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Top 50 Western Australian Horses of All Time

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PCPC    2,265 posts
edited June 2013 West Australian Racing

G'day all

 

Ok this is where all of your knowledge is needed.

 

As we have seen in the last month or so, TVN posted their top 50 All time Australian Horses.

 

I thought I would make this a local affair and try and find WA's top 50 horses of all time. So who are they? We all know the big names etc but 50 spots need to be filled.

 

At this stage I ask for names, then when I get a good chunk of names I will put them into a list and let the forum decide the top 50.

 

So for now list your top 50 WA horses of all time. Also, we all know Northerly will be in the list, so if someone says "Northerly" that means we don't need "Northerly" in every post. As I said there 50 spots - not one.

 

Look forward to hearing your thoughts and opinions. This one is for the old timers as well - those that have been around a lot longer then me. I'm only 26 so I may struggle before 1987.

 

Thank you.

 

 

PC.

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,486 posts
    aquinita, raconteur
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  • PCPC    2,265 posts
    the falcon said:

    aquinita, raconteur


    Thanks for getting the ball rolling.
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  • PCPC    2,265 posts
    edited June 2013

    In no particular order so far, here are some names:

     

    Aquanita

    Northerly

    Placid Arc

    Old Comarade

    Island Morn

    Summer Beau

    Scenic Blast

    Miss Andretti

    Ellicorsam

    Marasco

    Barrosa Boy

    Ngawyni

    Beau Sovereign

    Belele

    Plastered

    Beaux Art

    Heroicity

    Eurythmic

    Post Town

    Hay List

    Scenic Shot

    Asian Beau

    Dark Beau

    Nicopolis

    Blue Spec

    Jolly Beggar

    Bomber Bill

     

     

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  • Piston_BrokePiston_Broke    2,047 posts
    Meliador
    Asian Beau
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  • PCPC    2,265 posts
    Also horses Vale Lock and Special Test. Never heard of them but I have asked this same question on another forum and someone mentioned these two horses so I thought I would mention them.
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    Off the top of my head Northerly, Ngawyni, Placid Ark, & Miss Andretti readily spring to mind.
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    Heron Bridge, Starglow, Gilt Pattern, Eastern Temple, Moss Kingdom.
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    Special Test was a very good stayer won Kalgoorlie Cup, Geelong Cup etc and numerous other feature staying events here in Perth, think Wally Hannah owned him, Sky Filou, Burgess Queen. What some of Albert Jordan's champions Maniana I know of from my gandfather talking about her but I'm sure of the older people on here could name quite a few others, Belinda's Star was a great sprinter of the 70's.

    Sanatate WA's first winner of the Australian Derby and versatile enough to win a Railway Stakes first up he was a very good horse.
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  • lamelame    1,757 posts
    Nicopolis
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    Cambana Lad, La Trice.
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  • lamelame    1,757 posts
    not in the league of the above mentioned horses but if your scratching for numbers joey jo jo
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    I doubt if joey jo jo nice horse that she was would make the top 1000 horses.
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  • JordanJordan    1,827 posts
    Kim angel
    willoughby
    Luckgray
    Jacks or Better
    Barakey
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  • Winner05Winner05    15 posts
    Let go thommo
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  • JayJayJayJay    8,624 posts
    Detonator - Len Pike
    Kilrickle -Ted Sullivan
    Nanna Tale - Tiger Moore rode it!
    Jolly Aster - Was it Larry Harvey?
    Surrender - Sheila Gwynne
    All Legal - Colin France
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  • TheFunksterTheFunkster    3,840 posts
    Well this is speculative. One of the best horses I ever saw was Amyquil but only raced about half a dozen times. Even won when it was nobbled. Not many can do that!
    Stylish Lord I think holds the record for consecutive wins.
    And how about a horse like Ayrville who won the WA Derby in 1911, whose career was cut short by injury yet went on to be a top sire?
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  • ChelseaChelsea    1,369 posts
    edited June 2013
    Fait Acompli dual Perth cup winner trained by Bert Harrison .
    Haulpak



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  • Raff_2000Raff_2000    802 posts
    edited June 2013
    Does Black Tom or Gunyo make it onto the list? Lets be realistic and say neither of them ran in the first 6 of the Melbourne Cup but they still made it into arguably the biggest race in Australia which is commendable in itself. Plus they each won a Perth cup along with the Kalgoorlie and Mornington cups respectably

    RIO likes this post.

