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Anyone remember the Irish Times Racing Journo called Gallagher
Anyone remember the Irish Times Racing Journo called Gallagher
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Some nice memories in your post yesterday Kelly echoing how a good few of us feel about the Park.
My lasting memory was a horse called Say Cheese for Mick O'Toole winning the opener the first time I attended. |
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Kelly it must have been his Son you saw I think he's dead longer than that sadly...
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peter passed the 13 th of nov 2016.workrider an absolute gentleman to his fingertips. i remember chatting him in punchestown around 2014, he told me that the doctors had given him till the previous christmas. he defied them . i remember his brother pat. a very colourful thetrical bookmaker with gold sovereign rings and very well turned out. i think his nickname was the count. the ring was full of colourful charachters. a more gentle time
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Yes he was Ambush, always had a smile and never moaned when you took a few quid off him..R.I.P.
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I must have seen him not long before he died . Definitely him I saw , at leopardstown , not sure how long ago it was .
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Great read lads thankyou.
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Hadn't read this thread but I must say some information, great reading. I often attended Phoenix Park in the 70s. Poor enough viewing if I recall but very convenient to the city. One point alans(28th June) John Corr was from Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. I believe his family had a shop there. I often wondered what happened to him.
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no-won-sun, thanks for that correction re John Corr. Thought he was English-born, perhaps because he rode for Jack Ormston at one stage. I know he won on Ormston's great old warrior Le Garcon D'Or, winner of 30-something races. Michael Clower (ex Sporting Life/Racing Post journalist) knew John from a spell when he rode in Kenya in the 70s, (that's where MC was based before coming to Ireland) I think I remember the pair meeting at Leopardstown around 15 years ago, and that John was on a visit at that stage, so I assume he loved abroad
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I've just looked up Le Garcon D'Or, what a horse, he won at least once every single season between 1960 and 1972. 34 races in all. Jack Ormston was a former champion speedway rider, trained in Yorkshire, gambling yard, died 2007, aged 97
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I remember waiting for him for a shilling win double and he duly obliged, a fortune to a young lad like myself in those days , reading the Independent the next day a lovely photo of him winning at one of the Scottish tracks possibly Hamilton over 5 furs, he was the Mr Dependable of horses and was about 10 or 11 then. R.I.P. Le Garcon D'dor..
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Cracking thread all. Mostly all before my time but still a fascinating read.
Alans - Your mention of Le Garcon D'Or and its 34 wins has made me wonder about Irish records pertaining to career wins. Which horse holds the record, be it flat, NH, or indeed a combination of both? |
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We used to have several threads of this quality on the go at the one time a few years ago along with the latest information/tips for the days meeting about to happen from people who knew their onions from their scallions.
What a waste of resources.  |
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Hello monarch, very interesting question and surprising there is so little detail available generally
As is typically the case, my knowledge of these things is indebted to the late Tony Sweeney, Ireland's foremost turf historian He referred to a horse called The Admiral, winner of 53 races between 1889 and 1899, 47 of them over jumps. Nancy Till won 40 steeplechases between 1862 and 1867 The 1796-foaled Jerry-Sneak won 48 races. He won 15 in 1803 alone. Modern-day records I'm not so sure of, but suggest Limestone Lad as a possible candidate 35 wins (29 hurdles, 4 chases, 2 bumper) from 65 races One other thing. British turf historian John Randall has detailed that the longest winning streak in Irish racing was compiled by Filch, who won 20 consecutive races 1778-80, including two Jockey Club Purses and two King's Plates at the Curragh. |
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Alans - Many thanks for your prompt and informed reply. Jerry-Sneak's 15 wins in a calendar year is quite remarkable.
I suspect you are on the money regards Limestone Lad being the modern-day record holder. A record that will last for some time I would imagine, considering how horses are campaigned now. What a hardy horse Limestone was. His 1999 stats of 15 runs with 10 victories is testament to that. Again, many thanks for the reply. You have saved me hours of Googling !! |
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No problem monarch, actually Tony Sweeney and old Irish Racing Calendars beat google where Irish racing history of 18th/19th century is concerned!
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Great thread
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