Ya Joking…. Riccarton?

[Dark Beau]

3 hours ago, Newmarket said:

Some good memories right there…. Back then racing & rugby worked together, was a group of us that would meet at The Lancaster for a jug before Canterbury played on a Saturday arvo…. then special buses would cart you off to Addington for the trots…. we loved it. 

I was hanging around the Ryder stables in those days and Robert Dunn was a stable lad. Today I’ve gone back to my roots and have my first share in a trotter in over 50 years and it’s with RJ.
For those interested it’s name is Suttle. 
P.S. still plenty of TB’s here and in Australia. 

[Dark Beau]

2 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

Sydenham, proud! 62/68   

we usually beat green&black

 

Yes we were useless in the Club championship but we did groom the AB’s. 
The whole time that I was playing the 4 or 5 years until racing took hold, as I said we were useless in the Club Championship but the Club Rooms in St Asaph Street were legionary from memory. 

[Newmarket]

47 minutes ago, Dark Beau said:

I was hanging around the Ryder stables in those days and Robert Dunn was a stable lad. Today I’ve gone back to my roots and have my first share in a trotter in over 50 years and it’s with RJ.
For those interested it’s name is Suttle. 
P.S. still plenty of TB’s here and in Australia. 

The Ryders had a handy team in the 80s….you may be able to answer this. 
 

Speedy Cheval started off with M Vermuluen, but was transfered later to Ryder stable, what was the story there, maybe it was sold to Aus and had a few starts in NZ first. 
From memory it went ok, I punted it in NZ cup when it came 3rd to Luxury Liner, think Speedy looked likely turning in, but others outstayed it. 
What are the Ryder’s up to now, cheers