Nijinsky Beaten

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2157A
Date Released
8 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nijinsky Beaten. DESCRIPTION: Triple-Crown winner Nijinsky is odds-on favourite for the valuable Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. But despite a desperate challenge in the last furlong Nijinsky suffers his first defeat, French Derby winner Sassafras wins by a head. SHOTLIST: TV 2 shots Lester Piggott on Nijinsky (No 9) before race. GV crowd in stand. LV under starters orders at 18’ horses out of starting gate pan with them. Piggott, high in the saddle on the far side holding back. Head on shot (slow motion) horses race towards. LV pan horses into bend. Head on shot (slow motion) horses round bend, Piggott still holding back. LTV pan slow motion down final straight Piggott on Nijinsky making his bid. STV pan slow motion Sassafras No 12 leading Nijinsky (9) and Miss Dan (No 15) Sassafras just hold off Nijinsky. SV crowd applaud SV pan winner Yves Saint-Martin on Sassafras.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Newsreels
Locations
France; Longchamps
Card file number
96428
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Nijinsky Beaten', British Movietone News Issue No. 2157A, 8 Oct 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28523 (Accessed 27 Jun 2025)