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Bobby, I’d guess it was 1981 and that 2 of the winners were Little Owl and Willie Wumpkins
Good question VtC. Without consulting the reference books I’ll take a punt at the first day 1982, mainly to eliminate it from inquiries. Colin Magnier, erm, Geordie Dun, possibly Ted Walsh in there somewhere.
1979
I’m sure you won the Supreme with Mr O Sherwood up and Willie Wumpkins would have won that day too.
....and you've got to look a long way back for anything else.
Correct Esp, it was 1979.
Sun Alliance Hurdle – Venture To Cognac, Mr O Sherwood
Champion Chase – Hilly Way, Mr T Walsh
Coral Hurdle – Willie Wumpkins, Mr J Wilson
NH Chase – Arctic Ale, Mr J FowlerSorry for the delay. I’d give the answer to Crepello as Christopher Robin beat Blenheim in the 1930 Greenham – Blenheim went on to be Leading Sir in North America in 1941. Maybe that was too hard as if you google ‘Christopher Robin horse’ you don’t get much.
On the same day in 1988 We’re In The Money ran at Ascot and English River ran at Nottingham.
What unusual coincidence linked these two runners?
....and you've got to look a long way back for anything else.
It’s an obscure one, either you know it or you don’t.
A clue:
Samuel Clemens would have been amused.
....and you've got to look a long way back for anything else.
If Samuel Clemens is who I think he is, then my guess would be along the lines that both horses were running having previously been reported as, shall we say, ‘bereft of life’.
Correct, they were both officially reported as dead after their previous run.
....and you've got to look a long way back for anything else.
Thanks.
I’m sure I can’t think of anything that will stump the collective brains here. This is the first thing that came to mind:
What links John Lennon to the winner of the 1994 Norfolk Stakes?
That is an easy one !!
Jack Berry Mind Games and JOHN LENNON sang Mind Games
Just got to think of a worthy question now
Name the last Brocklesby winner to go on to run in a classic ?
Try doing it without google first LOL
Peering through the mists of antiquity, I nominate The Bard.
This horse won the Brocklesby Stakes in 1885. His first outing at 3 was in the Derby in which he finished second beaten 1½ lengths by the legendary Ormonde.
That said, I suspect I might be about 100 years out on this one.
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