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Good Horses Named After Famous People
Good Horses Named After Famous People
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Nice one Dr. Can still see Andy Turnell and Charlie sauntering around Aintree in my memory banks.
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Good post blackbarn but the Lily Langtry I was thinking about was 70s. Anything on it please?
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I think it won one of the big handicaps at Beverley (Andy Cap or Vaux)
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That should be Redcar
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rumpelstiltskin
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y e at s.
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rumplestiltskin ???
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famous name but modest horse...Winston churchill
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Merce Cunningham.
Thought of as a Derby horse,cleaned up in handicaps as a 4yo. |
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Found her. She won twice at 3 (1976) a maiden at Ponte and then the Rosebery Memorial at Epsom (thats why you remember her mac
 ) She was second that season in the Redcar Gold Trophy (to Move Off). At 4 she won three more times, at Nottingham and Carlisle. She then won the Falmouth Handicap at York. Sold at the end of that season for Gns 20k presumably to the paddocks as she did not race the following season. |
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Sir Peter Lely
Longshanks Washington Irving General Pershing Alcapone Samuel Wilderspin Buck Rogers General Wolfe Loads of football ones like Van Niistelroy, Robben, Pires etc Lots of other sportstamn as well like Hurricane Higgins, Lance Armstrong |
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Thomas crapper
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Nureyev. Still can't believe he got disqualified in the 2000G
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Brilliant blackbarn! I probably remember her because there was a good tv series starring the lovely Francesca Annis in the lead role, about the same time. I seem to have a connection with Lilly Langtry and P Robinson. Would that be right? Do you know who owned her? For some strange reason I am thinking, White, dark sleeves? I don`t know why.
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Hi Mac. No idea on the owner but the colours (from several black and white photos) appear to be Light (probably white) with a dark hooped cap and either a dark sash or hoop on the body. They look in the photos just like LB Holidays colours but no plain cap. Someone may know. Thinks she was ridden by Ernie Johnson on several occasions.
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Joe Bloggs
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mac - meant to add she wasn't a great success as a dam but one of her three successful offspring, Lil's Charm who went on to throw the top class NH Mare Kates Charm.
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To those who mentioned Ye@ts, the horse apparently wasn't named after the famous poet, but his younger brother, Jack - Ireland's first Olympic medal-winner..
Might as well call one Churchill then say he's named after a nodding dog that says "oh yes" rather than Britain's most celebrated leader! |
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Balanchine, Owen Tudor, St Paddy, and the great Chief Dan George all come to mind.
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Thanks blackbarn for the info.
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blackbarn - Why when using the BHA racing colour design page, there isn`t an option for a sash on the body?
Are the design options listed the only acceptable combinations nowadays? Or can one have a unusual design like they can in USA and Australia? Like a Horseshoe or one`s initials perhaps on body? I know you can answer this question which baffles me? |
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Mac - I hadn't noticed that the sash had disappeared
I will find out why and when from my mole. Allertons still have it as an order option but interestingly Gibsons now show it as a "non-UK" option. Look out shortly for some old historic colours with sashes being made available in the next BHA Racing Colours Sale - profits must be maintained . |
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mac - I omitted to answer your last part. The short answer is no, in that you cannot register this kind of design any more. You can of course still use non standard patterns if they are still registered (and were, at the point the patterns were restricted). Peter Dimmock's winning post is still registered so could still be used if someone has kept the registration going.
You will see some other more esoteric patterns on British Racecourses because the BHA operate a reciprocal arrangement of foreign registered owners to use their foreign registered colours over here, assuming they are not deemed clash. Although I doubt this happens much; as we know the BHA bend over backwards (and forwards) for foreign money. NB - I have a list of old "odd" colours in my files somewhere. It does not include all the Tartans before you ask. |
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Thanks blackbarn. Is it possible for you to post a photo of some of the odd colours from your files, with owners names if famous, like one would do the normal ones, e.g.
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For anybody who doesn`t recognise above colours, they belong to Ian Scott whose best horse was undoubtedly Birds Nest.
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Leonardo Da Vinci, the best Pat Eddery ever rode - on that day! The Brigadier actually got one or two decent offspring to the better mares.
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The Brigadier was also damsire of Cyrano de Bergerac, runner-up in the '86 Cork and Orrery which just about qualifies him for this list, and best known as the sire of Millkom.
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Wow
GIACOMETTI Yes I backed Snow Knight in the Derby " that year " Brian Taylor stole it going down the hill and out stayed them , a great ride Do you remember that ? and your comments please Rgds |
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grimes limerick hurler
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grimes limerick hurler
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frankel
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george baker
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Sexton Blake
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