berzerk 107 Report post Posted June 20, 2016 A rare event, and had the question posed to me...Apart from Sacred Elixir and Darci Brahma (2005)...what was the previous NZ trained 2yo to win a Group 1 in Australia? Our Maizcay is best NZ trained 2yo I have ever seen, but he didn't, albeit a tad stiff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 20, 2016 You would have to give by default a group one to McGinty. He beat the red hot favourite that next won the Golden Slipper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morayfm 28 Report post Posted June 20, 2016 Wasn't there a Danroad 2YO colt won a Group 1 in Brisbane? Rockdale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,993 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 morafym Rockdale won the Group One QTC T.J. Smith Classic in 2008. Run over 1600m for the 2yos. Mark Zahra rode for John Morrisey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,993 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 slam dunk McGinty beat Marscay in the Todman Slipper Trial prior to Marscay winning the Golden Slipper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 The same race that Sacred Elixir won was known as the TJ Smith and for many years the Castlemaine One Guinnea ridden by Roger Lang won it in the late eighties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,993 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 slam dunk One Guinea won the Castlemaine Stakes at Eagle Farm on the 9/6/86. He was ridden by Neil Williams for trainer Roger Lang. Fartoomuch, Black Kirrama and Grant R 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 Alf won the 1998 AJC Sires Produce ridden by Greg Childs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spyro 408 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 6 hours ago, gubellini said: slam dunk McGinty beat Marscay in the Todman Slipper Trial prior to Marscay winning the Golden Slipper. And with broken leg for last part of the race. Loved the story in one book about Barnie MCahill throwing holy water over McGinty pre race to protect him. When Keith Haub had him on afterwards about his damn holy water and what had happened , Barney McCahill had great Irish logic " Without the holy water his poor leg would have broken off altogether " gubellini, bestbets and Dopey 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted June 21, 2016 Anchor In, a colt by Sea Anchor out of a Ruling mare Cazna won the Castlemaine back in 82 or 83 from memory. May have only been a G2 then. He was real top horse and Sea Anchor's first Stakeswinner. He was a certainty beaten in the Ellerslie Sires Produce behind Andretti just prior to going over for the Castlemaine... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
