Fastest time ever over 1000m??

Ah… a subject close to my heart – I have done a limited amount of research, and here are some interesting results. I am dying to know what the official records are in SA…

Tommy Hotspur 55.5kg 02/12/95 55.41 Joe Dorfman Memorial

Ruby Clipper 58kg 14/11/99 55.65 Lebelo Hcp

Golden Loom only ran a sub 56 second 1000m twice – both were A or Open Div Hcp, both in a time of 55.84

National Currency 54kg 55.67 Allowance Plate

Mythical Flight 56.5kg 54.96 Computaform Sprint and 62kg 55.08 Lebelo Hcp

Silent Witness 57.5kg 55.30 Hong Kong listed race

Procreate 58kg 53.79 Gulfstream Park – is touted to be the world record on grass

I once saw an advert in the now defunct SA Racehorse magazine, that said that Librado (ARG) had run 1000m in 53.3, on dirt in Argentina

I have just taken a selection of some of my favourite sprinters... Amazingly, some of the best, like Harry's Charm, All Will Be Well, Senor Santa never ran a sub 56 second 1000m!!!

What weight was "Goofy" carrying?

Sorry... in the A div he carried 59.5kg, and in the open Hcp he carried 63.5kg... when he carried less weight he raan worse times!!! Go Figure!

Hear The Drums knocks off 56 + odds carring 60kg+ every now and again

Hope Hear The Drums makes it the big "30" today.

27/12/2008 Turf 1000 PRIVATE JET (ARG) 55.5sec (Grade 3) Open....

Me thinks very subjective as course conditions, weight, track surface etc can all effect.

For a long time SA record was help by Zatopec or such if not mistaken.

Someone needs to get hold of Cliffie Miller. About 17 years ago he had a winner in kimberley ridden by Donavan Habib. I am almost sure it won in sub 54 and was reported as such in the computaform at the time. I do believe that this was disputed but nevertheless on the day the time was clocked....

Organic Easy thats quick.... shit where are the stats boys!!!

Think fastest horses ever was EPO

True Zatopek held the record.
till a stayer at 50/1 (kingsly) beat it at 3/10
the jackpot numbers were 4 x 2 x 5 (Kingsly) x 3 and paid R3200 in 1981/2
caught the jackpot straight line for R1.
got it twice that day.

Does any1 know what was the fastest time AL Nitak clocked???