Better than Frankel? Who knows, but Carson insists Baaeed is better than Nashwan

In God's own county here was God's own horse, not the very first to be worthy of such billing, and perhaps not even the very best, yet one to remember for the rest of your days.

Rare and precious are the moments when you witness an equine athlete blessed with the outrageous brilliance of Baaeed. On this unforgettable Knavesmire afternoon, we were in the presence of Baaeed at his most magnificent.

The recent history of the Juddmonte International is extraordinary. It was only ten years ago that Frankel produced a display almost beyond description, one some considered to have been unmatched before or since. What Baaeed did here will not earn quite the same stratospheric numbers Frankel achieved then, but it was still one of the all-time great performances by one of the all-time great thoroughbreds. Of that, there can now be no doubt.