Mr Spyro 308 Report post Posted July 23, 2015 Well done to Peter and the team winning with him. Days like that make it all worth while. Horse has had more set backs then you would believe so many career stops and starts but all kudos for having the perseverance. He looked better than he ever has yesterday and ran accordingly. 2 Black Kirrama and Michael Roustoby reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz (NZ) 864 Report post Posted July 23, 2015 I remember Lotus Lord winning many years ago! Paying well over $100...at Ellerslie (I think?) and from the same stable (Coutts Te Awamutu)? From memory I think it made the TV News ! 1 Black Kirrama reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Spyro 308 Report post Posted July 23, 2015 Correct Lotus Lord won at Ellerslie in 1987 and paid $ 215 and $ 46 a place. Was a maiden running against a field of winners, ridden by Jim Collett. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skoota 45 Report post Posted July 23, 2015 Led throughout. Trained by John Coutts (Peters Dad). Onya Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crustyngrizzly 1,291 Report post Posted July 23, 2015 I seem to recall another horse that John train called MILL HILL also winning at lucrative odds. 1 pete reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loutus fan 4 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 Hi, not sure if anyone will see this as adding to an old post. Was thinking about Lotus Lord bizarrely today (planning on going to the races with my little kids and remembered the day I watched from the stand as a kid myself when Lotus Lord won, so googled the name to see whatever happened to the horse). I have a funny story re this horse - that race that it won was either the last or just about the last race of the day, I had been there all day with my dad betting (via dad putting the bets on at the TAB for me) on the favourites etc, was bored with winning $1.01 etc so picked the rank outsider for this race (it was off the old chart $99). I asked dad to go put a bet on for me, a dollar each way, he looked at the horse and its form and said "no way am I getting up for that horse". I pestered him, explained I was bored etc and I felt good about this one and he said "fine I'll take your money - I'll take the bet for you". So he did, and we both sat there amazed (and me thrilled to bits) as Lotus Lord stormed home, miles in front, me loving every minute. Dad dutifully paid me the winnings, it was the most money I had ever had in my hands at any one time, and for several years I kept the news clipping of that race tacked to my bedroom wall (it may even be in a box somewhere). Love that horse! 4 elbow, Tinkerbelle, vanturk1 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis2 969 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 Good for you. I can remember backing a $200 winner at Awapuni as a young fellow. For a place!! and one day at the Cremorne strata backing a 100/1 winner and 50/1 winner in consecutive races. Crikey doesn't happen now. Been backing two Buck shots that get rolled. 1 vanturk1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanturk1 351 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 i remember backing a horse at thames(my dads tip) and paying 117 for a win. won by 3 lengths i think and paid for my holiday . it won again at avondale under lights and only paid $4. trained by jim waterson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete 492 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Memphis2 said: Good for you. I can remember backing a $200 winner at Awapuni as a young fellow. For a place!! and one day at the Cremorne strata backing a 100/1 winner and 50/1 winner in consecutive races. Crikey doesn't happen now. Been backing two Buck shots that get rolled. Similar story. I wanted to put $1ew on Andagain at Avondale back in the 70s but the queues were too long in the $1 window (remember those days when you had seperate windows for different denominations?) Went to the $2 window and put in on for a place and home it rolled at something like $250 a win and $56 a place. 2 vanturk1 and Memphis2 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gubellini 2,812 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 pete Andagain beat a high class field in the Foley Handicap over 1600m at Avondale on 26/4/80. He paid $203.60 and $48.80. He was 19/19 in the 20 horse field. 1 pete reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Wood 952 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 I rode one for Jenny Scott, Clerk Of The Course for many years in the late 70's, Silamond at Paeroa. $234 and $51 for a place! 2 gubellini and Black Kirrama reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midget 4,362 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 49 minutes ago, Chris Wood said: I rode one for Jenny Scott, Clerk Of The Course for many years in the late 70's, Silamond at Paeroa. $234 and $51 for a place! You going back a long way Woodsie, about 40 kgs ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Wood 952 Report post Posted September 2, 2016 35 to be precise young fellow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
