Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Ok, somebody help. Below is a picture of Gammalite, now I see it’s at Addington, but I do not think it ever won race there. Could it be cup trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Mind you, now that I have posted picture, maybe no numbers on horses, bit hard to see. Workout?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Popular Alm. Check out the record time in 1981. Amazing how faster the breed has progressed in the past 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Newmarket said: Mind you, now that I have posted picture, maybe no numbers on horses, bit hard to see. Workout?? I think he either ran fourth or fifth in that photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, wally said: I think he either ran fourth or fifth in that photo You may be right. Loved the battles of the 2 above horses, with Pure Steel. Trying to listen on the radio, mainly inter dom time. Could say Aussie clearly had the edge on nz around this time for pacers, maybe 50/50 trotters. The last few years, nz seemed to have the edge, good to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Newmarket said: You may be right. Loved the battles of the 2 above horses, with Pure Steel. Trying to listen on the radio, mainly inter dom time. Could say Aussie clearly had the edge on nz around this time for pacers, maybe 50/50 trotters. The last few years, nz seemed to have the edge, good to see. pure steel an absolute champion I remember the days at what I called money valley good old demmler gath welsh etc and what about maoris idol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Tracks are so much faster now than they were so 1.55 a brilliant time, I think the likes of popular alm would still be competive against today's horses on the tracks raced on now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, wally said: pure steel an absolute champion I remember the days at what I called money valley good old demmler gath welsh etc and what about maoris idol Maoris idol I don’t remember, probably about 1980 I started following the game. Its crazy to say, but I kind of thought it was exciting listening to those aus races on the radio at some crazy hour. Usually a little late, so just had to listen to Barney, first time caller from wairarapa on radio pacific just that little longer. Remember the times listening to a race on a sat arvo, only for the news to interrupt commentary ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 47 minutes ago, Newmarket said: Ok, somebody help. Below is a picture of Gammalite, now I see it’s at Addington, but I do not think it ever won race there. Could it be cup trial? Best he did at Addington was a second to lord module in the Alan Matson FFA in 81, raced in the nz cup 81 and 84. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Like most Ozzie horses thoroughbred and standardbred he had a long mane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Chief Stipe said: Like most Ozzie horses thoroughbred and standardbred he had a long mane. Paleface Adios great looking horse, with as you say, long mane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Newmarket said: Paleface Adios great looking horse, with as you say, long mane. yep can remeber flying to Sydney to back it for my mother at 5 to 4odds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Newmarket said: Paleface Adios great looking horse, with as you say, long mane. Yep the Ozzy trainers don't cut them. There was a thoroughbred stallion who raced here who had a long mane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 It appears to be a time trial as you say no numbers but the horse on the outside is a galloping pacemaker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, Brodie said: It appears to be a time trial as you say no numbers but the horse on the outside is a galloping pacemaker. Maybe he did time trial at some stage, but as you say, is a pacemaker outside which I didn’t really look at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Lord Module, he always looked the goods didn’t he. Great pic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Used to love going to Addington in the 80s. Up in the main grandstand on a Saturday night, nothing was better. Hands Down & Sir Castleton my favs from this era. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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