TAB For Ever Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'll go for B , with some bonus points. Runner up was Giovanetto , then Christopher Vance , then The Bru Czar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldilocks Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 A-Blossom Lady B-Giovannetto C-Mister D G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Made some serious bucks when Bloss won the Hunter Cup. Pretty sure she paid around the $10 mark…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Blossom Lady one of the true great NZ Mares to go with Delightful Lady, Armalight and Adore Me. no Aussie Mares have gone close to their records, but 2 recently retired Emma Stewart trained millionaire Mares Ladies In Red (28 wins from 35 starts ) and Encipher ( 18 wins from 30 starts including Defeating the champ LEAP TO FAME in the Eureka Slot race 😳 , the richest race in Australia ) were very quick and Very Good. Here's Anthony Butt with brother Tim Butt . After yet another Hunter Cup win .🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆. Anthony winning driving 2 for his grand-dad Derek Jones with Blossom Lady , and 5 with Tim ! amazing stuff. A/ name any of the 5 massive Tim Butt trained AG Hunter Cup winners ?. B/ here's one , for extra Brownie points can you pick the horse with a one eyed Blind ? , Ranga might be needed for his eye to detail ? (or the Galah eagle eye 🦅 😉) TABman leading Blackie so far and Goldilocks in the points today too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I'll score an early point with possibly one of the lesser known Tim Butt winners ...Mah Sish . Began his career with a good run of wins out of the Dean Taylor barn. Obviously liked Australia and the longer races , winning nearly $800 k of his career earnings of $950 k in Australia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) And for a bonus point I'll nominate another little known victor who scored two wins at the recent Blenheim meeting [ on all-weather.], back in the day ! He had his first start in colours of his small breeder/trainer , before Tim Butt took him to Blenheim to win his second start ... And a year later he won the Group 4 yr old pace @ Blenheim ...his 10th win from first 13 starts. Overall he didn't win many more......overall 13 x wins Name...... Choise Achiever . Edited January 20 by TAB For Ever grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 And Choise Achiever beat Auckland Reactor [Mark Purdon] into second in Hunter Cup ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 24 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: ...Mah Sish . Began his career with a good run of wins out of the Dean Taylor barn. Yep. That's him in photo TABman. the B/ answer . yeah won a few down your way in the deep South at Invercargill and Winton and that and a couple of cracks at the NZ Cup . (both won by the Terror To Love including that fantastic win by the Terror when he galloped at the start and gave them 40m start and a beating ) . He was the 5th and final Tim Butt trained pacer to win the Hunter Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: And Choise Achiever beat Auckland Reactor [Mark Purdon] into second in Hunter Cup ! yes the 2012 one . by half a head in an upset. also in Hunter Cup there that year for NZ were , HighView Tommy (Nat Ras 5th) Gold Ace (P Ferguson 6th) and Pembrook Benny ( BarryP 13th) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted Monday at 11:02 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:02 AM Over a week gone by Gamma.....no further interest ,so I'd better give you the final two you after. Stunnin Cullen , an entire by CC of course. Mister DG.....named after a great man with initials DG....horse out of Blossom Lady. Did well in adapting to Aussie conditions cos faced very serious competition in NZ ...Jack Cade ,Young Rufus , Just N Excuse and Elsu to name a few. Good luck for the big races coming up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted Monday at 11:52 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 11:52 AM 42 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: Stunnin Cullen , an entire by CC of course. Mister DG.....named after a great man with initials DG.. Great work TABman and also the yank in photo here , was bought in by LEAP TO FAME'S owner millionaire Seymour and was the 5th winner for Tim Butt training in the Hunter Cup . to go with the 4 you named . well done. Kevin Seymour realized the error of his ways because this horse won the Interdominion not long after and beat the best of the time BLACKS A FAKE, so if he imported more , it would of destroyed the local racing industry. As what happened with the gallops routinely now with horses like Via Sistina and any number of Melbourne Cup winners , all imported by millionaires and have 'sadly' destroyed the local horses chances in