New Posts For Thread: Pheidippideshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippidesFirst Marathon runner.Horse named the same circa 1960s run some good races if my memory has not gone t**s upI went to Marathon when we were in Athens a long time ago as I though such a famous place deserved a visit. The hotel receptionist said that he had not heard of other tourists ever going there. There is the burial mound where the Greek dead were burihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552240125#552240125I went to Marathon when we were in Athens a long time ago as I though such a famous place deserved a visit. The hotel receptionist said that he had not heard of other tourists ever going there. There is the burial mound where the Greek dead were buriWed, 28 Jun 2017 12:16:17 -0500Yes, many of Phil Bull's horses were named after characters from Greek history, or mythology, or other classical origins. sparrow has put a piece about the horse on another Phil Bull thread lower down.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552232543#552232543Yes, many of Phil Bull's horses were named after characters from Greek history, or mythology, or other classical origins. sparrow has put a piece about the horse on another Phil Bull thread lower down.Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:44:42 -0500Didn't Phil Bull own him at one time ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552232507#552232507Didn't Phil Bull own him at one time ?Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:39:01 -0500I saw him run at Folkestone in August 1970. He was 15. He was in a 6f seller. My dad backed him, but was disappointed when he saw him go down to the start "he looks a bit stiff in his joints!" he said to me. He ran 4th of 6, in blinkers, ridden by Phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552232321#552232321I saw him run at Folkestone in August 1970. He was 15. He was in a 6f seller. My dad backed him, but was disappointed when he saw him go down to the start "he looks a bit stiff in his joints!" he said to me. He ran 4th of 6, in blinkers, ridden by PTue, 27 Jun 2017 04:50:33 -0500I worked for the owner Maj Glover.A stokbroker. It was a fairly good sprinter and ran up to age 15 or 16.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552232229#552232229I worked for the owner Maj Glover.A stokbroker. It was a fairly good sprinter and ran up to age 15 or 16.Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:10:15 -0500Correct Gary.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552229997#552229997Correct Gary.Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:07:41 -0500First Marathon runner.Horse named the same circa 1960s run some good races if my memory has not gone t**s uphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30894727/pheidippides?post_id=552228967#552228967First Marathon runner.Horse named the same circa 1960s run some good races if my memory has not gone t**s upMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:08:17 -0500