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Channel 7 also used to do the broadcasts and we would belt home from the stables to watch the replays on Sportsworld the next morning.
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Golden Time was one of Phils - well, sort of - but that's another story for another day that involves Teddy Breeze and may involve statute of limitations.
Pardon Me Boys never raced much after going east to contest the NSW and Vic derby's. Did okay as well, won heats of each I think and a couple of 4ths in each final...Another Barts year, maybe 92 or 93 but he disappeared after that. Won a heap of Juvenile races at GP.
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Pacific Ruler was more than handy ...2nd in the 2yo Sires to San Simeon, 2nd to San Simeon in 2yo Triple Crown, 2nd to Skiptar in the 3yo Triple Crown but won the 3yo WA Sires Produce and the Western Gateway Pace. Won the Tatts Cup in 1981 and 3rd to Black Irish and Gap Road in the 1984 FTC Members Mile and 3rd to Via Vista in the 1981 New Year Handicap...thats its feature race record.
Indian Chant, foaled in 1973 raced successfully for years. Nothing much happened until he was about 7 and he must have hated the sight of Pallaton. Ran 2nd to him in the 1980 Bunbury Cup, the 1980 Pinjarra Cup and the 1980 Easter Cup. Ran 2nd to Hands Turn 1980 Media Cup and then he won the Easter Cup in 1981 beating Mint Condition and Burrowsand in 1982, he won 2 heats of the Interdominion beating Skiptar and Burrows, and Garry John and Via Vista respectively. In 1983 (now a 10 year old), he ran 3rd in The Tatts Cup (behind Sparkling Chasseur and Gold Rowan), 3rd in the BOTRA Cup (behind Bonnvale Boy and Satinover) and 3rd in the Easter Cup (behind Euraman and Sinn Fein)
Gap Road has a superior record to both - won the 1983 Lord Mayors Cup (over Black Irish and Melfield Tyros - the Les Poyser horse I couldn't think of the other night)and the 1983 Howard Porter Memorial (over Casey Otara and Sinn Fein).
1984, he won an Inters Heat (beating Thor Lobell and Out For Glory) ran 3rd in an Inters Heat (behind Mai Mai and Bundanoon) and won the Inters Consolation. Also won the 1984 Mt Eden Mile (1.57.4) beating Via Vista and Gay Boyden, won the 1984 Stratton Cup (beating Acron Blue and Rite), ran 2nd to Black Irish in the FTC Members Mile and 2nd to Preux Chevalier in the FTC Members Mile (They ran it twice that year after changing the date). In 1985, he won the Pinjarra Cup (Go Go San Marco and The El Vista) and in 1986 was 3rd in the Stratton Cup behind Morgan James and Mystery Cargo) to round out his feature race record.
Very good animals, all 3, but top 50 Material....not really but its a personal view like everything in this world. When this thread was in full swing ages ago, it was a terrific and almost exclusively positive response with no name calling or any nastiness. Oh for the good old days.
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Yes, Fred had plenty of top horses but although Velvet Prince turned in some top runs, he was a handful and a bit of a non winner. Owned by a Geraldton bloke, Lloyd Hipper from memory. He never won a major feature race - 2nd to Kiwi Cloud in a Mount Eden Mile, second to Nixon Adios (Fred's as well) in the Christmas Gift, 2nd to Royal Gaze in the 1978 Inters Heat and 3rd to Markovina in the final. Link below for the Video of Markovina who may have been lucky not to lose on protest and Velvet Prince races very ungenerously the whole journey in the breeze. Was a tough run. Difficult horse.
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Yes, it was before the track was extended to its current size of 804.5m. He wasn't a particularly strong animal Rhetts Law - owned by Russell Roberts who had another handy type called Pure Steel - but he raced well, qualified and beat those that turned up, including the mighty Popular Alm who I suspect was not at his best. Check out the crowd in the replay - these days the only things on the top bend and back straight are seagulls.
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Smithdale Lad was a far more substantial horse, both in performance and size, having Wrack Again as his brood mare sire. Came from Katanning, either the Spurr of Bielby family (can't recall which) but ended up at Kersleys and won through to a tight mark Contested the 1984 Interdominion with heat placings (behind Bundanoon and Gammalite), placed in the consolation that year.
RJ Denney was a very astute horseman and I would agree that he got Hands Turn up and about. Boanning Boy and Common Law won Country Derbys, Woodland Bells going way back won an Oaks, Hooks Pride won a 4yo Classic and Classic Prince won a Memorial Day Cup among many other races.
The link below has Black Irish running 2nd ...along with Smithdale Lad and Gap Road (Fremantle Cup won by Gammalite) but I know of no other Black Irish Videos but someone else is probably better at Video search than me.
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