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Royal Ascot. I know the goalposts have changed now with it being a five day meeting but would be interested to know. Anybody?
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Think Eddery holds the record for winners at the Royal Ascot meeting which didnt include the Saturday which was known as the Heath meeting,think the record is 8 then for the then 4 days.
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FYI - The Long Fellow won the Ascot Gold Cup 11 times
including twice on my fav horse Ardross '81 & '82 (when I got into racing) |
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Piggott rode 8 in '65 when it was 4 days.
1 Tues, 2 Weds, 4 Thurs, and 1 Fri. |
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piece in the press after frankies win was as per happyhibee above;
Lester Piggott 116 Pat Eddery 73 Willie Carson 53 Dettori 50 |
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^ on that Ascot Thursday in '65, Piggott was beaten a neck in the 4th race, and didn't have a mount in the first race, so he was almost 5 from 5 on the day.
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^only one of the 5 was for his boss, Noel Murless, and that was the one he was beaten on. SPs - 4/7, 6/1, 9/2, 6/1, 6/1.
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116?? I thought happyhibee was taking the p1ss. Amazing record. Thanks for the replies.
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So what is a 'modern dy record'? When does 'modern day' start? 1965 is obviously 'pre-modern day'.
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Some would say NOT - ged -
Perhaps some (short-sighted) others would claim, "modern day," to be when the meeting became 5 days. |
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For the record, Piggott's 8 winners at the 4-day meeting were for 7 different trainers. He also rode 2 2nds and 3 3rds.
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I only knew the answer as C4 mentioned it a couple of times yesterday
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Piggott also rode 8 winners from Tues to Fri in 1975 when it was a 5-day meeting. He rode 1 more at the heath meeting on the Saturday.
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Can Moore ever beat his record? 10/11 your pick is what I would be laying.
Having said that, I hope Piggott keeps the record given the change in circumstances. |
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Was Royal Ascot always 6 races per day though.
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TEN2 - yes. Race times almost same as today - first at 2.30, last at 5.30, mainly 35 minute gaps. 24 races over the 4 days.
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I wonder how many Royal meeting days he missed due to injury or suspension?
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