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That was probably my best hard question and you demolished it
Very impressive, Ivanjica!Who is this nutty horse? Has earned over £1mil in prize money and was a Group 2 winner at Doncaster in 2008
That would be Super Pistachio who won the Champagne Stakes before going on to make his fortune in Hong Kong. I was thrown off a bit by the nutty comment and tried to think of a temperamental millionaire but then I cracked it
Graham Bradley placed a bet on which horse and at which track to earn him his first serious bollocking from the Jockey Club in 1982?
That’s right BH!, or Westphilia as he was then. Took me ages to refind this horse, wasn’t until he won his G1 handicap that I found out.
Over to you now
I think the first time Brad got into trouble was when he had a bet at Cartmel when he had 50 quid on an odds on shot…..Name? don’t know will have to google it
That’s right BH!, or Westphilia as he was then. Took me ages to refind this horse, wasn’t until he won his G1 handicap that I found out.
Over to you now
He was accompanied by Freemantle on his ventures to the far east IIRC although his new name escapes me…
And apologies for asking my question before giving you a chance to verify my answer. I’m not sure if there’s an etiquette here but I’ve a funny feeling that it’s bad form!
I think the first time Brad got into trouble was when he had a bet at Cartmel when he had 50 quid on an odds on shot…..Name? don’t know will have to google it
That’s the one I’m thinking of. The 1/2 shot’s name isn’t dissimilar to the surname of a George Lucas character.
I got as far as Cartmel too, but is the horse Cloudwalker?
Indeed it is.
I wouldn’t know what happens here seeing as HGM was first to Cartmel and you were first with Cloudwalker. I certainly didn’t think the whole 2 part answer thing through
Have it out between yourselves for the next question
Let Hurdy have a go. I’ve already had one and had enough trouble trying to think of one question!
Over to you, Mr. Hurdy!That was probably my best hard question and you demolished it
Very impressive, Ivanjica!Pure luck Bachelors, honestly!. If I hadn’t popped into the Hill’s near East Croydon station for a punt the afternoon he won his maiden on debut then I would never have followed his fortunes. As it happened I became slightly obsessive about the old devil!
Cheers Reetlass
Was it really Cloudwalker?
………….Lotta firsts there Brads first offence……Marten Julians first winner as an owner I believe,when Mick Lambert had him? Cloudwalker was also the late Tony Charlton 1st official winner as a trainer.Question
Which family tree produced 4 trainers all with the same forename who trained 3 Classic winners, winning the Derby, The St leger and the 1000 Guineas between them?
Tough eh?
Ok…..You can phone a friend
3 more days I’ll give the answer if no one gets it nd post an easier one.
Where’s Rory when you need him?
Spot on big man over to you
John
"Jack" Watts was married twice and started a dynasty of trainers. His son
John
Evelyn Watts trained the 1927 Derby winner Call Boy, and his grandson
John
Frederick Watts became private trainer to Lord Derby and won the St Leger with Indiana in 1964. Jack Watts, great-grandson,
John
William “Bill” Watts trained Waterloo to win the 1000 Guineas in 1972 and Teleprompter to win the 1985 Arlington Million.
This is the start of one of the last articles this very well known racing journalist wrote before he died. Name him?
At the end of June 1947 I left the army after seventeen mostly happy if undistinguished years. My last duty was to act as second-in-command at the King’s Birthday Parade on Whitehall, an occasion less colourful than usual as we were not yet back to tunics and bearskins. I was mounted on a police horse, a gelding inappropriately named Virile who was extremely well behaved except for a habit of urinating whenever the massed bands struck up
God Save the King
. I remained on friendly terms with Virile and made a point of having a few words whenever I cam across him on duty at Epsom or Hurst Park.
Since I was due to get married in the autumn it was clearly advisable to find a job. Ever since my prep school days when a glass-eyed usher with a genius for teaching history used to lend me a lively weekly publication called
The Jockey
– the paper’s motto was ‘
The Jockey
is on every winner – I had been hooked on racing.
Must be someone older than John Oaksey, as quote says he left army after 17 years in 1947. Even in those years I don’t think Lord John would have joined up as a yearling.
Here’s a letter he wrote to his son who has recently published a book containing much of his father’s correspondence. The book has been well reviewed.
“Not much news. Old General Scobie died from a heart attack. He stopped Greece going communist in 1945. Your mother has had flu. Her little plan to give up spirits for lent lasted three and a half days. Pongo has chewed up a rug and had very bad diarrhoea in the kitchen. Six Indians were killed in a car crash in Newbury. Best love, D.”
Rodger Mortimer.
way too may clues there mate Question
Held the position of head lad and traveling head lad with 2 off the most successful yards in the north.
Won a small fortune when the 3rd leg of an ante post 3-cross won the Gold Cup
He used the winnings to set himself up as a trainer in Yorkshire and over a 4 year period had 96 winners.
Left the UK to train in Europe, returned to the UK, died last year at the age of 66.
Very impressive, Ivanjica!
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