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A similar thread on Perth racing has evoked some wonderful responses/memories.
Here's 10 pretty obvious ones to get the ball rolling (no particular ranking)
Mount Eden
Pure Steel
Village Kid
I"m The Mighty Quinn
Binshaw
San Simeon
Satinover
Dainty's Daughter
Red Vicar
Pacing Lawn
Frosty Nelson
Blue Pennant
Colour Glo
James Eden
Roscott
Radiant Oro
Baltic Eagle
Bin Oro
Renaud
Beau Don
Here's 10 pretty obvious ones to get the ball rolling (no particular ranking)
Mount Eden
Pure Steel
Village Kid
I"m The Mighty Quinn
Binshaw
San Simeon
Satinover
Dainty's Daughter
Red Vicar
Pacing Lawn
Frosty Nelson
Blue Pennant
Colour Glo
James Eden
Roscott
Radiant Oro
Baltic Eagle
Bin Oro
Renaud
Beau Don
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Might add Fastease, Bangalore, Wee Cent, Typhson and Kolworth to the list.
There are heaps of worthy nominations when you get to thinking about it. Velocipede, Sign Again, Satanas, Speedy Cheval, King Oro, Royal Vance, Royal Force (whoops, fancy forgetting him) .......Interesting to see what others turn up and then might try a ranked order just for interest????
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Via Valencia won just about every juvenile fillies/mares classic as a 2, 3 and 4 year old with Phil Coulson up. Will do some research on her record before posting her as a definite nomination. Mercedes, Kiwi Dillon, Young Robbie, Zakara (3 August Cups) Jack Morris for sure, Virgil Queen, Kellett and the legendary Dark David and lets not forget Juniors Image (how could we?).
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Yes Has The Answers and Mr Magical Mach both absolute iron horses, a trait of the standardbred that I love.
High Adios - had forgotten about him - Alan Woodworth up from recall - high quality and enduring horse. Stitchintime - I think Fred Snr drove him and George Gruljisich used to love him. Wee cent winning the 3200m Fremantle Cup after being a brilliant juvenile was a testament to her and how she was handled ...and she was wee - barely 14 hands. Lyle used to look too big for her in the cart. And old Sign Again, tough tough horse.
Keep em comimg, making up the final 50 will be interesting, if not impossible. Just some fun, some on the racing thread are getting serious and argy bargy with their nominations but to me, its a much needed wander down nostalgia avenue.
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AC wouldn't like Yarracoola - potential plus performance, he could really run. Only 31 starts (nothing for most standardbreds) and 28 times in the money with 18 wins.
Wee Cent had two brothers Santos Carlos and Santos Adios. The Torre's and Santo Cipriano were dead keen on Royall Dollar progeny with Lyle - Dollars Double, Asti Spumante. We actually raced a son of Asti Spumante who won a few races before injury. Had high "potential" I could claim but in reality not much good, just handy.
VK Saab was all class - 600k in stakes back in the 90's. Also Garry John won plenty for Wilf Powell. Keep the worthy mentions coming, its a great memory jogger.
I'll throw in The Rogue for Dan Egan/Phil Coulson - a brother to Gammalite!!! and Alphalite and Betalit and Amative ......., Via Vista for Bill Duffy, Chryso Mou for Allan Mitchell/Phil Coulson, Lord Mina, Miss Dundee and Kiwi Dillon for Max Johnson. Kiwi Raider for Laurie Groves/FRK strung together an amazing sequence of wins in 1974/75/76 and Nixon Adios was a real top horse around the same time.
None top 10 but I'd happily have fed all of them.
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There was another freak - Chandon
Definitely top 50 in my 30+ years of watching is Allwoods Chief
re: Saab - Only horse to win Golden Slipper, Derby, Golden Nugget and Pacing Cup.
If he started in the first ever Nugget San Simeon would have done it too - not bad company.
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Village, 9 of your 10 are standouts in my time but I'll swap your Satinover for Chandon.
For me it's an easy ten.
On top of that, Classic Garry's work as a stallion probably makes him the most important of them all.
Until Christian Cullen, probably the only colonial bred sire of any note and he was far better than that. Chandon, Saab etc etc.
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Other emerging nominations:
Talladega - Australian Pacing Gold, Champagne Stakes, Golden Slipper, Sales Classic all as a 2 year old, WA Derby, Western Gateway Pace as a 3year old,Pinjarra Cup
Saab also won Western gateway Pace, 2yo Sales Classic
Via Valencia - Gold Bracelet, Sires Stakes as a 2yo, WA Oaks, Sires Produce Stakes at 3yo, Easter Cup etc
Update on Zakara - 4 August Cups, FTC Members Sprint, 4 year old Championship
Chandon - how did I miss him? and Salinger - both top top horses.Definites.
Allwoods Chief -lots of Grand circuit racing plus Pinjarra Cup, August Cup, Easter Cup and Stratton Cup
Pyramus - WA Oaks, State Sprint Championship, WA Pacing Cup for Les (The Rifleman) Marriott
Chryso Mou - Champagne Stakes, WA Oaks, 2x Breeders Stakes etc
Update on Yarracoola - Golden Slipper and a sensational Golden Nugget win
Mazzini Magic was first rate for Tricky Warwick
Better stop there I think - I'll try and assemble a top 50 as difficult as that may be and its just an opinion, so no hand grenades please. Its been great having input and doing a bit of research, so I will have a crack and see what comes up.
