New Posts For Thread: John Mathias R.I,Phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-ripOnly 64.John had his first runner as a trainer on the equivalent card to today's in the first race at Leicester on June 3, 2002. He only had 4 horses, and managed 2 places with one of them, Santa Catalina, ridden by Ernie Johnson, who was 54 at the time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554603819#554603819John had his first runner as a trainer on the equivalent card to today's in the first race at Leicester on June 3, 2002. He only had 4 horses, and managed 2 places with one of them, Santa Catalina, ridden by Ernie Johnson, who was 54 at the time.Mon, 28 May 2018 06:04:58 -0500His ride on Glint Of Gold in the Derby is what comes to mind immediately.......not a bad renewal of the race to have finished second in.RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554603041#554603041His ride on Glint Of Gold in the Derby is what comes to mind immediately.......not a bad renewal of the race to have finished second in.RIPMon, 28 May 2018 04:14:20 -0500Glint of Gold's two defeats at Epsom in the Coronation and Ascot (Hardwick) cooked JM's goose. What we don't know of course was whether or not he was riding to orders.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602887#554602887Glint of Gold's two defeats at Epsom in the Coronation and Ascot (Hardwick) cooked JM's goose. What we don't know of course was whether or not he was riding to orders.Mon, 28 May 2018 03:28:32 -0500Thanks for clarifying that verbotene.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602863#554602863Thanks for clarifying that verbotene.Mon, 28 May 2018 03:20:44 -0500Did us a lot of favours in the 70's & 80's riding for John Sutcliffe ... JM would warm them up in their prep races for Pat Eddery, Joe Mercer, Mouse Roberts, Willy Carson, Ernie Johnson or Brent Thomson to do the business when they were trying and thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602813#554602813Did us a lot of favours in the 70's & 80's riding for John Sutcliffe ... JM would warm them up in their prep races for Pat Eddery, Joe Mercer, Mouse Roberts, Willy Carson, Ernie Johnson or Brent Thomson to do the business when they were trying and thMon, 28 May 2018 03:06:33 -0500He was Foxy and I've no idea why he moved. Maybe some facility at Ballydoyle that they thought would benefit him that wasn't at South Bank.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602769#554602769He was Foxy and I've no idea why he moved. Maybe some facility at Ballydoyle that they thought would benefit him that wasn't at South Bank.Mon, 28 May 2018 02:51:23 -0500verbotene was last fandango not trained by barry hills i seem to think he ran in 1980 st james palace won by posse ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602749#554602749verbotene was last fandango not trained by barry hills i seem to think he ran in 1980 st james palace won by posse ?Mon, 28 May 2018 02:44:41 -0500Watched the 1981 Oaks form a TV in the bar at Haydock Park. Leap Lively, big, rangy Nijinsky filly, started favourite and freewheeled ahead of the field down into Tattenham Corner, looking a likely winner, but she'd done too much and as it turned outhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602703#554602703Watched the 1981 Oaks form a TV in the bar at Haydock Park. Leap Lively, big, rangy Nijinsky filly, started favourite and freewheeled ahead of the field down into Tattenham Corner, looking a likely winner, but she'd done too much and as it turned outMon, 28 May 2018 02:27:42 -0500did she win a big 2 yo race in ireland knot in wood perhaps the heinz 57 ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602653#554602653did she win a big 2 yo race in ireland knot in wood perhaps the heinz 57 ?Mon, 28 May 2018 02:10:21 -0500i saw him ride work with tony ives on a couple of unraced 2yos one turned out to be forest flower.a good solid jockey..RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31382475/john-mathias-rip?post_id=554602611#554602611i saw him ride work with tony ives on a couple of unraced 2yos one turned out to be forest flower.a good solid jockey..RIPMon, 28 May 2018 01:50:12 -0500