On This Day In (Racing) History

Thanks Gareth. It looked like that. Having it on the 1st really compressed May, with Irish Guineas only a week before the Derby. The first Saturday after the first Wednesday was a better idea. Few horses run in the big Epsom Races and then go on to Ascot, those that do seldom run well.
 
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June 13

13th June 1992 Jim Bolger landed his 1,000th winner when Wangola won at Naas

1994 At Newbury husband & wife team Frankie & Catherine Dettori both rode winners.
 
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June 13

On this day in 1976 top French filly Pawneese followed up her runaway Oaks success in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly.
 
June 14

On this day in 1987, Indian Skimmer routed her field with a brilliant display in the Prix Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly.

14th June 1983 Sheikh Mohammed celebrated a first winner at Royal Ascot with High Hawk in the Ribblesdale Stakes.
 
June 15

15th June 1991 Wave Hill won at Bath giving Henry Cecil his 2,000th domestic winner.

On this day in 1993, French raider Kingmambo survived a stewards' inquiry to take the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
 
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June 15

25th running of the Queen Mother's Cup at York, richest race for lady amateur riders in Britain. Won in 1988 by Princess Anne
 
Diamond Geezer said:
June 15



On this day in 1993, French raider Kingmambo survived a stewards' inquiry to take the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
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Indeed DG.
My first taste of Royal Ascot and Pimm's No 1.
The St James Palace a 4 horse race and Cash was made sweat!
Speaking of sweating, it used be a long walk up to the parade ring and there was Big Mac, topped and tailed with a VERY Big Cigar ( to camouflage BO no doubt) holding court but making a very nasty noise when breathing.
He certainly would not have passed the vet!
Some intro to the best flat meeting though.

15/06/2008
The first day of a wonderful week for me.
I had little shares in 5 racehorses that year and 4 of them ran in a 6 day period. I got to all the meets and the final runner won at 16/1. Happy days !
 
June 16

On this day in 1993 Criquette Head's Gold Splash led home a French one-two in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.
 
June 16
16/06/1949
Alycidon defeats Black Tarquin in Ascot Gold Cup with the aid of 2 pacemakers; Benny Lynch and Stockbridge. These tactics were to be used again for "The Race Of The 20th Century" at Ascot many years later.
Alycidon went on to complete " The Stayers Triple Crown" that year.

16/06/1988
In the final furlong of The George V handicap Greville Starkey fell from Ile De Chypre when leading. A high pitched sound from an ultra sonic gun was blamed.( Evidence given at a drug smuggling case some months later )

16/06/1993
Day 2 at Royal Ascot. It had rained so heavily the under passage at the Railway Station was flooded so to alight from the train we had to pass through the train going the opposite way .

Henry Cecil won Royal Hunt with a Robert Sangster owned Pat Eddery ridden Imperial Ballet that did for Sangsters bet on his jockey John Reid being RA champion. Pat Eddery rode a treble to add to Placerville's defeat of Urban Sea the previous day.
 
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June 17

On this day in 1992 Richard Hannon's Lyric Fantasy entered the record books as the first 2yo to break the 60 second barrier over 5f in the Queen Mary.
 
June 18

This day in 1974 saw a dramatic start to Royal Ascot as the first three home in the Queen Anne were disqualified at a stewards' inquiry.
 
June 19
In 1975 Dick Hern trained the last 3 winners of the day. Sea Anchor (King Edward VII), Smuggler (CHesham Stks) and Zimbalon (George V Handicap). Lord Porchester's first time out Smuggler was sandwiched between two Dick Hollingsworth winners. Joe Mercer rode all three.
 
June 18
18/06/1936
Quashed wins a thrilling Ascot Gold Cup from 1935 US Triple Crown winner Omaha.
Listed in Racing Post Top 100 races.

18/06/1964
Gold Cup day abandoned at Ascot owing to torrential rain.

18/06/1991
Lester Piggott wins King Edward VII on Saddlers Hall, his first RA win as a jockey in 6 yrs though he trained Coventry winner in 1986.

18/06/1992
Drumtaps wins Ascot Gold Cup for Lord Huntington and Frankie

18/06/1993
Day 4 of RA meeting sees Elbio win King Stand Stks and Jeune win Hardwicke Stks on another wet Ascot day.