many feature races like those every year it seems now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted Monday at 11:59 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 11:59 AM A real tough one this time. With the Hunter Cup (the people's race) on soon and 3 or 4 kiwi's trying to knock off LEAP TO FAME on Sat, here's one for you guys that came from NZ to run 2nd in the great race. Beaten by a kiwi who i've never heard of lol 🤣. but he must of been alright to beat this horse. It was a New Zealand FIRST 4 too, with our fabulous horse beaten a length off his 20m handicap , Robert Dunn was 3rd with his great horse off 30m, Mark Purdon was 4th. clue = (his brother won the race) A/ Can you name this horse in photo ? B/ Can you name any of the First 4 for NEW ZEALAND in that great Hunter Cup for the kiwi's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Desperate Comment Peter Jones Vic’s Vance beat him in the Hunter? Master Musician 3rd? Can’t think of the one Marky boy would have, had so many going around…thinking cap firmly on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Well Gamma, Back from the Karaka Thoroughbred Sales this arvo , I ripped into answering this tricky question with a lot of clues before looking too closely at those Clues. Actually spoke to a few Harness folk out there including Robert Dunn and Mrs B Purdon . The photo supplied saw me recognise the white 'padded' helmet and goggles which belonged to Peter Jones , Dad of Mark and son of Derek ! The black and white jacket told me it was R.Rennie [ Special Ops ] or Cran Dalgety [ Desperate Comment]. A little known winner suggested Vics Vance who had quite a short career and Barry Purdon thought it had enormous potential.....one of his regrets in racing ! So it was Vics Vance [Barry Purdon], DC , MM and Ginger Man 4th [driver Mark Purdon]. Only VV off the front limit as you say. The Hunter Cup was very difficult to win off a Handicap ,and as a result a lot of Favourites got beat. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago OOPs , pipped on the post by Blackie while I was typing ! Should not have taken the food scraps out to the bin ...they now get collected separately ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago 52 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: A little known winner suggested Vics Vance who had quite a short career and Barry Purdon thought it had enormous potential.....one of his regrets in racing ! So it was Vics Vance [Barry Purdon], Incredible to think Barry won a Hunter Cup with something I've never heard of 🤣 . Must be slipping 🙄 . well done TAB. He did win it the following year too , which might not SURPRISE you. was a real PACKAGE of winners in the 90's for the kiwi's with Blossom Lady winning the 2 prior ones as well for Derek Jones. 1 hour ago, Blackie said: Desperate Comment Peter Jones Vic’s Vance beat him in the Hunter? Master Musician 3rd? Can’t think of the one Marky boy would have, You're on the money and TAB nailed the Marky Boy 4th on Ginger Man. a great NZ First 4. 5th home was one of my all-time favourites in Sinbad Bay. Vin Knight took him on as a moderate Tasmanian performer, and Won all sorts. Might of been the champion of Australia but kept getting Tendon injuries . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Today's Quiz greats Photo's are 4 More Magnificent beasts , that all won the Greatest of all the Big races , between them . some multiple times. Clue is one is a Tasmanian 😅 and 2 were bred in NZ 😉. Blackie and TAB have been going great guns spotting up the champions through this thread, but anyone is welcome to join in . (Ranga must be on holiday as he used to be good at these but no sign of the young fella 😅) A/ Who are our 4 horses ? B/ what race do they share the Victory spoils in ? Edited 2 hours ago by Gammalite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I reckon bottom right is Lennytheshark 😉. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted 29 minutes ago Author Share Posted 29 minutes ago 26 minutes ago, Blackie said: I reckon bottom right is Lennytheshark 😉. Attention to detail is your friend for that one 😎 . didn't want to make it too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted 16 minutes ago Author Share Posted 16 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Gammalite said: B/ what race do they share the Victory spoils in ? Made a bit of an error with that as they all being terrific winning horses, So have all won the Interdominion , but have all shown Speed to win the Miracle Mile during their careers as well. very versatile to win both. so B/ is answered. Pretty sure that none of them contested the NZ Cup though, but good to see the Aussie horses back having a crack at it in recent years though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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