New Posts For Thread: 1960's Jumpers Who Died In Actionhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-actionI love delving through the old form books, but I wasn't quite around at the time.Came across a few who probably had more to give when meeting their fate - Dunkirk, Buona Notte, Arctic Sunset and Wilhelmina Henrietta.Anyone around at the time who can*Nov 1968https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837963#564837963*Nov 1968Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:44:41 -0500Billy Bow collapsed and died after crossing the line in a valuable handicap hurdle at Newcastle on Hennessy day in Nov 1969. It was his 5th win in a row, he was carrying 12-4 and giving 10 lbs to next in the weights Celtic Gold, who wasn't far off tohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837945#564837945Billy Bow collapsed and died after crossing the line in a valuable handicap hurdle at Newcastle on Hennessy day in Nov 1969. It was his 5th win in a row, he was carrying 12-4 and giving 10 lbs to next in the weights Celtic Gold, who wasn't far off toTue, 08 Jul 2025 07:40:00 -0500Knucklecracker. Beat the Irish horse Zonda in the Hennessey. He was my first favourite horse. Derek Ancil used to ride him. Probably trained him too.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837921#564837921Knucklecracker. Beat the Irish horse Zonda in the Hennessey. He was my first favourite horse. Derek Ancil used to ride him. Probably trained him too.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:25:55 -0500Killiney was the Heinz Chase April 1973.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837895#564837895Killiney was the Heinz Chase April 1973.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:07:16 -0500I can remember a fair bit of the 70's. Golden Cygnet was the very obvious one. In a great era he had the potential to be anything. At a different level, but Grey Sombrero was only nine when he was lost. The previous year he had won a terrific renewalhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837893#564837893I can remember a fair bit of the 70's. Golden Cygnet was the very obvious one. In a great era he had the potential to be anything. At a different level, but Grey Sombrero was only nine when he was lost. The previous year he had won a terrific renewalTue, 08 Jul 2025 07:06:05 -0500Killiney but he succumbed in early 70s I think.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837889#564837889Killiney but he succumbed in early 70s I think.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:03:51 -0500Can anyone remember trying to spot the horse you backed in a big field on a black and white TV ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837883#564837883Can anyone remember trying to spot the horse you backed in a big field on a black and white TV ?Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:01:44 -0500Buona Notte had a heart attack before hitting the fence but still died racing. Bula did have a long career.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837851#564837851Buona Notte had a heart attack before hitting the fence but still died racing. Bula did have a long career.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:38:56 -0500Bula was a top horse with a string of wins.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837837#564837837Bula was a top horse with a string of wins.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:31:06 -0500The Wiki page only seems to go back to the 70s so you have Lanzarote and Bula from that decade but not Buona Notte and Dunkirk,who were on a similar level.There is another from the 60s. The Champion Hurdler,Anzio,who was probably past his peak as a hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878717/1960s-jumpers-who-died-in-action?post_id=564837817#564837817The Wiki page only seems to go back to the 70s so you have Lanzarote and Bula from that decade but not Buona Notte and Dunkirk,who were on a similar level.There is another from the 60s. The Champion Hurdler,Anzio,who was probably past his peak as a hTue, 08 Jul 2025 06:12:19 -0500