18/06/2008
Duke Of Marmalade wins Prince Of Wales Stks, part of a lovely treble for APoBrien, PaddyM and me of Henry The Navigator, Duke and Yeats that paid 12/1 or 16/1.
On to Leopardstown where I had shares in 2 runners; Espartano 4th in a blanket finish( a week after winning there) and Camira makes her debut.
 
June 19

19th June 1924 the first ever meeting took place at Naas Racecourse.


In 1992 Colour Sergeant won the Royal Hunt Cup to become the Queen's first Royal Ascot winner since 1979.

On this day in 1990, Frankie Dettori rode his first Royal Ascot winner when taking the Queen Anne Stakes on Markofdistinction.
 
June 19

19/06/1867
Belmont Stakes first run. Ruthless, a filly, wins.

19/06/1980
Le Moss just defeats Ardross in Ascot Gold Cup; Vincent 3rd.
Ardross , trained at the time by Paddy Prendergast Snr, had won Gallinule Stks the previous year on just his 2nd start at 50/1 when ridden by J Stan Moore.
Le Moss and Ardross had terrific battles in all the Cup races that season, Le Moss always winning. A Golden Era of racing.

19/06/1987
Gay Kelleway is the first lady to ride a Royal Ascot winner when Sprowstown Boy wins Queen Alexandra Stks. Paul Kelleway never afraid to run his horses and got some amazing results in his time.

19/06/2008
Yeats wins Ascot Gold Cup, again
 
19th June 1979
Kris, second favourite at 11/10, impressively beats favourite Young Generation in the St James Palace Stakes to give Lord Howard de Walden his first Group One winner in a very long time. He then went on to mop up the major mile races that season (how he got beaten in the 2000G is still surprising).
 
June 20

On this day in 1867, the very first Belmont Stakes was run. The race was conducted at Jerome Park in the Bronx, New York. Ruthless was the winner.

On this day in 1996, Classic Cliche broke the hearts of many racing fans when he snatched Gold Cup glory from Double Trigger at Royal Ascot.

20th June 1952 Lester Piggott rode his first Royal Ascot winner, Malka's Boy, in the Wokingham.

20th June 1977, Hatta won at Brighton, the start of the biggest racing empire the world has ever seen - Godolphin and Sheikh Mohammed
 
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June 20
20/06/1895
Isinglass wins Ascot Gold Cup, his final race.1893 Triple Crown , his prizemoney earnings of near £57.5K remains a British record until Tulyar wins more in 1952!
20/06/1905
King Edward VII the first Royal to arrive at Ascot by motor car. It did not take, obviously!



20/06/1978
Radetzky, trained by Clive Brittain, comes back from stud duty (was he infertile?) to win Queen Anne Stks by 4 lengths at 25/1

20/06/1991
Indian Queen wins Ascot Gold Cup, the last filly to do so until today. She was in foal at the time.

20/06/2000
Dubai Millennium wins Prince Of Wales Stks from Sumitas and Beat All for Jerry Bailey and Godolphin.

20/06/2008
Raise A Row, the 4th horse in my "stable" won apprentice handicap ridden by James o Sullivan at 16/1 , the first winner in Mike Doody's colours.RIP He paid 35/1 on the tote so it was the perfect end to the week!
 
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June 21

1979: In an emotional Gold Cup in which Le Moss, ridden by Lester Piggott, beat stable companion Buckskin (ridden by stable jockey Mercer) to win his first Gold Cup. Trainer Henry Cecil showed in the winner's circle that his heart was with Buckskin.
Mercer gained some compensation in winning the Windsor Castle Stakes (Rollahead: Jeremy Hindley) and the Britannia Stakes (Welsh Chanter: Cecil).
He, later in the season, rode Le Moss to win the other 2 legs of the stayer's triple crown, and won all three races again in 1980 (despite having to give weight to the mighty Ardross in the Goodwood and Doncaster Cups).

Buckskin, Le Moss and Ardross! All giants of the staying world.
 
June 21

On this day in 2002 Sophisticat gave Aidan O’Brien a first Coronation Stakes, reversing French form with Zenda.
 
I loved Le Moss and the first horse I bought, Freddy Owen was by him. But generally not been a great line. But great horse, he was certainly that and have influenced my love of staying races, although I prefer the jumps
 
June 21

21/06/1963
Trelawny completes Ascot stks-Queen Alexandra double for the second successive year.

21/06/1982
Dawn Run wins her first race at Tralee,ridden by the "Galloping Granny" owner Charmian Hill, Granny to Dr Emilie Hill of Genomics fame
 
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