osceola 176 Report post Posted March 22, 2014 You forgot the best of them all The Pixie Yes I did remember her but the top eleven didn`t sound as effective as top ten does. Maximus 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz (NZ) 1,722 Report post Posted March 22, 2014 Golden Key Heidelberg Calpunicus Old Nick Our Boyfriend hedley 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedley 1,900 Report post Posted March 23, 2014 MISS ALFIE was a fond memory. ('89)? i heard her sit very wide all the way on a January Tauranga race over a mile..and she finished gallantly for a close up finish never flinching. ..i thought to myself that She'll be worth being on when suited, so i 'scanned' each week..for months as it turned out, with no sign of her. the next i saw of her..she was written up in the trials in JUNE in the Central Districts..so all of the saving of a stake to punt her with was at the ready. Trentham's Winter meeting arrived..and she was entered in R10 a Mile race with Chris Johnson booked to ride and had changed Stables into Mark Oulaghan's care. ..i contacted friends and eventually saw other punting friends at the pubs and the T.A.B. before and during the Saturday., Some of them i'd told them of months before of the Mare's name and her circumstance and warned them to 'be on' when she next fronted up! Saturday arrived and i was mobilised around my venues..putting my name on her chances, and many friends who's sampled my tipping prowesses in the past, all put their token bets on. Me!..i was all armed to punt her and invested $140 on her., 50c banker Trifectas, $10 banker Quinellas..and $20W / $60Place. She and Chris absolutely Bolted in..taking the lead from 500m out and won by 'bout a dozen lengths., Lady Chinkara? ($2.60?) from Wanganui ran 2nd and Panuis Bud ran 3rd ($6.10?) who was visiting from Avondale (1:51 winning time) ..she paid $47s and $10s..the Trifecta paid $10K..and the Quinella was $90 something from memory pulled close to $8K Maximus and von Smallhaussen 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted March 23, 2014 Ah Trentham in the mud Greek Meer Major Drive Laceration Gatcombes Pride Always Summer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted March 23, 2014 Surprisingly no one has mentioned Tidal Light. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted March 23, 2014 Surprisingly no one has mentioned Tidal Light. Was going to but already had 6 and left out Field Dancer Mickeys Town Duanettes Girl Zepherin meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 1] Bonecrusher 2] McGinty 3] Kiwi 4] Horlicks 5] Beechcraft An amazing decade.... meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 Another 5 Fav's Steely Dan Sirstaci Courier Bay Kingdom Bay meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 Opps Mr Tiz GONSTA and meomy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,790 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 Was Solo's Dream in the 80's ? Trained by a bloke up North. Stands out because started in a high class race at Ellerslie and old Glyn Tucker remarked " that if that thing wins I'll , climb to the top of Ellerslie member's stand and leap off " . It bolted in. Funny how it isn't entirely the class horses who stand out in the memory......supreme glory spyro! And it was the oaks at trentham ,I remember sitting on the floor at nanas with the mat turned upside down with my racetrack drawn on it racing my cowboys and Indians,I commentated Keith haub style and my brothers horse always got beaten a nose by late finishes.1980,couldn't believe tuckers comment and wished I had a tenner on meomy and hedley 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,790 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 No mention of secured deposit ,Glamour bay ,bound to honour bossie or cariere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling_Kidd 160 Report post Posted March 24, 2014 VINCERE ......... Graham Lord ... mudders, MERMAN, EVEN DOLLARS ... and to think in the 70s, racing was something that interrupted the rugby ... (my old man wasn't a punter, tho everyone else in his family was ... ) Baz (NZ) and meomy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Feilding 292 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 I loved being in Queensland early 80s.Cleaning up on...Shamrock, Four Crowns,Golden Rhapsody, El Mar et al. meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 The Top Ten. The Dimple The Twinkle The Phantom The Fantasy The Phantom Chance The Jewel The Grin The Solitare The Glitzy One The Diamond One A true Southern man ! meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendoftheturf 6 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 In no particular order 1- Fun On The Run 2- Go Bush 3- Milton Magic 4- Kiwi 5- Commissionaire meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz (NZ) 1,722 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 I'm going again...lol. Mac's Gamble (Fred Phillips) Sound Wave Royal Fencer Hotsand Mr Chicken George meomy and Gruff 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2014 Golden King Arctic Wolf Testament Altitude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,790 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Cardinal huff ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest 78 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 There was hurdler who won a couple of flat races in between some hurdle races that he also won including the grand annual in melbourne in the early eighties,really liked his style,think he originated from NZ [no need to comment pogo]. Kaimoto I think it was spelt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo(aus) 876 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 yep kaimoto , butch londregan 1981 it was a good year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traka 115 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Crown Star Storm Hunterville Vincere Mr Hickey But my overall fav was late 70s Ballycastle. Took out the Waikato, Great Northern and McGregor Grant steeples in the same season ridden by jumps jock G Cooksley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka 1,179 Report post Posted May 19, 2014 Kaimoto..."the Frog"...spectacular to watch. Won the Australian Grand National with a very cheeky ride by Butch Londregan. Ballycastle still holds the race (and track) record for the Elleslie Great Northern, I think. Cheers. Ashoka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauhei Notts 1,412 Report post Posted May 19, 2014 Ballycastle won the Great Northern after the worst drought last century. The Hurdles, which in those days was run two days earlier, was on a firm track. The drought was so bad that on a client's Waikato dairy farm the only greenery at the end of May that year was the owner's son's marijuana patch. .............................. But about 1980's horses. In 1985 - 6 season, together with two other blokes I leased a filly that won two races, one of them a group two event. When cleaning out the cupboards I found the receipts and payments statement for that filly for the season. The trainers' stakes percentages were 30% more than one year's training fees. These days a horse would need to win three group one events to see that sort of statistic come up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Wow, look at the crowds attending the races in the 1980's. Bear in mind of course it was still the heady days of Yuppies & wannabes & the peak sharemarket days before the crash, but wouldn't it be great to get such numbers of people back to the races as we had then? SEA SWIFT (NZ) 1988 Auckland Cup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 ROSE AND THISTLE (NZ) - 1984 Queen Elizabeth Handicap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...