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A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Terrence Chant
25-07-2013
X, Professor...(SAF)
Big Dipper
25-07-2013
Yet to be surpassed - three Grand National records were set by Manifesto more than 100 years ago, to wit:

(1) Most runs in the race namely 8 between 1895 & 1904 (2) joint highest winning weight at 12st 7lb and (3) highest placed weight at 12st 13lb.
Terrence Chant
26-07-2013
Zoren, a Feench horse sired by Zianini
kingofcakes
26-07-2013
Apple Tree- 3 time Group one winner, including the Coronation Cup.
Big Dipper
26-07-2013
Bullfinch - fence with a solid base topped by a hedge. The horses are supposed to jump through the hedge rather than over it.

Used in French cross country steeplechasing as well as in eventing. Here is a photo of two horses jumping a bullfinch (one rather more successfully than the other).
Terrence Chant
26-07-2013
Chaser
Big Dipper
26-07-2013
Ditcheat - Somerset village in the middle of nowhere. Home to the yard of Paul Nicholls.
Terrence Chant
26-07-2013
Each way 1-2-3-4-5
Big Dipper
26-07-2013
Foinavon - originally owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster who named him after a Scottish mountain found close by the Arkle peak that inspired the name of another of her horses.
Terrence Chant
27-07-2013
Guineas
Big Dipper
27-07-2013
Highclere Stud - founded by the 5th Earl of Carnarvon in 1902.

(20 years later the Earl, accompanied by Howard Carter, famously opened the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.)
jmclaugh
27-07-2013
Imperial Stakes, a relatively minor 2yo race at Sandown which Mill Reef won in 1970 beating a filly name Hecla who would later be the second mare he covered at stud.
Terrence Chant
28-07-2013
Jocked off
Big Dipper
28-07-2013
King Zog - American colt foaled 2007.

The real Zog was King of Albania from 1928-1939. Sadly, William & Kate have missed a great opportunity to call their son Zog in tribute to such a great name.

Maybe next time.
Terrence Chant
28-07-2013
Listed race
kingofcakes
28-07-2013
Moved slowly throughout.
jmclaugh
28-07-2013
Novellist, impressive winner of the King George and leading fancy for the Arc.
James1953
29-07-2013
Off course bookmakers
Terrence Chant
29-07-2013
Place money
jmclaugh
29-07-2013
Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.
kingofcakes
29-07-2013
Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.”

Ragera, a daughter of Rainbow Quest who went on to produce world champion miler Rakti
Big Dipper
29-07-2013
Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Rainbow Quest, high class middle distance colt who won the Arc on a disqualification and went on to have a very successful career at stud siring the winners of over 100 group races and was the leading broodmare sire in the UK & Ireland in 2003 and 2004.”

Sagace - 1984 Arc winner.

Beat Rainbow Quest a neck in the 1985 renewal but was thrown out by the stewards for twice bumping RQ when neck & neck in the final furlong.

Owned by the ever popular Daniel Wildenstein who was in a minority of 1 in disagreeing with the ruling.
kingofcakes
29-07-2013
Thirsk Racecourse- used in 1940 for the substitute race to the St Leger, won by Turkhan.
Terrence Chant
29-07-2013
Unfancied
Big Dipper
30-07-2013
Vacarme - beat Creag-an-Sgor a length in the 1983 Richmond Stakes but thrown out by the stewards for bumping several other horses in the final furlong.

Owned by the ever forgiving Daniel Wildenstein who sacked jockey Lester Piggott shortly afterwards.
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