One for the old timers..

I don’t know the answer lady but what a sharp mind he has for his age quite amazing really .

It is Jimnast and still loving life too.

He does indeed he eats very well no crap like most of us do,boiled eggs for breakfast every single day I doubt he would know what a curry tastes like.

Bet he don't apparently loves his roast dinners. Nearly a treble (1/10) IR always one to spoil the party.

I doubt he only has a roast dinner on a Sunday

Long-Standing Trainers:
It's not just the horses and their jockeys, however, which have worked for many years. Several trainers have reached some special milestones too!


Barbara Blackie – The world’s oldest trainer, Barbara Blackie was training in her native New Zealand until her 100th birthday!

Jerry Bozzo – Aged 96, American thoroughbred trainer Jerry Bozzo became the oldest trainer ever to win a race. This came after his horse, Cotton Tooyah, won at Gulfstream Park in 2017. He already held the record for the oldest trainer to win a Stakes race, with Flutterby at Gulfstream in 2015.

Sir Michael Stoute – A name many will be familiar with, Sir Michael Stoute became the oldest trainer to win the Derby thanks to his horse, Desert Crown. Upon winning the 243rd running of the race in 2012, aged 76, he surpassed 75-year-old Mat Dawson, who had held the record since 1895.

Ant Sherman – American trainer Ant Sherman became the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby in 2014, thanks to California Chrome. He was 77.

Richard Harper & Benny – The partnership of Harper and Benny saw them become the oldest pairing to compete in the Kiplingcotes Derby. Benny, the horse, was 19, whilst Harper, who piloted him, was 71, giving them a combined age of 90. They contested the 2022 running of the race.

https://www.understartersorders.net/post/horse-racings-golden-oldies

Thanks for posting Sparrow

I don’t know if you remember the horse character building lady but he got his name through mick although he had nothing to do with the horse,around 20 years ago he trained one for some friends of mine the horse was running on the aw not particularly fancied however there was quite a bit of money for ,mick was asked whose backing this horse as were not as we thought it wasn’t fancied mick replied no idea lads I would be surprised if it won,anyway it did win so one of the lads was given the job of ringing mick to find out what had gone on,mick he says the lads are not very happy at all it seems everyone was on bar the owners,micks reply was tell it’s character building and they should learn from it,well one of the lads found the funny side of the reply and when he bought an unnamed grey he called it character building.

Brilliant story Jimnast

was that the good chaser Jimnast or another with same name?

The good one Donegal John Quinn trained Jamie codds first festival winner

well , assuming they still owned him, they got the best of it in the end! Missed AW winner v Cheltenham triumph. Good for them.

Paddy Mullins snr was 91 when he passed and was training for 52 years.

No Donegal only one of the party owned character building the one who saw the funny side of Micks reply.

Going back to Mick, his chastising of Brough Scott for daring to butt in, when he was talking to some owners, was brilliant live TV.

Never seen that the dealer but I’m sat here smiling just picturing it.

nice stories but if you believe the garbage in patrick vietch book,itw as vietch who did all the planning , spent lots of time at easterby yd , picked the races told mick and the jock the tactics etc,etc same with dandy

10 big ones from the bookmakers on course….zzzzzz

One took a lot more than 10 big ones from the on course books at Wolverhampton monday..

Million jimnast

Sorry form I thought you meant grands

Lol no worries jimnast…..