On this day in 1988 Cadeaux Genereux made a 3yo debut at Pontefract. He won four more races that year and was champion sprinter as a 4yo.
On this day in 1988 Cadeaux Genereux made a 3yo debut at Pontefract. He won four more races that year and was champion sprinter as a 4yo.
"The owls are not what they seem"
An amazing 5 furlong 2yo race in Epsom this day in 1880.
Winner Tristan won Ascot Gold Cup in 1883,
Third Voluptuary won Grand National in 1884,
Unplaced Hackness won 1882 Cambridgeshire
On this day in 1949 Willie Shoemaker rode his first winner in Golden Gate Fields.
On this day in 1979 No Bombs won at Worcester only to be disqualified after for failing a dope test due to eating a Mars bar.
On this day in 1990 Jenny Pitman was fined £200 for striking Jamie Osborne in the face. The Pitman trained Run To Form had struck the rails and Jenny blamed Oz though the stewards saw it as a no blame incident!
Birthday greetings to owner of Aureole, Highclere, Dunfermline and Height Of Fashion, Liz Regina II
Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......
April 22
On this day in 1984, Silver Buck ended his long and distinguished career on a winning note at Wetherby.
"The owls are not what they seem"
In 1989 High Bid became M C Pipe's 181st win in a season, a record at the time.
April 23 St Georges Day
On this day in 1983 the Frank Codd ridden Drumlargan beat Prominent King (Tim Easterby) by a length and a half in the Whitbread.
"The owls are not what they seem"
Drumlargan was one of my favourite horses of that era.
Oh the Codds , Do I remember the Codds. Is his brother Liam still in business, anyone know?
April 23rd 2006 Sprinter Sacre is born.
Interesting story I read today in the RP. Apparently they had to do a paternity test to show that Network was his sire, as his dam had been sleeping around a bit that crazy spring of 2005.
Welsh and Proud.
In that case he should have been called Networking. Sorry.
On this day in 1982 John Gaines announced plans for the Breeders Cup races which began in 1984. Happy days.
Prominent King used to be owned by a Mallow man Tony O Keeffe, an auctioneer who hunted and rode p2ps for my uncle.
Winner of 75 Irish Cesarewitch at 3 he was a top juvenile hurdler defeating Bannow Rambler in Scalp hurdle as a 4yo. He won Erin Foods Hurdle in 78 (now Irish Champion H)
Anyways got transferred to Peter Easterby where he was a top novice chaser (3rd Sun Alliance Ch) before defeating Venture To Cognac in good 3 mile Hurdle at Ascot April meet. He used pull up lame after his races and be lame for a few days after his races but always recovered.
Alas owner could not afford training bills so horse was left to Easterbys and Tim hunter chased him into his teens and he kept winning. he was 11 in 83.
Thanks for the memories DG.
April 24
This day in 1993, Topsham Bay won the Whitbread Gold Cup in the stewards’ room as Givus A Buck was found guilty of hampering the runner-up.
"The owls are not what they seem"
On this day in 1969 Pat Eddery rode his first winner on Alvaro at Epsom for Ml Pope.
He won The Northumberland Plate on him later that season.
April 25
On this day in 1992, Topsham Bay landed the first of two Whitbread Gold Cups for trainer David Barons.
"The owls are not what they seem"