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[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

[Dark Beau]

23 hours ago, Newmarket said:

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

I can’t tell you about Speedy Cheval. From memory he wasn’t with Kevin Ryder. One son is Chris Ryder a leading trainer in America who in July is going to be inducted into their Hall of Fame. Probably the first NZ’er to achieve such an accolade. Dexter Dunn has a very close association with Chris. Kevin himself spent a lot of time in his later years either in America training or trading horses up there. His youngest son (I can’t think of his first name) spent time training. He married a Smolenski girl, who’s first name was Joanne. Maybe he had Speedy Cheval. Goodness it’s bad when you can’t think of someone's first name. It must be age!

[Newmarket]

11 minutes ago, Dark Beau said:

I can’t tell you about Speedy Cheval. From memory he wasn’t with Kevin Ryder. One son is Chris Ryder a leading trainer in America who in July is going to be inducted into their Hall of Fame. Probably the first NZ’er to achieve such an accolade. Dexter Dunn has a very close association with Chris. Kevin himself spent a lot of time in his later years either in America training or trading horses up there. His youngest son (I can’t think of his first name) spent time training. He married a Smolenski girl, who’s first name was Joanne. Maybe he had Speedy Cheval. Goodness it’s bad when you can’t think of someone's first name. It must be age!

Oh ok, I think Peter Ryder trained horse from memory