NZ Cup Day 1983

[Newmarket]

From memory this was my first NZ Cup that I attended, only this one was special. Had a mate that knew a first starter called… Blue Water! Was told to keep it quiet as they expected it to pay $20 plus on the day. 
Now, was told it was smoking up the tracks and connections were pretty sure the filly could beat the boys in the first race at Addington on Cup Day. Well, that was good enough for me, took majority of my money hidden in my sock in drawer and popped into TAB on way. Put $150 win and $250 place on it at a time I was earning just over $100 per week. 
Met the lads on course thinking that in a few minutes my life would be changed and would have to buy more socks on the way home….Well, don’t think I can find video of race but if anyone has one I would love to see it, but here is my memory of it….

Settled fairly handy then Keith Whall punched it out to the lead…. With about 400m to go I was getting excited….had 3 lengths on field…sadly driver went too early and was run down for 4th😬

Looking at result many years later I forgot what a great field it was…and it seemed nobody kept a secret because it went out 2nd fav…. Seems those that owned her was into banking so must have got on. 
Walked home after Cup feeling very deflated. 
 

Horse was very over rated, won the DB Fillies in a sedate 2.03 only due to a great Jack Smolenski drive. 
Took months to fill up the sock…

[Walt]

Tuesday, 8 November 1983

 

Race 2 - Matinee Three-Year-Old Stakes No 1, $4000, 3YO HANDICAP PACE, 2600m

 

Weather:

Fine

Track:

Fast  (Addington Raceway)

 

SHOW STIPES

Participants for Race 2: Matinee Three-Year-Old Stakes No 1

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	14	King Alba		10m	2,600.00	4/5	3-25.7		H W Skinner	Ken McRae
2	1	Reiver(1980)		fr	800.00	3/2			R J Brosnan	Jim Ferguson
3	2	Kanturk		fr	400.00	8/8			R D Butt	Bruce Francis
4	3	Blue Water		fr	200.00	2/3				Keith Whall
5	16	Logan Dryham		20m	0.00	1/1				Barry & Tom Clark
6	4	Tobell		fr	0.00	9/11				Derek Jones
7	5	Impresario		fr	0.00	11/10				Pat Heffernan
8	6	Scottish Win		fr	0.00	10/9				Eddie Cowie
9	7	Travel Warrant		fr	0.00	14/14				Tim Musson
10	8	Ruthless		fr	0.00	6/7				Bob Nyhan
11	9	Mark Peter		fr	0.00	12/13				Reg Stockdale
12	10	Seduction		fr	0.00	7/6				Ian Lochhead
13	11	Spring Frolic		fr	0.00	13/12				Raymond McCord
14	15	Roydon Glen		10m	0.00	5/4				Fred Fletcher

Scratchings

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier
SCR	12	Josephine Bret
SCR	13	Jovial Jan

Dividends

$11.10. $2.75. $2.15. $6.20. Quinella $44.95. Trifecta $2423.05.

Margins

1/2 length, 1 1/2 lengths, neck

Times

Mile Rate: 2-07.2

[Walt]

You remember the Cup that year Newmarket? 

 

Margins.....a cricket pitch

 

 

[Newmarket]

2 minutes ago, Walt said:

You remember the Cup that year Newmarket? 

 

Margins.....a cricket pitch

 

 

Yep, there was a buzz a lap from home as the driver was nearly getting his arms pulled off. 
You may remember, did this horse show a positive drug test later on back in Aus…. I thought it did but may be wrong

[Walt]

6 minutes ago, Newmarket said:

Yep, there was a buzz a lap from home as the driver was nearly getting his arms pulled off. 
You may remember, did this horse show a positive drug test later on back in Aus…. I thought it did but may be wrong

You could see a long way out it was times and margins. I can't recall a positive test but that certainly doesn't mean there wasn't one. 

I know about the Aussie Raider Juniors Image who won the 1971 Interdominion Grand Final at Addington beating Stella Frost. He was disqualified a week later after a positive caffeine result