mardigras Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 year 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, PWJ said: so what's your guess for today, NG ? Thinking that Caltex were involved in the sponsorship of the race maybe.Taranaki Gold Cup? I Will have a guess at the riders 747 Ray Johnson Tonic Time A Tweedie Koporoa R King. Thats all i know and thats not much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, Dancing Show said: I'll have a stab at the race to get it going - Stratford Centennial Cup? Not quite Maria but getting nicely warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, mardigras said: year 1976 No Mardy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, ngakonui grass said: Thinking that Caltex were involved in the sponsorship of the race maybe.Taranaki Gold Cup? I Will have a guess at the riders 747 Ray Johnson Tonic Time A Tweedie Koporoa R King. Thats all i know and thats not much NG, I will give you 5 points for the racename. It was the DB Taranaki Cup which in other iterations has been called the Gold Cup. One point for Ray Johnson, the regular rider of Seven Forty Seven who was owned by possibly the wealthiest man ever to own a racehorse in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 Andamooka Arbour Prince Igneous Koparoa Marie Kay Maya Playfellow San Fran Seven Forty Seven - Ray Johnson Tonic Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Seven Forty Seven won 4 successive Taranaki Gold Cups for Kevin Old from Matamata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, Hesi said: Seven Forty Seven won 4 successive Taranaki Gold Cups for Kevin Old from Matamata yes he certainly did. Amazing record at New Plymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 47 minutes ago, PWJ said: NG, I will give you 5 points for the racename. It was the DB Taranaki Cup which in other iterations has been called the Gold Cup. One point for Ray Johnson, the regular rider of Seven Forty Seven who was owned by possibly the wealthiest man ever to own a racehorse in NZ. Nelson Bunker Hunt stood a son of Piko at stud in the usa.Bartlesville won a couple in nz for kevin old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Nelson Bunker Hunt also owned the ill fated Altitude, who could have become anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Hesi said: Nelson Bunker Hunt also owned the ill fated Altitude, who could have become anything Very sad day that Hesi. My brother was working at Waikato Stud at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Guess - year 1978 Koparoa - Kevin Robinson Tonic Time - Gary Willetts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 3 hours ago, von Smallhaussen said: Guess - year 1978 Koparoa - Kevin Robinson Tonic Time - Gary Willetts No to all 3, VS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 hours ago, Hesi said: Nelson Bunker Hunt also owned the ill fated Altitude, who could have become anything Yes, I think I shed a tear that day. Could have been one of the greatest ever - up there with Balmerino, Show Gate, La Mer, Uncle Remus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1979 Tonic Time - Brian Andrews? A wild wild guess from the Mustelid, who recalls being a Sat morning tipster on a local radio station and picking old Seven Forty Seven to win one leg of the double (and Duty Free the other...or mebbe not!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 TONIC TIME .........Bruce Compton? KOPAROA Cliff Brierly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, ngakonui grass said: TONIC TIME .........Bruce Compton? KOPAROA Cliff Brierly ? No to Max and NG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 ok it was 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, Maximus said: ok it was 1976 Mardy already asked that. Keep up Max ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, PWJ said: Mardy already asked that. Keep up Max ! I think he meant 1977 - being a Gluteus Maximus he is a little behind 🤣 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 I'll give it to you VS Two points to you but NG has 5 points. Now for those jockeys people: Andamooka Arbour Prince Igneous Koparoa Marie Kay Maya Playfellow San Fran Seven Forty Seven - Ray Johnson Tonic Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, von Smallhaussen said: I think he meant 1977 - being a Gluteus Maximus he is a little behind 🤣 don't be so ridiculous vS if Max were a little behind he'd be Gluteus Minimus, For God's sake...it's becps he's a lot behind he is a Maximus... why doth Max have to explain everythin' (?!!) Edited March 23, 2022 by Maximus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Tonic Time - Gus Clutterbuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Tonic Time D A Peake ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 another day another guess Maya N..Landers KOPAROA Ron Franklin Andamooka C McNab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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