Are there any Trainers like this anymore?

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12 years 10 months ago

Flash Harry Wrote:

> how long you follow this game, 10 minutes?

LOL..... (tu)... on a more serious note though, what I remember him most for was a maiden 'Space .....' something who won it first start after 80 or so runs !!!

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What's the biggest betting coup you guys haver ever seen a trainer line up, mine was Owen Simms preparing a horse called surtsey island with Wroggeman up, I think it was backed from 25s to evens and won hands down , another one I enjoyed was a horse called Sandton Doll trained by Danny Gonsalves ridden by Gavin van Zyl that one opened around 10s and started very short and won hands down

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12 years 10 months ago

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Flash Harry Wrote:

> many will laugh at what i say now. in his day
> johan van eck was the best that i see in 40 years
> with bringing the bacon home.

I had some good LONG SHOT winners at the Vaal with Uncle Van. (

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The ex PE horse that had been running over ground and won first run for Bertie V/d Merwe @ Bloem over 1200m with Paul Whitmore up ..they never forgot to back that one 25/1 in around 12/10

Give everything but up!

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12 years 10 months ago

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2 Trainers stand out for me who consistently pulled off successful coups:

Passmores in Natal and MdK's mentor......Ricky Ginsberg.

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12 years 10 months ago

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the late michael roberts was a master at pulling off coups

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For me there was 1 master in pulling coups (by default pulling them up prior) actually he was also one hell of a nice guy. When i did rene's rides rene was his stable jockey. This trainer was remarkable his name was Mike Riley and he will never be forgotten in my household.

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12 years 10 months ago

#256122

Easy does russia house ring a bell

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not really, mike had a big stable and my brain is fubar . He had a huge patron Ian Levitan and his assistant was penny kimberley. That i remember but specific horses i don't

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i dont remember specifics but when noms came out i would chill for a couple of hours as Mike would not take calls from anyone, I would then drive to the stables at newmarket and he would TELL me what he was riding. Sometimes i looked in amazement BUT the horse won or placed when they appeard to have no chance.

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