RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.
nomates

R.I.P. Bert Swney

Recommended Posts

Passing on the sad news of the passing Bert Swney . Bert and his wife Dorothy stood stallions in Matamata during the 80s and 90s . In later years they have been living in Levin training the odd racehorse .

I remember going to stallion parades at Bert's farm , i think his most successful stallion was Drums Of Time , i could be wrong tho .

Bert's health had been declining in recent years but was always happy to have a chat . He loved his horse racing . 

Along with his wife Dorothy you wouldn't meet a nicer couple . 

R.I.P. Bert .

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Bert was a great guy worked for him at Redoubt Park..he and Dorothy were fine people. Bert was a great guy to have on your side..great boss and an even better friend...we had many a good laugh after work up in the stallion barn office over a couple of cold beers...RIP big fella...thoughts and prayers to Dorothy and his family.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Bert and Dorothy trained at Takanini for a decade or so. Their first winner was the Barney McCahill bred and appropriately named McGuinness. He won his first race for them at Ellerslie on the 16/9/92. He went on to win 6 times from 59 starts.Erincorp was a handy mare for them winning 4 from 41 starts.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sincere condolences to all of Bert's family. 🌹 Nice memory's chatting with Bert on the odd race day we had horses competing against each other. 🏇

I send this fond memory with you today Bert of your marvelous old horse McGuinness beating ours and others at Te Rapa.  🏇🥇🏆

R.I.P Bert Swney. ❤️

Bert Swney.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.