The Dennis bros day at Invercargill

[Murray Fish]

First time ever a race meeting for a racing family? Trainers with a history of 60 years training and no discretions!

Interesting to see no Anderton, Parsons or Pitman runners!  No Pitman runners at last week meeting at Wingatui meeting either!

[Doomed]

31 minutes ago, Murray Fish said:

First time ever a race meeting for a racing family? Trainers with a history of 60 years training and no discretions!

Interesting to see no Anderton, Parsons or Pitman runners!  No Pitman runners at last week meeting at Wingatui meeting either!

I hadn't noticed that. What a great idea.

Who do you think was best, The Fantasy, The Twinkle, The Dimple. The Fantasy the oldest of the three, but I am pretty sure they would all have raced against each other, although I'm not sure if all three of them were ever in the same race. All out of the Pixie I think, but possibly by different sires.

Without looking at any stats I always had a feeling The Twinkle may have been the best. The Fantasy may have won the most races.

I always thought it was a pity they didn't stand The Chosen One down in Southland. Might have been just the boost the region needed.

[Newmarket]

12 minutes ago, Doomed said:

I hadn't noticed that. What a great idea.

Who do you think was best, The Fantasy, The Twinkle, The Dimple. The Fantasy the oldest of the three, but I am pretty sure they would all have raced against each other, although I'm not sure if all three of them were ever in the same race. All out of the Pixie I think, but possibly by different sires.

Without looking at any stats I always had a feeling The Twinkle may have been the best. The Fantasy may have won the most races.

I always thought it was a pity they didn't stand The Chosen One down in Southland. Might have been just the boost the region needed.

Great names there….and The Phantom

[Doomed]

1 minute ago, Newmarket said:

Great names there….and The Phantom

And the Phantom Chance

[Wingman]

The Phantom, Eales, then Baker trained I think, freak of a horse with a barrel chest and like his comic character got a a decent beating from time to time but won far more 

[Doomed]

I think The Fantasy left both The Phantom and The Phantom Chance. The Dimple left an Auck Cup winner, in the days when that was a decent enough race. The Twinkle of course ran second in the Auckland Cup. I can't remember if the Twinkle left much herself.

[TAB For Ever]

The Dennis Brothers ...a fantastic Farming family who bred and trained some fantastic horses.

I was pottering around stables as a kid when they raced the elderly very white horse The Wanderer around southern tracks often ridden by Brian Anderton .

The Twinkle and The Fantasy were both Gatekeeper - The Pixie and often raced each other quinellaing several races at Wingatui and also battling against Mellseur a very good horse of young Hec [ HT ] Anderton. He split them in the Timaru Cup , 

Another Timaru Cup [ Doomed's fav race ] The Dimple beat The Twinkle ...I think....with my neighbours Sporting Show [ Honey Crepe -Showgate ] third.

The Dimple was Noble Bijou - The Pixie .

Gatekeeper was stood by Gordon Thomson [ Showgate] and he bred some very good horses including Showgate , Artifice , Tuis Lass , Sporting Show etc.The Twinkle was among the best and raced well at Ellerslie.

The Dennis Bros horses often ridden by AK [ Ali ] Robinson who I saw and spoke to at Cup week in November. He started as an apprentice with DG Oneil at same time as AJ Tweedie.