New Posts For Thread: Jim Joels colours...Whatever happened to themhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-themBlack with a red cap...many famous horses...Always remember Fairy Footsteps and Door Latch Beacon LightGood thread also on same theme..but surprised these visually striking colours have never been re usedYeah cheers for that blackbarn, I had a feeling colours could also go back into circulation again when having no connection with previous owners but wasn't sure what the exact rules on that were.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547006723#547006723Yeah cheers for that blackbarn, I had a feeling colours could also go back into circulation again when having no connection with previous owners but wasn't sure what the exact rules on that were.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:48:20 -0600Eont - only if they lapse and/or are not renewed. The BHA appear to have gradually filed away a lot of lapsed AND historic colours only to bring them to auction as they see fit. Important to remember that the BHA have absolutely NO morals at all, ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547006565#547006565Eont - only if they lapse and/or are not renewed. The BHA appear to have gradually filed away a lot of lapsed AND historic colours only to bring them to auction as they see fit. Important to remember that the BHA have absolutely NO morals at all, aTue, 01 Dec 2015 09:36:24 -0600I thought in the UK they were retired as a mark of respect.Phipps family still use in the USA. They had to have changed colours in UK think Posse, Quick As lightning.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547006309#547006309I thought in the UK they were retired as a mark of respect.Phipps family still use in the USA. They had to have changed colours in UK think Posse, Quick As lightning.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:08:41 -0600I'll never forget those colours on The Lairdhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547006287#547006287I'll never forget those colours on The LairdTue, 01 Dec 2015 09:06:34 -0600shame really...their distinctive and easy to distinguish..there also seems some comfort in them as seemed to back many winners in them..tho through the fog of time probably also forgotten a good few losers...intersting stuff..thanks guyshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005769#547005769shame really...their distinctive and easy to distinguish..there also seems some comfort in them as seemed to back many winners in them..tho through the fog of time probably also forgotten a good few losers...intersting stuff..thanks guysTue, 01 Dec 2015 08:14:01 -0600Delta - Good stuff, was not aware of this connection, but I though Mary Slack's colours were the same but with a scarlet star on the body.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005745#547005745Delta - Good stuff, was not aware of this connection, but I though Mary Slack's colours were the same but with a scarlet star on the body.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:11:49 -0600Correct Ima. In fact that is very common, and as long as you stump up the annual registration fee they can be kept until needed or passed on againhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005723#547005723Correct Ima. In fact that is very common, and as long as you stump up the annual registration fee they can be kept until needed or passed on againTue, 01 Dec 2015 08:08:39 -0600His colours, the black shirt and scarlet cap we see aboard the Mary Slack runners these days, were carried to Classic victories by the English Derby hero, Royal Palace, the St Leger ace, Light Calvary, and the serene heroine of the English 1000 Guinehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005571#547005571His colours, the black shirt and scarlet cap we see aboard the Mary Slack runners these days, were carried to Classic victories by the English Derby hero, Royal Palace, the St Leger ace, Light Calvary, and the serene heroine of the English 1000 GuineTue, 01 Dec 2015 07:49:11 -0600Don't relatives sometimes inherit them and then might not have any more runners later on?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005561#547005561Don't relatives sometimes inherit them and then might not have any more runners later on?Tue, 01 Dec 2015 07:48:31 -0600.....with White sleeves and the same Scarlet cap. I used to like his brother's(?) colours, those pink and green stripes looked very smart, with matching checks for Mrs Stanhope.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622291/jim-joels-colourswhatever-happened-to-them?post_id=547005539#547005539.....with White sleeves and the same Scarlet cap. I used to like his brother's(?) colours, those pink and green stripes looked very smart, with matching checks for Mrs Stanhope.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 07:45:31 -0600