There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
24 May 24
19:48
Joined:
Date Joined:
05 Apr 02
With the great race only 8 days away wouldn`t it be a good time for a little bit of nostalgia and exchange of memories from a bygone era. Feel free to add your best memories.
I`ll start with my favourite Derby of all time from 1974 with this wonderful recollection of the event in splendid colour from British Movietone News which runs for just over 6 minutes.
Some great names from the past, horses and jockeys. And over half a million on the Epsom Downs to witness the great event. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5aEC1DDmM
I`ll start with my favourite Derby of all time from 1974 with this wonderful recollection of the event in splendid colour from British Movietone News which runs for just over 6 minutes.
Some great names from the past, horses and jockeys. And over half a million on the Epsom Downs to witness the great event. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5aEC1DDmM
sort by:
Show
per page
Replies: 154
|
By:
Winning time by Snow Knight was only half a second slower that the legendary Nijinsky!
|
|
By:
The 1965 Derby was one I most remember as I had a decent each way bet on I Say at 33/1 and the horse hit the front about 2 furlongs out and going well until up loomed the favourite Sea Bird 11 and the rest is history as the say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bar1ssbSmeI |
|
By:
fckn sparra marra ewe must be 88
|
|
By:
I cannot match you guys with such long memories. I can only go as far back as Shergar. He was my 1st horseracing bet after pundits on BBC Nationwide waxing lyrical on his potential and chance in the race; the choirboy was looking between his legs and over his shoulders 2f out. I also had £90 (cash) my entire allowance for the week on him.
Will City Of Troy do the same next saturday? I know one trainer who wishes nothing more next saturday. |
|
By:
£90 allowance ?
Thats a lot of pocket money for the eighties  |
|
By:
It was. I was in Uni and my rent was £11 per week. I think a pint of milk was only 17p.
|
|
By:
And the scary thing is I123 that the 2nd Glint of Gold was a very good horse in it`s own right. Shergar was fantastic. Your allowance was never in danger, albeit a suffragette running on to the track.
|
|
By:
Prince Monolulu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE403Izubxc
|
|
By:
Sea Bird II was one of the greatest horses in Turf history. I might be wrong Sparrow but I think he sired the GN winner Rubstic. He just ran into a giant that day.
|
|
By:
I Gotta Horse!
|
|
By:
Sparrow, what was that very good racing film that starred Billy Fury? Or am I getting mixed up with something else?
|
|
By:
T/Form rating 145,was top until Frankel.
|
|
By:
themightymac 24 May 24 21:02
Sparrow, what was that very good racing film that starred Billy Fury? Or am I getting mixed up with something else? themightymac 24 May 24 21:01 I Gotta Horse! That one |
|
By:
Mac, The horse owned by Billy Fury was Anselmo who finished 4th. I don't know about any film though.
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
Probably the most famous Derby of all time for the wrong reasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qkU_imbFoE Emily Davison throwing herself in front of the King`s horse Anmer. And no Rico, Sparrow wasn`t there that day. .... he couldn`t get off work  |
|
By:
|
|
By:
I wagered £30 on him in a computer generated race organised by the Sun Newspaper. Sea Bird won that. I was beyond comprehension. I was so new to horseracing, and extremely naive.
|
|
By:
That`s what I was thinking about Sparrow. Thanks for that. I couldn`t remember the Fury connection to the race but that was it. Anselmo. Brilliant Sparrow.
|
|
By:
Yes Tommy, some fantastic jockeys in the paddock for the 1974 Derby video at start of fred indeed.
|
|
By:
Santa Claus the winner in 64 was ridden by Scobie Breasley and just got up close home as favourite.
|
|
By:
I love these old Pathe news videos on the Derby.
Here is another historical race 1962. I`ll not spoil the drama for any younger viewers. Even has Prince Monolulu for Andy Capp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvrNYzVZjo |
|
By:
I gotta horse
Thanks madhatters - that was the film I was thinking about! Cheers. |
|
By:
By the way Anselmo was trained by Keith Piggott the father of Lester.
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
I'm not sure if this report from the Liverpool Echo is correct from memory but I thought I'd better post it.
Special memory of Derby baptism PAUL COOK was in dreamland when he had his first ride in the Derby as an up-and- coming apprentice. Bookmark SPORT ByLiverpool Echo 00:00, 1 JUN 2007UPDATED21:38, 8 MAY 2013 PAUL COOK was in dreamland when he had his first ride in the Derby as an up-and- coming apprentice. And what a baptism it was at Epsom back in 1964 as he rode Anselmo, owned by the late Liverpool pop star Billy Fury and trained by Lester Piggott’s late father, Keith. The colt was a rank outsider and leading racing correspondent Clive Graham had promised to eat his hat if Anselmo finished in the first six. The journalist was forced to eat humble pie as Cook steered the horse into fourth spot behind Santa Claus on the way to winning successive apprentice titles. “Billy was terribly excited and The Queen was in the paddock,” Cook recalled. “You weren’t to smoke in the paddock but he was doing circles of smoke in there. “I’d not ridden Anselmo before. When you are having your first ride in the Derby at 18 years old you are dreaming. He wasn’t a live prospect but he just gave me a great ride and ran terribly well.” |
|
By:
Yes, Anselmo was trained in the Derby by K Piggott. I have the card from a newspaper cutting and I`ll post it when cleared by the mods.
|
|
By:
 |
|
By:
|
|
By:
Above: Blakeny and Ernie Johnson. Trained by Arthur Budgett.
|
|
By:
*Blakeney
|
|
By:
1970 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Two Derby winners do battle Blakeney takes on the mighty Nijinsky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUeXUd14h2o |
|
By:
I can`t remember another occasion since when two Derby winners race against each other. But I may be wrong.
|
|
By:
Must admit, like Tommy, I thought I say was trained in Ireland too but it was a long time ago.
|
|
By:
Mac- I Say was trained by Walter Nightingall at Epsom. One of my favourite trainers at that time.
Mac/Sparrow- I remember Keith Piggott being the trainer of Anselmo but I was saying prior to Epsom the horse was trained by PJ Prendergast in Ireland. |
|
By:
themightymac- My first Derby memory is Tulyar 1952 and I'll get back to you with others as well but not tonight. Teeing off at 7.30 am tomorrow.
|
|
By:
Good on you mate.
Enjoy the Golf. Lot of cracking courses in your neck of the woods. |
|
By:
Bet no one will be able to answer this, im just curious if a 2000 gns winner, vase winner, lingfield derby trial winner, dante winner, sandown classic trial winner and the old predominate winner have all taken each other on in the big race
|
|
By:
1986-Shahrastani won 2 of those (Sandown & York)
Dancing Brave Nomrood Allez Millord Mashkour. |