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A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Big Dipper
07-06-2013
Pacifiers - look a bit like blinkers but with mesh covers for the horse's eyes. Also known as eyeshields.

An Australian invention first seen in this country when sported by Choisir in 2003.
jmclaugh
07-06-2013
Queen Anne Stakes. Established in 1840, originally called the Trial Stakes and open to 3yo+ horses it was renamed in 1930 in honour of the founder of Ascot racecourse. It became a group 3 race in 1971 under the pattern system, a group 2 in 1984 and a group 1 in 2003 when it was restricted to 4yo+ horses. It is the now first race on the opening day of Royal Ascot. It was last won twice by the same horse over a hunded years ago and is unlikely to be again and certainly not this year. A southern hemisphere 4yo runner gets an additional 1lb allowance.
Big Dipper
08-06-2013
Rare Treble - in 1984 Chief Singer won the St James's Palace Stakes (by 8 lengths) before dropping back in trip to take the July Cup then going back up to 8f to take the Sussex Stakes.
twogunthom
08-06-2013
Is there a board on DS that shares tips and advice I used to be a horse punter but switched to football, and have nothing to bet on just now, the Timeform horses to follow used to throw up some good winners.
twogunthom
08-06-2013
Dose anyone remember a trainer called Michael Hanes, I remember in the early 80s he had a horse named Vorvados it was mostly ridden by Richard Fox, but then out of the blue Willie Carson would take the ride and always won, now I'm not saying won quite a lot I am literally saying it won every single time Carson was booked I was amazed that it was never noticed by anyone else, it ran in 5-6 furlong sprints and had to be held up till well into the final furlong.
kingofcakes
08-06-2013
Originally Posted by twogunthom:
“Dose anyone remember a trainer called Michael Hanes, I remember in the early 80s he had a horse named Vorvados it was mostly ridden by Richard Fox, but then out of the blue Willie Carson would take the ride and always won, now I'm not saying won quite a lot I am literally saying it won every single time Carson was booked I was amazed that it was never noticed by anyone else, it ran in 5-6 furlong sprints and had to be held up till well into the final furlong.”

There's a thread for general horse racing discussion here: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1783001

Stella Artois- sponsor the card at Chester on June 29th
Terrence Chant
09-06-2013
Temple Stakes, Haydock
jmclaugh
09-06-2013
Up late, 11:36pm was the time of the off for yesterday's Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the US Triple Crown,
Big Dipper
09-06-2013
Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Cwrw. The winner of the 1812 2,000 guineas, I think in Welsh it refers to beer. ”

Vowels - I'd be surprised if that wasn't the only Classic winner ever to lack a vowel or a 'y' in its name.
Terrence Chant
10-06-2013
Whippet...the nickname of 1905 champion jockey Elijah Wheatley
jmclaugh
10-06-2013
Foxhall. One of only three horses to have completed the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire double, in the latter he carried a 14lb penalty and gave 35lbs to the second and 19lbs to the third.
Terrence Chant
10-06-2013
Young Eclipse....won the second ever derby in 1781
jmclaugh
10-06-2013
Zarathustra. The first, in 1957, of Lester Piggott's 11 Ascot Gold Cup wins.
Terrence Chant
10-06-2013
Anthony St Leger....devised the race that bears his name
Big Dipper
10-06-2013
BBC - radio broadcasts of horse racing began in 1927 with the Grand National but the early programmes lacked an ingredient most would consider essential today.

The Corporation was practically paranoid about the subject of betting. They got around the problem by simply refusing to mention it. It wasn't until the late 1940s that the BBC gave the barest minimum of information i.e. starting prices for the winner and placed horses. Before then I guess you listened to the race on the radio then went out and bought a newspaper to find out how much you'd won or lost.
jmclaugh
10-06-2013
Curlin. One time US equine superstar who has won more prize money than any other North American horse, over $10m. He has had a less than stellar career at stud to date and his fee has dropped from $75k to $25k but his son Palace Malice won the Belmont Stakes this month.
Terrence Chant
11-06-2013
Duke, The: won the first two unofficial Nationals in 1836 and '37
jmclaugh
11-06-2013
Eclipse of the sun. The one that occurred on 1 April 1764 was the reason a colt foaled during it was given the name Eclipse. Unraced until 5 he was unbeaten in 18 starts and was retired as the phrase "Eclipse first, the rest nowhere" meant just that. A great grandson of the Godolphin Arabian and a great great grandson of the Darley Arabian he was painted by George Stubbs. It is estimated he is a tail-male ancestor of 95% of all thoroughbreds.
Big Dipper
11-06-2013
Ferguson, John - bloodstock manager to Sheikh Mohammed. Moonlights as a jumps trainer at Cowlinge, about 10m SE of Newmarket.

Has a strike rate of 24% (57/238) over two and a bit seasons and might be a trainer going places.
Terrence Chant
11-06-2013
Guineas wins....9 for Sir Henry Cecil. RIP legendary trainer
jmclaugh
11-06-2013
Wolver Hollow who gave Sir Henry Cecil his first group 1 winner in the Eclipse in 1969.
Terrence Chant
11-06-2013
Indian Skimmer....winner of several top group one races for HC including the Prix De Diane over Miesque
jmclaugh
11-06-2013
Just a dozen. The number of winners Cecil trained in the 2005 flat season when his career was at its lowest ebb.
Big Dipper
11-06-2013
Khalid Abdullah, Prince - deserves a mountain of credit for staying with Sir Henry during the Lean Times when others in his position might easily have jumped ship.
chloedancer
11-06-2013
do 3 horses count...placepot wise....in an 8 horse race? i.e 8.00 lingfield
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