Chris Brown

[Kopia]

I see that Chris died recently...I believe he was a Kiwi who had ridden in aussie and apparently died penniless....one thing he will be remembered for,at least by those who knew him, was that he rode in a race against a horse called....WINX.....the greatest racehorse anywhere, ever..he rode a horse called Magicool. He was engaged to ride in a picnic meeting somewhere when he was asked if he'd like to ride at Flemington against Winx..! What a story. Don't think he had to think too hard about it!

[Shad]

Can remember and old friend telling me he rode a horse for a relation at oamaru one day a very long time ago, they were short of riders and he was a jumps jockey but made the weight rode the horse, flew home from last to pay 90s on the tote, beechers brook it's name,was the days when radio Pacific only broadcasted 1 feature meeting, which was a north island one at the time.