Omoto racecourse, early 1900's.

[Murray Fish]

This photo popped up in a feed. with a poem attacthed!

Two things re the Photo..

1) The Barbed wire looks interesting!!    

2)  has the photo be presented facing the wrong way??? 

An old poem from the late Slim Gillman (A racing stalwart who trained at Omoto)
"It was a lovely day as they started away with a smile of content on their faces
.. the money they spent was meant for the rent, but they had a lovely day at the races.

[Shad]

2 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

This photo popped up in a feed. with a poem attacthed!

Two things re the Photo..

1) The Barbed wire looks interesting!!    

2)  has the photo be presented facing the wrong way??? 

An old poem from the late Slim Gillman (A racing stalwart who trained at Omoto)
"It was a lovely day as they started away with a smile of content on their faces
.. the money they spent was meant for the rent, but they had a lovely day at the races.

Great photo, funny my uncle who passed on the racing bug to me( for which there's no cure)as a very young lad, an new slim,would recite that poem when we would leave for the races, had a bit of a twist in the lyrics though, his version at little more curse, ended with wat a .... of a day at the races. Oh the memories what a great crowd.

[curious]

Trained a handy black mare ... Colfix?

[Shad]

47 minutes ago, curious said:

Trained a handy black mare ... Colfix?

Remember colfix, may have won the nuggets, out of red mit from memory, she was a coast specialist, trained a few more handy ones, but names escape me, been a few good gallopers grace the coast tracks over the years, remember the mighty scapolo winning at omoto, Royal adder, blue sage, miles better, placido, cappiemore, Modena,to name a few, some of these horse won 10 or 15 races, you just don't that these day, nice little roll call of very good performers, fell free to add a few more.

[Murray Fish]

54 minutes ago, Shad said:

Modena

won a nice mile race at Trentham, D Browne on? then backed up for a place in the G1?   a nice grey

56 minutes ago, Shad said:

scapolo

did he get to 20 wins! I have some nice shots of him winning at Riccarton!

[Shad]

11 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

won a nice mile race at Trentham, D Browne on? then backed up for a place in the G1?   a nice grey

did he get to 20 wins! I have some nice shots of him winning at Riccarton!

Yes, very smart horse by light spirits from memory, trained by Jim Melton, witnessed him winning his maiden race, was at Westport though, got well back, and I've never forgotten the turn of foot he showed to pick them up an win very well, knew he went on to top races, a grey horse, then to aussie I think, can't recall how he went over there, but that win, has stuck with me, and Damien Browne did ride, coincidently light spirits sired the last ever winner of the Westport cup, Elad Nova, 1996 from memory was their last hurrah for the throughbred racing there.