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A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Big Dipper
28-03-2012
Pershore - Worcestershire town well-known for plum growing (the Pershore Purple tastes particularly delicious).

The Land O'Plums steeplechase originally run at Pershore (the town's last racecourse closed in 1939) was revived at Worcester in 2010.
Terrence Chant
28-03-2012
Quality field
allaorta
28-03-2012
Red Alligator....one of three Grand National wins for Brian Fletcher.
Big Dipper
28-03-2012
Sonny Somers - durable chaser trained by Fred Winter, won two handicaps in 1980 at 18, the oldest age of any winner in the history of racing in this country.
jake1981
28-03-2012
Triple Crown
allaorta
28-03-2012
Uncle Tom Cobley...Irish NH horse.
allaorta
29-03-2012
Ron Vibert....one time NH jockey.
Big Dipper
29-03-2012
Wyndburgh - trained by Ken Oliver in Scotland, three times a runner-up in the Grand National (1957, 1959, 1962).
Terrence Chant
29-03-2012
Xpert analysis
jmclaugh
29-03-2012
Darcys Yellow Turk. Foaled around 1665 he is one of the earliest and least known thoroughbred stallions recorded in the Stud Book yet it said all throughbreds can trace their lineage back to him. For instance Flying Childers sired by Darly Arabian (foaled in 1700) has the Yellow Turk on both sides of his dam's pedigree.
Terrence Chant
29-03-2012
Zafonic
Big Dipper
29-03-2012
Akehurst, John - Epsom trainer who died of cancer a couple of weeks ago aged 50 (RIP).

Best winner probably Capricho in the 2002 Wokingham Stakes.
Terrence Chant
29-03-2012
Bing Crosby Handicap
Big Dipper
29-03-2012
Crosby, Bing - owned 33% of 1965 Irish Derby and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Meadow Court.
allaorta
29-03-2012
Originally Posted by Big Dipper:
“Akehurst, John - Epsom trainer who died of cancer a couple of weeks ago aged 50 (RIP).

Best winner probably Capricho in the 2002 Wokingham Stakes.”

Despite avidly reading the Sporting Life online news section, this is the first I've heard about John (Jon) dying. I see his assistant Lee Carter has taken over and wonder if there's any connection with any of the Carters who were jockeys back in the 60s/70s, W.Carter, L Carter and I think there was an R. Carter.

Dormant.
Big Dipper
30-03-2012
^ It's a fair question but I don't know the answer. Gary Carter might also be in the frame for a relative connection.
Big Dipper
30-03-2012
Eclipse Award-Winning Photo #2 - Stephan's Angel takes exception to being saddled at Pimlico in 2004.
allaorta
30-03-2012
Eph Smith...Doug Smith's brother
Terrence Chant
30-03-2012
First day of the flat
jmclaugh
30-03-2012
Goldsmith Sir James or Jimmy the well know financier who bred Montjeu who sadly died yesterday aged 16.
Terrence Chant
30-03-2012
Hemmings, Trevor....owner of Ballybriggs, last year's National winner
Big Dipper
30-03-2012
Ibrahim, Hilal - Godolphin's first trainer.

Saddled 7 winners in 1994 including Balanchine (Oaks & Irish Derby) before stepping aside for Saeed Bin Suroor at the end of that year.
Terrence Chant
30-03-2012
June's first Saturday.....Derby Day......well, since 1995 anyway.....
jmclaugh
30-03-2012
Kings Best. Stoute trained colt and sire of Workforce whose career was cut short after his easy 2,000 guineas win over Giants Causeway when he was injured in the Irish Derby.
allaorta
30-03-2012
Originally Posted by Big Dipper:
“^ It's a fair question but I don't know the answer. Gary Carter might also be in the frame for a relative connection.”

There was also an R. Carter. I suppose it's right that there have been a lot of carters attached to horses

Lomond.
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