Gavin Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 On natural ability, Lord Module will always be my favourite. His 79 cup win was a beauty. We were family friends with the Devine's and were with them during the highs and lows of Lord Module's career. His Alan Matson ffa victory still gives me goosebumps. Breathtaking. Adore Me was a super mare. Armalight had no right to win her cup. Parked out for a long way, then rushed to the front and left them standing at exactly the same time you could expect her to being throwing in the towel. Bonnie's Chance won the year after Armalight. Went to Cup day with $30 with the knowledge I may only stay for one race. Put $20 to win on Commander Crockett and Doodie Townley in the first, a 2 mile trot. He won at 6's and I got $2 worth of the $200 odd dollar quinella after a protest. I was there for the day. Had Trilobal to win the second at $5's along with the quinella with aptly named Portfolio. Can't remember the third race but cleaned up on Double Cove and Richard Brosnan in the next at 9's. Charlie Hunters "Jenner" won the trot and I was a fan of that horse so cleaned up.. Stormy Morn was also in that race along with Thriller Dee. I also had a decent place bet on Brian Hill's "McShane". Had a bit to do with McShane named after McShane's Road that is nearby the Richmond Park racecourse in Nelson. McShane won an Inter-dominion heat. Brian had a cup class pacer around the same time called Single Lord. I could tell a story about one of his wins but I best keep that under my hat. I had made several trips back to my car to unload winnings. Then came the Cup. I was only interested in one horse. Bonnie's Chance. She had run second to Armalight the year before. Double Cove had won for RB earlier in the day and I was a great believer in riding the luck / form of trainers / drivers. I had my biggest ever bet on Bonnie's Chance in the cup who turned the tables on Armalight by a big margin. Few interesting runners in the field. Hands Down, the superb trotter Scotch Tar and the wonderful mare Hilarious Guest. When I look back, it's astonishing to think we had three magnificent mares, Bonnie's Chance, Armalight and Hilarious Guest all in the same race. (08/08/2018@18:55) NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Tuesday 9th November 1982 Results Enquiry Race 6 New Zealand Cup (Gr1), $100,000, OC HANDICAP PACE, 3200m Weather: Fine Track: Fast Race History Plc Bk Horse Barrier Hcap Stakes Fav Time Margin Driver Trainer 1 1 Bonnie's Chance fr 60,000.00 3/3 4-09.0 R J Brosnan R J Brosnan 2 9 Armalight 10m 21,000.00 1/2 R H Negus H B Smith 3 2 Quiet Win fr 10,000.00 5/5 M R DeFilippi M R DeFilippi 4 3 Cyllarus fr 6,000.00 9/9 A J Millow 5 4 El Regale fr 3,000.00 7/7 G B Noble 6 5 Glen Moria fr 0.00 10/10 J A Carmichael 7 6 Hilarious Guest fr 0.00 4/4 M G Vermeulen 8 7 Scotch Tar (T) fr 0.00 8/8 A W Dykman 9 10 Hands Down 10m 0.00 2/1 D G Jones MNZM Disq 8 Ben fr 0.00 6/6 B & J K Hughes $100,000.00 Note: Ben disqualified from 4th Divs: $4.65. $1.60. $1.45. $2.50. Quinella $6.25. Margins: 7 lengths, 1 1/2 lengths, 2 lengths Times: Mile Rate: 2-05.2 Placed Horses: Bonnie's Chance 1975 B m Majestic Chance - Bonnie Countess (by Aksarben) Trainer: R J Brosnan, Kerrytown Owner: Mrs K A Grice & Mrs V B McGarry Breeder: Mrs V B McGarry Armalight 1976 6 B m Timely Knight - Ar Miss (by Armbro Del) Trainer: H B Smith Owner: H B Smith Breeder: V L Smith Quiet Win 1975 7 B g Out To Win - Quiet Ways (by Stormyway(USA)) Trainer: M R DeFilippi Owner: A L Baird, F J Cournane, B A O'Meara, S K Somerville Breeder: S T Poulter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (08/08/2018@19:01) NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Tuesday 10th November 1981 Results Enquiry Race 6 New Zealand Cup (Gr1), $100,000, OC HANDICAP PACE, 3200m Weather: Fine Track: Fast Race History Plc Bk Horse Barrier Hcap Stakes Fav Time Margin Driver Trainer 1 1 Armalight fr 60,000.00 6/7 4-08.7 R H Negus H B Smith 2 2 Bonnie's Chance fr 21,000.00 2/2 R J Brosnan 3 11 Hands Down 10m 10,000.00 1/1 P N Jones 4 3 Idolmite fr 6,000.00 5/4 5 12 Gammalite 10m 3,000.00 3/3 6 4 Trio fr 0.00 9/10 7 5 Glen Moria fr 0.00 8/6 8 6 Watbro fr 0.00 10/9 9 7 John Tudor fr 0.00 4/5 10 8 El Regale fr 0.00 7/8 $100,000.00 Scratchings SCR 9 Lord Module SCR 10 Paul Command Divs: $27.55. $4.30. $1.55. $1.35. Quinella $52.00. Margins: 7 lengths, neck, 3/4 length Times: Mile Rate: 2-05.0 Placed Horses: Armalight 1976 5 B m Timely Knight - Ar Miss (by Armbro Del) Trainer: H B Smith, Weedons Owner: H B Smith Breeder: V L Smith Bonnie's Chance 1975 B m Majestic Chance - Bonnie Countess (by Aksarben) Breeder: Mrs V B McGarry Hands Down 1975 B g Armbro Del - Snow Chick (by Fallacy) Breeder: W H McAughtrie,Mrs M F McAughtrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (08/08/2018@19:07) NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Tuesday 6th November 1979 Results Enquiry Race 6 New Zealand Cup (Gr1), $85,000, OC HANDICAP PACE, 3200m Weather: Fine Track: Fast Race History Plc Bk Horse Barrier Hcap Stakes Fav Time Margin Driver Trainer 1 1 Lord Module fr 52,000.00 1/2 4-09.0 C C Devine C C Devine 2 2 Rocky Tryax fr 17,000.00 10/8 M R DeFilippi 3 3 Trevira fr 8,500.00 9/9 G W Hamilton (J) 4 4 Bad Luck fr 5,200.00 8/10 R M Cameron 5 5 Del's Dream fr 2,300.00 13/12 6 13 Trusty Scot 10m 0.00 6/6 7 6 Greg Robinson fr 0.00 5/5 8 7 Delightful