Globederby19 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Blackie said: Fantastic Greyhound!! Well done Enteebee. Have a look and see an immortal. You can see how good he was by his stride. and then in tandem, brilliant. Absolute poetry in motion this horse. A freak of nature. Beautiful to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Well it'shard to beat GREYHOUND with anything. What an outstanding horse he was for the trotting caper. 71 wins from 82 starts his final total. Had a nice retirement too, and still popular then. here's a snippet. "During his twenty-five years of retirement, Greyhound was immensely popular among horse enthusiasts around the country. Greyhound was so popular that visitors came to see him until February 1965 when he died at the age of 33. His guest book was signed by visitors from 30 countries and all 50 states" Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 For 'H' day it's no good trying to keep up with the Jonses when they just keep/kept winning anyway. Who are todays 'H' horses then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Hilarious Guest & Hands Down I think the Hands Down photo was taken after an exhibition showing at maybe Trentham or Riccarton(can't remember) and recall he fell over! Edited January 10, 2022 by Blackie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Blackie said: Hilarious Guest & Hands Down I think the Hands Down photo was taken after an exhibition showing at maybe Trentham or Riccarton(can't remember) and recall he fell over! Spot on !! it's Riccarton and the grey horse head in Photo is the NZ galloping Cup winner from same week !! Don't know his name (the grey galloper) but he looks like he's thinking , "What the hell is this thing in telescopic blinds that can't even stand up when going along the track?" hahahaha Hands Down had a few issues keeping his feet time to time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 For the old boys (and Newbies) here's a Good One we should put in . He is running a World Record here at Addington I think ? where's the grandstand? Started off 60 yards behind handicap and won by 20 yards.!!!! time of 4.10 for the 2 miles stand . Unbelievably good going for those days....... Blackie and Globe are exceptional at spotting these champs. Does anyone else know this H Champion ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josias Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Don't know his name (the grey galloper) but he looks like he's thinking , "What the hell is this thing in telescopic blinds that can't even stand up when going along the track?" hahahaha Koiro Trelay..trained by Eric Temperton. Famous on your side of the ditch for winning 1971 Melbourne Cup with Silver Knight. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Commander Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Spot on !! it's Riccarton and the grey horse head in Photo is the NZ galloping Cup winner from same week !! Koiro Trelay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Commander Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Does anyone else know this H Champion ? Haughty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, Field Commander said: Haughty OMG !!! that is so close that i'm on fire with how hot that is. HAUGHTY nearly the greatest NZ mare ever winning 2 Nz Cups during WW2 years (here's one in the photo) and set the World record at 4.13 for the 2 miles stand. Our boy in the photo earlier, came along just after. Haughty actually starting in his First NZ Cup win. (gave it away now lol...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Wouldn't be an H day without mentioning the foundation sire of virtually all American standard breds , Hambiltonian 10. Started his siring days at 2 yrs of age , was higher in the croup than the withers which gave him extra push and speed and a more flowing action, which he passed on through a plethora of progeny. A horse we owe a lot to. Another of my early favs was a horse called Hoover(Court Martial)who I remember running second to Robalan at Hutt Park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 That's Highland Fling, LB in the photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Should also mention Harold Logan. His Grandsire was Star Pointer, first horse to break 2 minutes in 1898. Raced till he was 16 yrs old, won The NZ Cup and three FFA,s,in the 1930,s and is inducted into the NZ Hall of fame, along with Cardigan Bay, Highland Fling etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far too much Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 that fella that posts on here could run bit by Steven Stock great looking horse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, Globederby19 said: Wouldn't be an H day without mentioning the foundation sire of virtually all American standard breds , Hambiltonian 10. Globe Derby19 has hit the JACKPOT. We owe it all to Hambletonian who started off all the great siring lines. I traced a few horses as a kid and drew up some charts, to see if indeed they all traced to Hambletonian of 1849 and they Did !! he was the great grand-son of a thoroughbred , but started off the great Standardbred chains that we enjoy today !!!! Thanks Globe for that one ! there is the great American ADIOS chain, the NZ imports 'U Scott' and 'Lumber Dream' doing all the breeding greatness for NZ, and 'Globe Derby' too, foaled in Australia , starting the amazing 'colonial ' chain. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Great stuff LB. Funny how we hold on to some of our early memorabilia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Start the day off with that great Axworthy-Peter the Great cross horse INDIANAPOLIS. 1932 Great Northern Derby, 1934 Auckland Pacing Cup, 1934-1936 NZ Cups among his biggest wins ,two of those off of 48 yrds behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enteebee Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Globederby19 said: Start the day off with that great Axworthy-Peter the Great cross horse INDIANAPOLIS. 1932 Great Northern Derby, 1934 Auckland Pacing Cup, 1934-1936 NZ Cups among his biggest wins ,two of those off of 48 yrds behind. I'm waiting for a nice picture of Inky Lord 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Here's one for the 'I's that must of been very good , as they appear to of shoved him on a NZ Postage Stamp !!! worth $1.20 too . seems good value with Kiwi at 40c and Cardy at 10c . A true honour normally reserved for champions like Mel Cup winner KIWI and of course the Amazing Cardigan Bay. He must of 'licked' the opposition a fair bit ?? lol....... Who is he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Il Vicolo is a worthy "I" 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blackie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Dancing Show said: Il Vicolo is a worthy "I" 🙂 i think you nailed the answer there for the postage stamp Dancing Show. Roy & Barry Purdon trained him as a two & three year old I think Edited January 11, 2022 by Blackie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 51 minutes ago, Lightning Blue said: Here's one for the 'I's that must of been very good , as they appear to of shoved him on a NZ Postage Stamp !!! worth $1.20 too . seems good value with Kiwi at 40c and Cardy at 10c . A true honour normally reserved for champions like Mel Cup winner KIWI and of course the Amazing Cardigan Bay. He must of 'licked' the opposition a fair bit ?? lol....... Who is he? Thats called inflation LB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Man, that is a hell of a run of Inky Lord's to win the Cup. To be checked liked that 500m out, and still coming sideways and wide when the others seemed like half way down the straight, awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, Dancing Show said: Wow that was a big finish from Inky Lord coming from way back. Ricky May at his best? The camara man was pretty drunk though. I went giddy watching that lol..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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