On This Day In (Racing) History

edgt said:
Elementary won the 12f handicap the same day for Paul Green and JSB.
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You're a man with a great memory, so you may recall this better than I do.

Elementary was once entered in a handicap at the Galway Festival in which there was no upper limit, either in terms of rating or weight to be carried. It wasn't a feature event, and his participation would have made the race very uncompetitive, so the handicapper decided to give him a crushing weight (well upwards of 13 stone I think), and Bolger took him out before the declarations. I'm sure I'm not imagining it, but would appreciate someone else remembering the race!
 
I can remember him being alloted 13 stone at Galway-I thought it was the McDonagh.
Would I be correct in saying Elementary made his racecourse debut in the Irish Leger.
 
Probably the Amateur Handicap.
He began over hurdles as a 5yo in 1988 and ran a few flat races end of that season.
His full race record is on the Racing Post.
I remember his Derby Day win as I thought he could not win a competitive handicap off top weight yet he hosed up.
Anyone who worked in Bolgers' 1985/86 will remember him as a big backward type who could run like the wind, hence when debuting at 5 started odds on in a Tralee hurdle
 
July 3

On this day in 1971, Mill Reef left Caro and Welsh Pageant, two of the best older horses in Europe, floundering in the Eclipse at Sandown.
 
July 3

03/07/1988
Village Star wins Grand Prix de Saint Cloud under a vintage Cash ride !
Luigi wins German Derby.He was by Home Guard(USA), one of the original Coolmore stallions long departed to Germany. They were into their Derby winners back then even !
 
july 4

04/07/1987
Mtoto wins Eclipse from Reference Point and Triptych in a thriller.
No wonder Sir Henry did not like the Eclipse for 3yos.
Mtoto repeated the dose in 88.

04/07/1992
Kooyonga won Eclipse Stks the one day I got there for the race.
The only Group 1 winner in the race she made up for her Royal Ascot disqualification.
It was a moderate enough card otherwise as Fri was Hong Kong Day with good handicaps but then Britain had to hand it back....
 
July 5

On this day in 1992 Pistolet Bleu produced an authoritative display to claim the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
 
July 6

Sir Gordon Richards final mount before retirement was in the 1954 Eclipse at Sandown where he rode Landau to finish 3rd.

On this day in 1991 James Fanshawe's Environment Friend sprang a 28-1 shock in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, ridden by George Duffield

6th July 1990 Distinctly North won at Sandown for Jack Berry, completing the trainer's set of winners at all 33 Flat courses.
 
July 8

On this day in 2000, Giant's Causeway recorded a famous success in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.
 
July 9

The legendary Sir Gordon Richard's last winner was on this day in 1954, Princely Gift at Sandown.

On this day in 1992 Mr Brooks got up in the final strides to land the July Cup at Newmarket for Lester Piggott at 16-1.

On the same day 9th July 1992 Chaplin's Club trained by David Chapman won his 24th race at Redcar at the age of 12 and was retired.
 
I remember Chaplins Club and bet him lots of times. Had quite an affinity with him as I had once tried to buy the club and was just frightened off by the underworld I suppose
 
July 10

On this day in 1986, 2000 Guineas runner-up Green Desert made a successful switch to sprinting in the July Cup at Newmarket.
 
July 11

On this day in 1992, User Friendly followed up her Oaks victory with a win in the Kildangan Stud-sponsored Irish equivalent at the Curragh.
 
July 12

On this day in 1969, the great Nijinsky, trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien, won on the first appearance of his 13-race career.

This day in 2003 at Ascot Mana D'Argent won the Tote Exacta H'cap a first ever victory at the track for jockey Joe Fanning.
 
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July 13

13/07/1990
Lester Piggott rode in a veteran jockeys race at Tipperary. He finished 2nd. It was to be the start of a fantastic return to the saddle.
13/07/91
Possessive Dancer, ridden by Steve Cauthen and bred by Walter Swinburn won Irish Oaks.
 
July 15

On this day 1991 Lester Piggott rode 3 winners at Killarney on his first ever visit to the track.

Nina Carberry’s first winner was on this day 2001. Sabrinsky carried her to victory in the prestigious Ladies’ Derby at The Curragh.

15th July 1989 The Wonderfuel Gas Handicap at Chester was won by ...... Burnt Fingers.
 
July 15

15/07/1989
Alydaress wins Irish Oaks to continue Sheikh Mohammed's hold on Irish Classics that year following Shaadi, Ensconse and Old Vic. Happy days.

15/07/1990
To celebrate 200 Yrs of The Irish Turf Club a special veteran jockeys race was run at The Curragh.
Yves Saint -Martin won on Chirkpar from G W Robinson (of Mill House fame) on Orbis with Lester third on Legal Legend.
 
July 16
16/07/1953
On this day Santa Amaro was substituted for Francasal at Bath, the horse backed and telephone wires to the racecourse cut. Horse won at 10/1 but perpetrators discovered and 4 men jailed. Anyone there that day or remember it ?
 
July 17

17/07/1903
One of the Great Eclipse Stakes saw 1902 Derby winner Ard Patrick win from Sceptre ( who won all other 1902 classics) and Rock Sand (1903 triple crown winner) in a very close finish.

17/07/1960
Heavy overnight rain saw Aggressor ridden by J Lindley win King George VI and QEII Stks from Petite Etoile 2/5 fav ridden by Lester Piggott.
Lester blamed the way the grass was cut along the straight!

17/07/1965
Meadow Court made hay in KGVIQEII Stks in the absence of Sea Bird to give Lester his first success in the race.
 
edgt said:
July 16
16/07/1953
On this day Santa Amaro was substituted for Francasal at Bath, the horse backed and telephone wires to the racecourse cut. Horse won at 10/1 but perpetrators discovered and 4 men jailed. Anyone there that day or remember it ?
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I was 9yo that day. Have a feeling that a Welsh bookie called Gomer Charles ( J M Charles )was involved in this. If not this one an earlier ringer plot. Served his time and was shot and killed on his doorstep when he got back home
 
July 18

On this day 1947, 18,000 people attended Britain's first evening meeting, at Hamilton Park.

On this day in 1990 Mickey Hammond saddled his first runner as a trainer, Eladham, which finished 3rd at Hamilton Park.

On this day in 1959, Alcide came out on top in an international renewal of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
 
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July 19

On this day in 1991, Jack Berry’s Paris House repaid his purchase price many times over with victory in Newbury's £100,000 Super Sprint.

19th July 1951 9-times Derby winning jockey Lester Piggott rode his 100th career win on Wayland at Bath.

19th July 1962 Willie Carson rode his first career winner, Pinkers Pond, for his guvnor Gerald Armstrong at Catterick

In 1972 Newbury became the first racecourse to install a pop up watering system.
 
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