ngakonui grass Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 CITATION THE CHAMPION??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, ngakonui grass said: CITATION THE CHAMPION??? No but you are almost in the correct time-frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 Clue for Today: He won a Derby by 4 lengths ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) count fleet??? or hyperion ?? Edited July 25 by ngakonui grass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, ngakonui grass said: count fleet??? or hyperion ?? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 BLUE PETER ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, ngakonui grass said: BLUE PETER ??? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taniwha99 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Beau Pere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 43 minutes ago, Taniwha99 said: Beau Pere? More recent than Beau Pere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 ruthless??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, ngakonui grass said: ruthless??? No but getting close. Ruthless and this horse were born 6 years apart. Clue for today: He was trained at Takanini ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 On 7/25/2024 at 2:46 PM, PWJ said: He won 10 races including 5 at two. He won from 5f to 1.5m. Class animal but was overshadowed by an absolute Champion in his crop. Maybe the NZ Mainbrace was the champion ? with 23 wins from 25 starts. and your Takanini stallion ran 2nd to him in some of the 2 year old races ? Takanini was my home ground for a while . Uncle Remus the first horse I ever saw live . Jillo a great trainer. maybe Trevor Mckee trained your horse? he might of kicked off around 1960 though. Wallace ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 30 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Maybe the NZ Mainbrace was the champion ? with 23 wins from 25 starts. You got that part correct, LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 the unicorn involved??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, ngakonui grass said: the unicorn involved??? Absolutely ! Well done NG. It was The Unicorn. Can you name his best performer as a sire ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 20 minutes ago, PWJ said: Absolutely ! Well done NG. It was The Unicorn. Had that a bit earlier , but found it difficult to write down PJ. The Unicorn the only horse to ever defeat the champ Mainbrace and he did it twice , in the early 1950's. There's a bit of trivia that was a little sad for me was the late Vinny Knight (a personal friend while I was racing in Victoria late 80's) had won the Mildura Cup with his horse 'The Unicorn' , a very handy pacing star in the early 90's just days before his death. His last big Win. Harness Racing was never the same after. 😪 Here's a photo of Vinny with the Mildura Cup and The Unicorn from those April 1991 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 16 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Had that a bit earlier , but found it difficult to write down PJ. The Unicorn the only horse to ever defeat the champ Mainbrace and he did it twice , in the early 1950's. There's a bit of trivia that was a little sad for me was the late Vinny Knight (a personal friend while I was racing in Victoria late 80's) had won the Mildura Cup with his horse 'The Unicorn' , a very handy pacing star in the early 90's just days before his death. His last big Win. Harness Racing was never the same after. 😪 Here's a photo of Vinny with the Mildura Cup and The Unicorn from those April 1991 days. I remember Vin Knight. I think I saw him drive Popular Alm at Alexandra Park in 82 or 83. Seemed a great bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 42 minutes ago, PWJ said: I remember Vin Knight. I think I saw him drive Popular Alm at Alexandra Park in 82 or 83. Seemed a great bloke Yes a great 2nd in the Biggest race . to fellow Victorian Gammalite in the Interdominion Grand Final 1983. Trivia 1/ Vinny getting in the Interdominion (Aus v Nz) final for 10 straight years annually and didn't Win one ! . two second string runners won for his stable during that time though . driven by the stable Foreman. Trivia 2/ at another attempt in New Zealand, Vinny had the hot Favourite at Addington Christchurch in 1987 for the Grand Final , but he (Bag Limit) went sore and couldn't start. Vinny a bit unlucky there. So the First Emergency got a start at 40-1 and WON the Race !! . 😁🏆 None other than fellow Victorian LIGHTNING BLUE taking the victory . little ripper lol 😎. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 15 hours ago, PWJ said: Absolutely ! Well done NG. It was The Unicorn. Can you name his best performer as a sire ? UPS AND DOWNS RINGS A BELL BUT REALLY JUST A GUESS. Talking about Mainbrace my late good friend DJR told me that before the Derby the jocks got together and made a plan to attack Mainbrace thruout the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 8 minutes ago, ngakonui grass said: UPS AND DOWNS RINGS A BELL BUT REALLY JUST A GUESS. Talking about Mainbrace my late good friend DJR told me that before the Derby the jocks got together and made a plan to attack Mainbrace thruout the race. Interesting, NG. Not surprised. His best runner was Roodyvoo who won a Jackson Stakes and a North Island Challenge Stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 Trivia For Today: Name the 5 jockeys with the most NZ race wins in the 1970s (1970/71-1979/80) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 thomson,peake harris.phillips.R Skelton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 57 minutes ago, ngakonui grass said: thomson,peake harris.phillips.R Skelton. Peake, RJ Skelton, G Phillips are three. Two to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Walsh and CWJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, Turny said: Walsh and CWJ Nope. Tom, are you up for the NPC Super Comp starting in 13 days ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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