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Horses
1. Kola Girl (1920s)Kola Girl won 19 races in Perth and following
her 1918 WA Pacing Cup win she was regarded as WA's best horse. At the
1923 Royal Show she set a State Pacers Record with a mile in 2:07.8. It
stood as the Australian Mile Record until 1941. Kola Girl is the only
female to have held this record in the last 100 years. In 1925 she held
the WA records over one mile, 10 furlongs, 11 furlongs and two miles.
2. Frosty Nelson (1950s)
Frosty Nelson won 50 of his 104 career starts
including the 1955 WA Pacing Cup. Frosty Nelson travelled by ship to
Sydney for the 1956 Inter Dominions and was placed in two heats and the
5000 pound Harold Park Cup behind Caduceus. Frosty Nelson won two heats
of the 1957 Inter Dominions but fell in the final. He won the inaugural
State Sprint Championship in 1957 defeating Village Chief and Beau Don
in a near national record of 2:04.25.
3. Binshaw (1960s/1970s)
Foaled in 1961, Binshaw earned a special place
in harness racing as the first WA bred winner of the Inter Dominion when
he won in 1967. He also won the 1970 WA Easter Cup. Despite an injury
interrupted career Binshaw won 29 races and was retired as a 14yo in
1976 winning the FHRC Members Sprint at his last start. Binshaw died in
1996 at the age of 35 and his remains were placed at the Gloucester Park
winning post.
4. Sam Simeon (1970/1980s)
San Simeon still holds the Australian record for
consecutive wins having proved victorious at his first 29 race starts
as a 2yo, 3yo and 4yo. He also recorded four wins at Group 1 level which
included a WA Derby, Australia Derby and WA Pacing Cup. He was voted
Australian 2yo Pacer of the Year, Australian 3yo pacer of the Year,
Australian Harness Horse of the Year and he won the 1981 Inter Dominion
Championship in Hobart.
5. Preux Chevalier (1980s)
Preux Chevalier first came to public notice when
he was placed in the 1983 Golden Nugget. Preux Chevalier scored a
stunning win in the 1984 WA Pacing Cup and also won the 1985 Inter
Dominion and NSW Miracle Mile on his way to 1985 Australian Harness
Horse of the Year honours. Preux Chevalier was the first of only two WA
trained horses to win at Group One level in New Zealand when he won the
1985 New Zealand FFA.
6. Norms Daughter (1990s)
At the 1995 Inter Dominion, Norms Daughter
amazed fans when she sat outside NSW champion Our Sir Vancelot and set a
new Australian record over 2100 metres. Later that year she became the
second mare to win the NSW Miracle Mile, assuming the mantle of the best
mare in Australasia. Norms Daughter was voted Australian Pacing Mare of
the Year in both 1996 and 1997, in addition to being the fastest mare
in the country in both years.
Mister Karamea was a real speed horse - went 1.58.8 as a 2 year old when those times were unheard of for owner trainer John Deane with Jimmy "the Jet" Schrader in the cart. Was sold to a syndicate for big bucks and Phil Coulson trained and drove. Won some big races here and Phil took him to the USA. Won for Phil in very fast time (around low 54's as I recall) was placed with an American trainer and yes, you are right, the barn caught fire and he died. Could have been anything.
Zaruma was a high quality fast class horse. Yankee Rhythm, Roc Eden and Mount Mist just popped into my mind as handy types.
Karamea Snow - the "horse in pyjamas" for E.J (Jack) Miles of Mount Eden fame. Came from Queensland and was no champ but pretty handy. Those Chanel 7 telecasts wer tops - the daily double - you'd be in the middle of some explosive war scene from "Combat" or Mario Milano was just about to smash a chair over the head of Skull Murphy in the Wrestling and hey presto, we were suddenly watching the Free For All from GP. Great days indeed. Gary Carvolth might have done some hosting as well.
When Royal Force let down, look out - he could run unbelievable sectionals. Won a Miracle Mile with Boof Anderson I think. Jack Retzlaff the normal drivel for George Kennett. The Black Flash. He won a heat of the pacing cup one night after never seeing clear passage until about 150 m from home and then he just mowed down a real quality field and won running away. George Grljusich nearly fell out of the commentary box that night - he might have backed a rare winner haha.
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Kola Girl 2.7.8 in the 1920's around the Claremont Speedway Track - unbelievable.
Frosty Nelson - went to the Sydney Inters by SHIP - traveling in style, none of that Nullabor dust for Frosty. A lap of the top deck each morning to stay fit??
Binshaw wins the Members Sprint at 14??? he broke 2 minutes as well. Lived to 35.
San Simeon - absolutely fool proof.
Preux Chevalier - looked to have a pacing cup at his mercy until along came a rising star 4 year old Village Kid. Coulson's best ever Cup drive - watch it on Youtube.
Norms Daughter - driven by Kellie Kersley to win the Miracle Mile.
Thanks for posting.
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