward to.
That was lovely - thanks for the link. : )
Does anyone have details of the Sea the Stars film ? I'd love to watch it.