Gimcrack Stakes
A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Con Horgan....Ryan Price's assistant for many years and who took over from him when he retired. Price rated him highly but he never reached the heights. I don't really know what happened but Price and others took their horses away and Horgan moved from Findon, eventually training at Billingbear almost exclusively for one of the Sumners. I haven't seen a Horgan runner for two or three years and assume he's finished training..
Jones, Steve - Templegate of The Sun who recently collected £4,000 & the Racing Post/Coral Naps trophy for the 2011/2012 jumps season.
His grandfather Davy won the 1945 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Red Rower.
His grandfather Davy won the 1945 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Red Rower.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson who sponsor tomorrow's Lockinge Stakes and I'm going to see the mighty Frankel in the flesh.
Nupsala - trained by Francois Doumen, won the King George VI Chase in 1987 thus interrupting Desert Orchid's progress to his own four wins in the race.
Pigeons - according to The Story of Your Life: A History of the Sporting Life Newspaper (1859-1998) by James Lambie carrier pigeons were a racing news conduit until the late 1840s.
Problems for newspapers using these birds were (a) hawks and (b) they tended to get shot down en route to the offices from the racecourse.
Whether the pigeons were targetted randomly or whether they were shot down by punters desperate to know the racing results is a moot point.
Problems for newspapers using these birds were (a) hawks and (b) they tended to get shot down en route to the offices from the racecourse.
Whether the pigeons were targetted randomly or whether they were shot down by punters desperate to know the racing results is a moot point.
Rules Of Racing - the establishment of the Jockey Club in 1750 effectively meant that horse racing became the first sport in Britain to be officially regulated.
Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Jardine Lloyd Thompson who sponsor tomorrow's Lockinge Stakes and I'm going to see the mighty Frankel in the flesh.”
“Jardine Lloyd Thompson who sponsor tomorrow's Lockinge Stakes and I'm going to see the mighty Frankel in the flesh.”
I'm seriously jealous and may have a bet on the winning distance if they'll lay me. Then I'll email Henry and ask him if I can come down to Newmarket for the day.
Thomas Tompion....named after the daddy of all clockmakers
Weymouth Races - Budmouth Races in Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd.
The old Weymouth track was located about 1m NE of the town in the Lodmoor area. It's now part of an RSPB nature reserve.
The old Weymouth track was located about 1m NE of the town in the Lodmoor area. It's now part of an RSPB nature reserve.
Awesome as in Frankel and some kind bookie gave me 2-5 and paid for my whole day out at Newbury to see him.
Bullet Train .... Frankel's half brother.
Kind is the dam of both, however Galileo is Frankel's sire, and Galileo's sire, the great Sadler's Wells, is Bullet Train's sire.
btw .... I hear Kind is currently in foal again to Galileo.
Kind is the dam of both, however Galileo is Frankel's sire, and Galileo's sire, the great Sadler's Wells, is Bullet Train's sire.
btw .... I hear Kind is currently in foal again to Galileo.
Copenhagen - Duke of Wellington's charger which he most famously rode at the Battle of Waterloo.
The horse was by Meteor (1786 Derby second) and his damsire was John Bull (1792 Derby winner).
Copenhagen wasn't that good on the racecourse with only 2 wins from 12 starts and he was retired an the end of his 4-y-o season.
The horse was by Meteor (1786 Derby second) and his damsire was John Bull (1792 Derby winner).
Copenhagen wasn't that good on the racecourse with only 2 wins from 12 starts and he was retired an the end of his 4-y-o season.
Falkland Islands - Port Stanley stages a two day fixture on 26/27 December each year.
As far as I'm aware this is the most southerly race meeting in the world.
As far as I'm aware this is the most southerly race meeting in the world.
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