Berri 2,131 Report post Posted August 27, 2019 Remember the good filly of a few years back called Noble Times. Here's one of her lines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepers 276 Report post Posted August 27, 2019 Noble Times was that the horse trained by Rex Allen of Waitara,in Taranaki?Rex gave me one of my first rides on Blue Falcon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted August 27, 2019 Rex was a good bugga..always had a good horse and he had a few...i think someone else trained Noble Times..If I am not wrong...??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepers 276 Report post Posted August 28, 2019 Was it one of the early horses trained by Gary Vile when he was in Taranaki ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepers 276 Report post Posted August 28, 2019 If my memory serves me right it might be that Drums of times out of Juvel that Rex bred. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 11:50 AM, scooby3051 said: Rex was a good bugga..always had a good horse and he had a few...i think someone else trained Noble Times..If I am not wrong...??? Gary Vile had a lease arrangement with Rex Allen. I always thought Rex had more general horseman knowledge than Wheeler and Sharrock put together. Interesting horse Rex had was Bijou Boy in partnership with an insurance broker. Unfortunately the broker was on the dodge was backing Bijou Boy each start until he couldn't wait any longer and committed suicide. Soon after Bijou Boy won at outsize odds. The moral its not worth committing suicide no matter what. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, slam dunk said: Gary Vile had a lease arrangement with Rex Allen. I always thought Rex had more general horseman knowledge than Wheeler and Sharrock put together. Interesting horse Rex had was Bijou Boy in partnership with an insurance broker. Unfortunately the broker was on the dodge was backing Bijou Boy each start until he couldn't wait any longer and committed suicide. Soon after Bijou Boy won at outsize odds. The moral its not worth committing suicide no matter what. I rode a few for Rex back in the day managed to get Bijou Boy beat one day at Fielding LOL...he was a bloody decent horse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut 3,140 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 1:03 PM, jeepers said: Was it one of the early horses trained by Gary Vile when he was in Taranaki ? Yep.. won the Matamata Breeders for him I think .. ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Yep.. won the Matamata Breeders for him I think .. ? Sold for almost $1million. Obviously a life changer for GV. I remember when he was blacksmithing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phar Lap Fan 103 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 Breeding as stated by Jeepers. Traces back to Citoyenne, who was also the dam of Citril. Citril was ancestress of Oman, Ruve, Sobeit ?, Catalan, Timon ? and other winners. Relying on memory so not guaranteed and family not so prominent in recent years. If you stick with a good family long enough, you should get results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...