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horses you thought were going on to be superstars but never did
horses you thought were going on to be superstars but never did
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Anyone remember RODMAN, a Fred Winter novice hurdler?
It won umpteen races in a streak which, needless to say, ended in the Daily Express Triumph Hurdle in the delayed final day of the 1978 Festival. Can't remember what it may have done after that. |
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Snaffi Dancer
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Distant Music
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In Born Lucky Francome recounts the story of Winter casually enquiring whether he'd stopped Rodman in that Triumph Hurdle. Someone's dentist had told Winter that Francome had been offered 5 grand to stop it, and he felt he ought to ask.
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RED CADEAUX
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Someone mentioned Arazi above and although it's not one that readily came to my mind he's got to be up there. I suppose you could argue that he was a superstar, as a 2yo, but his failure to train on just proves you cant take anything for granted between 2 and 3.
I would give a mention to Black Jack Ketchum who, although superstar might be stretching it, looked like he might dominate the staying hurdling scene for a few years and then went out like a light. Crazy horse (again mentioned above) was never imo never going to be a superstar but he's right up there as one of my favourite horses, superb low head carriage and on his day could travel and quicken brilliantly. |
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this list could go on for almost infinity
the history of racing is littered with broken dreams far more don't make it then actually rise to the top |
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I'll just mention a few off the top of my head;
detroit city, made fav for the champion hurdle, runs like a drain and was never the same after that tenby: small horse who didn't really train on and got trounced by his stablemate in the derby forest tiger, hype horse trained by mohammed al-moubarak who got stuffed in his second start john f kennedy, supposedly aiden's derby horse a couple of years back and turned into a carthorse carobee; injuries curtailed this potential superstars career sabrehill looked a potential superstar at the three furlong pole in the juddmonte but then got swallowed by ezzoud and disappeared after that probably so many others I'm forgetting |
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Killiney (not his fault tragically) |
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Sir Blake
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was one that started off in fairly low grade races and looked a world beater without winning , adventially ended up with John Gosden and think it ran in the Arc as a 5yo ,did not really stay 12f but travelled well ,cant rememeber the things name.
was a real eye catcher when it first ran ,looked a non as well and caught plenty attention ,was like a candle to a moth. |
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Champagne Fever
Florida Pearl |
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Killiney winning the Scilly Isles Chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNY7tNKh5g |
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Maybe harsh but if memory right FP didn't even achieve 50% strike rate of wins
 plus didn't do anything foe my Ante-post voucher for Gold cup  Used to love see it run even though it frustrated the hell out of me!! Thought it would be a superstar. |
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Kerrera, The Proclamation, Armada, Green Willow for starters....
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some great old names on this list, i'l add another......Therealbandit (I even backed it for the Gold Cup one year!!)
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Frankel
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Carraig Mor
Liberman Up Ou That A few who spring immediately to mind for me. |