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08 Jul 25
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I love delving through the old form books, but I wasn't quite around at the time.
Came across a few who probably had more to give when meeting their fate - Dunkirk, Buona Notte, Arctic Sunset and Wilhelmina Henrietta.
Anyone around at the time who can remember any other potential stars who lost their lives before they reached their peak?
Came across a few who probably had more to give when meeting their fate - Dunkirk, Buona Notte, Arctic Sunset and Wilhelmina Henrietta.
Anyone around at the time who can remember any other potential stars who lost their lives before they reached their peak?
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Red Thorn. Same race as Buona Notte.
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The Wiki page only seems to go back to the 70s so you have Lanzarote and Bula from that decade but not Buona Notte and Dunkirk,who were on a similar level.
There is another from the 60s. The Champion Hurdler,Anzio,who was probably past his peak as a hurdler but died novice chasing I think. |
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Bula was a top horse with a string of wins.
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Buona Notte had a heart attack before hitting the fence but still died racing. Bula did have a long career.
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Can anyone remember trying to spot the horse you backed in a big field on a black and white TV ?
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Killiney but he succumbed in early 70s I think.
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I can remember a fair bit of the 70's. Golden Cygnet was the very obvious one. In a great era he had the potential to be anything. At a different level, but Grey Sombrero was only nine when he was lost. The previous year he had won a terrific renewal of the Whitbread. Dondieu, another notable loss.
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Killiney was the Heinz Chase April 1973.
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Knucklecracker. Beat the Irish horse Zonda in the Hennessey. He was my first favourite horse. Derek Ancil used to ride him. Probably trained him too.
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Billy Bow collapsed and died after crossing the line in a valuable handicap hurdle at Newcastle on Hennessy day in Nov 1969. It was his 5th win in a row, he was carrying 12-4 and giving 10 lbs to next in the weights Celtic Gold, who wasn't far off top class. The race subsequently carried his name for a few years.
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*Nov 1968
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