On This Day In (Racing) History

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Indeed he was.
Full brother to Bobsline, he cost 14500 gns at Derby sales as a 3yo.
because of shallow heels he remained unsound for up to 4 yrs until they made special shoes to take pressure off his tendons. sound from Nov 1985 to Feb 87 he was only once out of the money at Cheltenham 86.
Boots Madden ride on him in Hennessey 87 finished him.
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Interesting egdt, I didn't know about the special shoes.
 
Feb 10th

On this day in 1993, Peter Scudamore reached 100 winners for the eighth year in succession when Capability Brown won the Reynoldstown at Ascot.
 
Feb 11th

Frankel's 5th birthday

On this day in 1996 Imperial Call and Conor O’Dwyer won the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, beating Master Oats.

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Feb 12th

On this day in 2000, 1-4 favourite Flagship Uberalles and JoeTizzard won the Mitsubishi Shogun Game Spirit Chase at Ascot
 
Feb 13

On this day in 1994, Peter Beaumont's Jodami recorded the second of his three Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup victories at Leopardstown.
 
Feb 13 1988
On this day Playschool ridden by P Nicholls won Vincent O Brien Gold Cup from Forgive N Forget.
Carvills Hill won the Paddy Power Nov Hurdle by 15L from Mixed Blends at 4/6.
On releasing CH to go down to start, his lad Nicky was surrounded by the other lads with runners in that race asking Nicky how good CH was, which Cheltenham race he was going for etc before the race even started!
I never witnessed anything like it!
 
Feb 14 :ninja:

On this day in 1981, Daring Run, ridden by Ted Walsh and trained by Peter McCreery, won the Erin Foods Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
 
Feb 14 1987
Vincent O Brien Gold Cup first run at Leopardstown.
MVOB wanted to help increase race course attendances so he sponsored the first 3 mile level weight championship race run in Ireland ( 5 yo received 9 lbs)
Forgive N Forget beat Very Promising and Barrow Line.

DG was 81 the year of the Stewards Inquiry when Daring Run interfered with Ivan King ridden by Paddy Kiely ? Luke , you might know.
 
edgt said:
Feb 14 1987


DG was 81 the year of the Stewards Inquiry when Daring Run interfered with Ivan King ridden by Paddy Kiely ? Luke , you might know.
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Don't recall that, I do remember Daring Run going on to win the Aintree Hurdle that year a feat he repeated the following year.
 
On this day in 2004 I relieved those charitable layers on Sporting Options of a long and very attractive green ribbon of integers thanks to Shooting Light winning the Aon Chase at a net 40.9/1

My biggest ever take-out, and if memory serves it was shortly before Sporting Options headed for the hills, knapsacks stuffed with their depositors' ill-earnt

Thankfully and needless to say my wedge was grabbed in the time it took to whisper a wistful-but-warm "my funny valentine"

Shooting Light was owned by John Brown, then a top-dog at William Hill's, and while I'm not generally in the habit of paying much attention to 'inside information' in this case the fact that Hill's were alone at 16/1 early-doors from 33/1 generally did glare

They 'knew' - for once

On every other day in 2004 I gave it all back...
 
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Classiest piece of after-timing I've seen in a while, Drone. :)
Good to see you on TH, do hope you stick around.
 
reet hard said:
Classiest piece of after-timing I've seen in a while, Drone. :)
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Good wasn't it?:) Thanks for indulging me, good burghers of TH

Ever since this jolly thread was started I've been wanting and impatiently waiting to get that off my chest

The dopamine surges this morning just as it did nine years ago:D
 
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On this day 1989, Peter Scudamore became the third National Hunt jockey, after Stan Mellor and John Francome, to ride 1,000 winners.
 
Nice post Drone.

Appropriately enough " I Gotta Horse!" Raz Prince Monolulu died on this day in 1965.
His headdress is often seen in old racing footage. A feature of big race meetings the Listowel Race Committee brought him over for the Harvest Festival in 1957 and 58 where he fitted in well with The Wren Boys! As we say "aithnionn ciarog ciarog eile ".
Does anyone here remember seeing him at ate races ?
 
Feb 15

On this day in 1992, future Champion Hurdle hero Royal Gait ran out an impressive winner at Nottingham on only his third start over jumps.
 
Feb 16

On this day in 1992, Carvill's Hill justified odds-on favouritism to run away with the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
 
Feb 17

On this day in 1990, British raider Nick The Brief beat odds-on favourite Carvill's Hill in the Vincent O'Brien Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
 
It's no wonder Carvill's was beaten on Feb 17 after running away with the same race just the day before. :blink:
 
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