New Posts For Thread: raffingorahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingoratrying to find a recording of this horse winning at york many years agowas ridden by l.piggott i think it was the 3 day ebor meeting in the 70'stop weight in 6 f handicapthe meeting was blighted by huge draw bias. all winners and placed horses were dYes, must be. The fact he won the Norfolk makes me feel a bit better about my bet.His first Japanese offspring were foaled in 1976, so presumably he was shipped in 1975 at the latest.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584479#555584479Yes, must be. The fact he won the Norfolk makes me feel a bit better about my bet.His first Japanese offspring were foaled in 1976, so presumably he was shipped in 1975 at the latest.Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:50:42 -0500Ged,His form going into the Norfolk reads 1-1-2 and he's shown on the racecard as BF last time out, so that's probably the one.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584471#555584471Ged,His form going into the Norfolk reads 1-1-2 and he's shown on the racecard as BF last time out, so that's probably the one.Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:48:25 -0500Ah yes, Overtown. I had a bet on that once, at 2-9. It got beat. One of my most shameful bets ever, I think, or at least I felt so at the time. I don't think it was the Flying Childers, but a smaller race after/before the Norfolk.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584441#555584441Ah yes, Overtown. I had a bet on that once, at 2-9. It got beat. One of my most shameful bets ever, I think, or at least I felt so at the time. I don't think it was the Flying Childers, but a smaller race after/before the Norfolk.Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:38:22 -0500He did produce a Group 1 winner called Pasty, who won the Cheveley Park in 1975 for Peter Walwyn - she'd also won the Lowther at York. And there was a 2-y-old called Overtown (Doug Smith) who won the Norfolk in 1974 and was later second in the Flyinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584415#555584415He did produce a Group 1 winner called Pasty, who won the Cheveley Park in 1975 for Peter Walwyn - she'd also won the Lowther at York. And there was a 2-y-old called Overtown (Doug Smith) who won the Norfolk in 1974 and was later second in the FlyingFri, 21 Sep 2018 05:31:45 -0500Thanks Ged, Remember Vilgora well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584361#555584361Thanks Ged, Remember Vilgora well.Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:20:31 -0500He sired a couple of speedy ones in Raffindale and Vilgora. Ryan Price trained Raffindale, who won at the Ascot Heath meeting as a 2yo (beating Roussalka), and was 4th in the Gimcrack. He disappointed a bit thereafter, a bit like his sire as a 3yo, bhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584345#555584345He sired a couple of speedy ones in Raffindale and Vilgora. Ryan Price trained Raffindale, who won at the Ascot Heath meeting as a 2yo (beating Roussalka), and was 4th in the Gimcrack. He disappointed a bit thereafter, a bit like his sire as a 3yo, bFri, 21 Sep 2018 05:15:50 -0500Anyone know how he did at Stud...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584305#555584305Anyone know how he did at Stud...Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:00:27 -0500I doubt dogstorm is still around to be interested, but the race he wants was the Harewood handicap run on Tuesday Aug 19, 1969. Raffingora (then a 4yo) won with 10-0, drawn 12 of 12. Not sure about any draw bias for the day, as the previous 4 races whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584259#555584259I doubt dogstorm is still around to be interested, but the race he wants was the Harewood handicap run on Tuesday Aug 19, 1969. Raffingora (then a 4yo) won with 10-0, drawn 12 of 12. Not sure about any draw bias for the day, as the previous 4 races wFri, 21 Sep 2018 04:44:38 -0500Bumphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=555584071#555584071BumpFri, 21 Sep 2018 03:48:56 -0500Terrific thread.Wonderful horse, and a childhood favourite.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29287759/raffingora?post_id=522725331#522725331Terrific thread.Wonderful horse, and a childhood favourite.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:06:34 -0500