- This topic has 15 replies, 15 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 9 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Sad news that Generous has passed away today. <!– m –>http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd?event_id=1032251<!– m –>
His Derby, Irish Derby and King George wins with Alan Munro in the saddle were outstanding. Remember him with great affection and those Dark Green silks of his owner Fahd Salman. Suave Dancer who was runner up to him in the Irish Derby got his revenge in the Arc. If you can find a youtube clip of his Irish Derby win it’s well worth a look. Shuttled to Japan and NZ as a sire but sired on 15 Group winners.
I was a Suave Dancer fan at the time but I admit Generous was the better horse.
Doesn’t seem like five minutes ago. R.I.P. Generous.
Sad news, he was the most lovely looking horse and an exceptional one to boot. Rather sad the international handicappers dropped his rating by a lb on the same day he died.
Outstanding Derby winner, won the best Irish Derby I’ve seen against the brilliant Suave Dancer and then put in an outstanding winning performance in the King George.
There are very few 1m 4f horses that could have beaten Generous during the summer of 1991.
RIP
There are very few 1m 4f horses that could have beaten Generous during the summer of 1991.
A view also held by former professional ( and very successful ) punter, the late Alex Bird, who commented that he ( Generous ) was pulling a train entering the Ascot straight and won as he pleased, adding that this was possibly the most impressive KG&QE winning performance he had seen, eclipsing even his beloved Mill Reef’s win in ’71.
Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
Brilliant horse, won KIng George in style when it really meant something, under-rated.
Fantastic horse, but owner Prince Fahd Salman’s decision to sack Richard Quinn as jockey and replace him with Alan Munro, on virtually the eve of the Derby was unforgivable.
Prince Fahd Salman is also now deceased.
I can’t think of any other horse who would win The Dewhusrt at such long odds ( 50/1
) and would then go on to win the three biggest flat races in the British Isles the following season.Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
Generous was truly,one of British flat racing’s all-time great racehorses whose exploits in 1991 are unforgettable.His 7 length King George 6h and Queen Elizabeth Diamond stakes win in 1991 was one of the most spectacular wins in a group 1 middle distance race where he cruised like a railway train beating the likes of Star of Gdansk.Sadly he was past his prime during the Arc.Had he won the 1991 Arc he would have been hailed in the same breadth as Mill Reef or Nijinsky.To me the best British flat racehorse of the 1990’s and just a shade below Mill Reef or Dancing Brave.His memories will live in our hearts forever.
Most underrated of all the greats in my mind. A true monster of a horse when on song, and a real looker too.
RIP Generous the most Beautiful Chestnut Colt with flowing mane..will always remember seeing you running 4th in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and thinking you might just need the extra distance to win the Derby that year which you did. Happy memories so sad that you have now gone, sleep well dear friend
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.