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OLD HORSES FROM THE 60s/70s, ANYONE REMEMBER..?
OLD HORSES FROM THE 60s/70s, ANYONE REMEMBER..?
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Typo, sry. I meant unlucky loser, not winner.
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Border Flight.
My first bet on the GN ( my old man put it on for me,I'm not that ancient ). Fell and the jockey Paddy O'Farrell was left paralysed  |
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Provideo Brondesbury
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Quick look at the Michael Stoute list in 1985 Horses in training.
Shardari, Scottish Reel, Shadeed. Two year olds included Colorspin and Green Desert. |
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Names from my teens in the 50/60s. Lochroe, Linwell, Bob tailed Un (the last horse to run with a docked tail that I can remember) Pointsman, Halloween, Gay Donald.
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Tingle Creek - noeeds no intro but sorry if already mentioned.
Jellaby - stumbled and unshipped Brian Taylor with Lockinge at his mercy. Pink Elephant - handicapper and subject of my ever bet (at the time) when caught near the line in a Brighton handicap. |
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The only one I can think of that's not one of the greats is
Jon George who won the 1977 Ayr Gold Cup at 22/1. |
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Pendil beating Tingle Creek over 2m at Sandown giving him a small welght
https://theracingforum.co.uk/forums/topic/tingle-creek-14/ scroll down half way to see race Red Rum & Red Candle battling out a great Hennessy finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwft15X831Q Never to be forgotten dead heat at Aintree between Monksfield & Night Nurse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2Ai77voXE Other great memories were Captain Christy's brilliant slamming of Bula by 30 lengths in the King George and that classic finish at Aintree when Morley Street and Granville Again were both still on the bridle on the run in with Graham Bradley winning the day. Can't beat jump racing for great memories  |
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I remember losing a weeks wages on Try My Best.
Another 2000G disappointment was Apalachee. |
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Wiki Wiki Wheels which I believe was named after a car showroom in Hawaii.
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Nijinsky what a horse he was.
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My favourite of them all lockup, closely followed (later) by Dancing Brave and then, inevitably, DeaThs Stars and Frankel.
Pendil and Tingle Creek - fabulous post stirring immensely joyful memories. We all mourned when Pencil lost his life. Pre 70's, sry, but I can never forget Raffingora. Absolutely burned up the Epsom 5f to set a new world record. "Go on Raffingora"! |
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Sula Bula
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Raffingora reminds me of Native Bazaar. Another of Bill Marshall's flying sprinters.
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