In his last race (the French equivalent of the Grand National), our mystery horse was ridden by Fred Winter, and that ride (with a bit that broke at the fourth fence) was deemed Fred Winter's most famous victory.
Quote from: Catalina on November 19, 2013, 05:32:06 PM In his last race (the French equivalent of the Grand National), our mystery horse was ridden by Fred Winter, and that ride (with a bit that broke at the fourth fence) was deemed Fred Winter's most famous victory.
The name of the horse is Mandarin, who won the inaugural running of the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1957, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1962.
Quote from: Catalina on November 19, 2013, 05:32:06 PM In his last race (the French equivalent of the Grand National), our mystery horse was ridden by Fred Winter, and that ride (with a bit that broke at the fourth fence) was deemed Fred Winter's most famous victory.
The name of the horse is Mandarin, who won the inaugural running of the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1957, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1962.
YES!!! We have a winner! Congratulations, Mchorseracecall!
The horse gave Australian champion jockey Damien Oliver one of his three Melbourne Cup wins, and it was also a story in the 2011 Australian Horse Racing Movie starring Stephen Curry as Damien Oliver?
(Hint1: It's not happening in 2013) (Hint2: This horse is not based in Australia)
Media Puzzle is the correct answer to my trivia question. This Melbourne Cup victory by Damien Oliver happened few days after the death of his older brother, jockey Jason Oliver in a training race (barrier trial) accident. For Damien Oliver, it was a very emotional win for him, he won the 2002 Melbourne Cup for him, and he won the 2002 Melbourne Cup for his brother Jason.
Name the 2007 Kentucky Derby contender owned by Merv Griffin that defected shortly before the race. It would be the second year in a row for one of Griffin's horses to defect before the KD.
Name the other horse.
A horse doesn't care how much you know, until he knows how much you care. ~Pat Parelli