Lady fr 0.00 4/4 9 8 Wee Win fr 0.00 3/3 10 9 Majestic Charger fr 0.00 12/11 11 14 Sapling 10m 0.00 2/1 12 10 Sun Seeker(1973) fr 0.00 11/13 13 15 Rondel 10m 0.00 7/7 $85,000.00 Scratchings SCR 11 Roydon Scott SCR 12 Locarno Divs: $3.55. $1.70. $7.25. $7.45. Quinella $81.85. Margins: 4 1/2 lengths, 1 1/2 lengths, 1/2neck Times: Mile Rate: 2-05.2 Placed Horses: Lord Module 1974 B h Lordship - Module (by Bachelor Hanover) Trainer: C C Devine, Templeton Owner: C C Devine Breeder: Mrs S M Porter,P L Porter Rocky Tryax 1972 7 B h Lumber Dream - Southern Spot (by Hal Tryax) Owner: B A Heseltine Breeder: B A Heseltine Trevira 1973 6 B g Scottish Command - Vonnell (by Van Hanover) Owner: Mrs M V Hamilton & Mrs J R Marshall Breeder: Mrs M V Hamilton,Mrs J R Marshall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Nice one Gavin some great memories, seems like yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globederby12 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 6/08/2018 at 2:04 PM, Happy Sunrise said: My top 5 would be Lazarus, Christain Cullen, Courage Under Fire, Terror To Love and Chokin. No offence Happy but CUF. He might have won umteen races on the trot as a youngster but he beat nothing ,and I mean NOTHING. (apart from Shakamaker.) He wouldnt be in my top ten let alone 5. It depends on what criteria we apply on a personal level. My 5 would be Lazarus. First pick straight up. He did it here ,he did it there. He beat the best of his era consistently and in fast times. Full stop. Yule Star. Worked his way up the grades to the top. One tough son of a Bitch, and still one of my favs. Armalight. Still think the best mare , world class pacer at her top. Christian Cullen. Unbelievable ability ,speed and stamina, and a shame we couldnt see him race longer. He might have set the bar very high indeed. Elsu. This was a toss up as Luxury Liner missed out. A pocket rocket with stamina to burn. The best little horse I ever watched. As we all know its all personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 55 minutes ago, globederby12 said: No offence Happy but CUF. He might have won umteen races on the trot as a youngster but he beat nothing ,and I mean NOTHING. (apart from Shakamaker.) He wouldnt be in my top ten let alone 5. It depends on what criteria we apply on a personal level. My 5 would be Lazarus. First pick straight up. He did it here ,he did it there. He beat the best of his era consistently and in fast times. Full stop. Yule Star. Worked his way up the grades to the top. One tough son of a Bitch, and still one of my favs. Armalight. Still think the best mare , world class pacer at her top. Christian Cullen. Unbelievable ability ,speed and stamina, and a shame we couldnt see him race longer. He might have set the bar very high indeed. Elsu. This was a toss up as Luxury Liner missed out. A pocket rocket with stamina to burn. The best little horse I ever watched. As we all know its all personal. None taken. I threw him in there as he had quite a following. One of the few to capture the imagination. Couldn't think of another 2 or 3 year old that did. Do age group pacers even belong on the list? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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globederby12 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, Scooby3051 said: If you guys get sick of this crap site, you know where i am If we need you we will come kick the kennel. Dogs always return to their vomit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Scooby3051 said: If you guys get sick of this crap site, you know where i am Can you let us know when you've finished having your fun? Or better still post on the topic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double R Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 7/08/2018 at 7:23 PM, Happy Sunrise said: My favourites. I loved those mare races. You just missed Michelle Bromac. How would Blossom Lady be rated amongst the top mares during this time? Cheers. Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 41 minutes ago, Double R said: How would Blossom Lady be rated amongst the top mares during this time? Cheers. Robert. Blossom Lady raced after this group. She was a cup horse which the other group didn't do I believe. So she would have to be higher up the scale. All quality mares, Bionic chance had an electrifying sprint like few others but what made this group special for me was they took each other on and took turns beating each other. Made for great racing and people had their own favourite out of the group which made the races something to look forward to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 44 minutes ago, Double R said: How would Blossom Lady be rated amongst the top mares during this time? Cheers. Robert. Great mare Robert, 40 odd wins here and Australia, remember her winning off 90m handicap at manawatu, probably the least talked about of our great horses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Flagship uberalles said: Great mare Robert, 40 odd wins here and Australia, remember her winning off 90m handicap at manawatu, probably the least talked about of our great horses Gee she was tough. Remember a few big aus races, she tough runs, but sill won. Probably still the best pacer that ants had? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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