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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    edited June 2013
    Detonator ,a great pick up he was an outstanding horse who could also shoulder enormous weights. I wouldn't have thought Black Tom or Guyno rate a mention, the injury plagued Hard Act had lengths and lengths on Guyno,you have to consider the raltive poor quality and distinct lack of depth in those Cup fields.

    Marjoleo was an outstanding sprinter/miler in the 70's, as someone mentioned earlier Meliador was a champion stayer who the current Melbourne cup winner and Caulfield cup winner in his Perth Cup back when the Perth cup used to attract the best going around at the time. Stylish Lord was a good horse but he was well placed I loved him but how much did he actually beat, I think you have to work on the quality of races they won and the quality of horseflesh they actually encountered.

    Amyquil was a freak and I can reiterate the earlier story about him as I backed him the day he was nobbled and and he still won despite being hit with ace I wondered why he was drifting that day as he was a certainty and I just kept backing him and I bumped into a guy I knew only know only as Ace just prior to the race and he asked as he normally would what are you on ?
    I never knew back then why he had that nickname.

    I said I'm on Amyquil for plenty and he said it can't win you know, go have a saver on something I said the horse is a star in the making, he said trust me it can't win.
    To make a long story short I thought he was off his rocker but I wondered why Amyquil didn't show its normal dazzling acceleration but was somehow still good enough to win.

    Not many win I would suggest when they have a dose of acepromazine in their system as was discovered post race.
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    edited June 2013
    Old Fashion was a brilliant sprinter/miler who won just about every decent sprint race here including the railway, Hyperion, asian beau, RJ Peters Bunbury stakes, and the challenge, fairetha and belgravia as a 3yo and was placed numerous times in quality sprints.

    Come to think of it fairetha would be another one from what I've read that would have to belong on that list.
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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,486 posts

    fairetha, owned by uncle bob fernie.

    trained by abo jordan, 2 perth cups ridden by johnny wilson.

    bob loved a bet!!

    $-)
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  • JayJayJayJay    8,624 posts
    Was on course the day Detonator carried the Grandstand for Len and Tom Pike and beat a Stan Quinlivan horse Warsend for John McNair and Grant Wooten in the Easter Handicap. Was a monstrous run. He ran some remarkable races, very much a fan favorite as well.
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  • PunterKJPunterKJ    26 posts
    Might not make the top 50 but will throw up Bumbelina won 7 on the trot (all by less than a length).
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  • AndrewCarterAndrewCarter    2,171 posts
    Good horse and an old favourite but agree that it's nowhere near the top 50.
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  • PunterKJPunterKJ    26 posts
    Yeah just a favourite of mine!!1
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  • PCPC    2,265 posts
    Raff_2000 said:

    Does Black Tom or Gunyo make it onto the list? Lets be realistic and say neither of them ran in the first 6 of the Melbourne Cup but they still made it into arguably the biggest race in Australia which is commendable in itself. Plus they each won a Perth cup along with the Kalgoorlie and Mornington cups respectably

    I remember last year or the year before when someone or a few people rated Guyno and Black Tom a better horse then Rogan Josh lol. Surely this can't be right?
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  • PCPC    2,265 posts

    Rogan Josh deserves a mention, not sure how I left him off the list. WA's last great 2-miler. No other 2-miler has got not even close to Rogan Josh.

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  • HitmanHitman    146 posts
    edited June 2013

    Mr Cube

    Century god

     

     

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  • JayJayJayJay    8,624 posts
    Just a few more thoughts. Would Rossamoss get a guernsey? Lorna's Nuisance (speaking through my pocket)? Fair Sir, dare I say it Rocket Racer??????

    I would mount a fair case for Firelight as well  but again, that might be the wallet mumbling.
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  • careycarey    6,424 posts
    abrego will ALWAYS be the best horse from wa in my opinion
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