Re:Replication of Horses Names

In the second race Scotsville there's a horse name "Heir to Riches". In the late 1980's I must have been 10 or so but I can clearly remember a horse name Heir to Riches being a top division horse and running in number of features as well as winning a race in PE, maybe even ran in the July. I for one if I have a top division horse or a horse that has won numerous times would not like the name to be replicated years later. Its just not racing has it diminishes nostalgic memories of a bygone era. Clearly the naming panel in South Africa should have hindsight in this matter plus this particular runner the new Heir to Riches was bred by the Scott bros so with a breeder like that thet could have known better.

naresh Wrote:

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> In the second race Scotsville there's a horse name
> "Heir to Riches". In the late 1980's I must have
> been 10 or so but I can clearly remember a horse
> name Heir to Riches being a top division horse and
> running in number of features as well as winning a
> race in PE, maybe even ran in the July. I for one
> if I have a top division horse or a horse that has
> won numerous times would not like the name to be
> replicated years later. Its just not racing has it
> diminishes nostalgic memories of a bygone era.
> Clearly the naming panel in South Africa should
> have hindsight in this matter plus this particular
> runner the new Heir to Riches was bred by the
> Scott bros so with a breeder like that thet could
> have known better.
im sure he was trained by ralph rixon and ridden by gary molloy on a number of occasions,,,he was a very good horse

I think its an absolute disgrace

i might be mixing heir to riches with honey bear

I am under correction for the periods:

A horse cannot be named after a plodder/gelding/other/etc: seven years
After a mare/stallion: twenty years
After a champion: never (Heir To Riches was a good horse but not a champion)

harry hotspur Wrote:

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> i might be mixing heir to riches with honey bear

Nope...........................you are correct, was trained by big Ralph Rixon. The horse ran a good placing in the Clairwood Winter H'cap which was won by Jungle Warrior , but Mac points out correctly he was not a Champ.

Dont think in years to come, many will be rushing to replicate the name of the 9 in race 2 Scottsville.

naresh Wrote:

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> In the second race Scotsville there's a horse name
> "Heir to Riches". In the late 1980's I must have
> been 10 or so but I can clearly remember a horse
> name Heir to Riches being a top division horse and
> running in number of features as well as winning a
> race in PE, maybe even ran in the July. I for one
> if I have a top division horse or a horse that has
> won numerous times would not like the name to be
> replicated years later. Its just not racing has it
> diminishes nostalgic memories of a bygone era.
> Clearly the naming panel in South Africa should
> have hindsight in this matter plus this particular
> runner the new Heir to Riches was bred by the
> Scott bros so with a breeder like that thet could
> have known better.

its 30 years gone by...dont hold the world back if you started so young:)-D

RACING GURU Wrote:

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> naresh Wrote:
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> > In the second race Scotsville there's a horse
> name
> > "Heir to Riches". In the late 1980's I must
> have
> > been 10 or so but I can clearly remember a
> horse
> > name Heir to Riches being a top division horse
> and
> > running in number of features as well as winning
> a
> > race in PE, maybe even ran in the July. I for
> one
> > if I have a top division horse or a horse that
> has
> > won numerous times would not like the name to
> be
> > replicated years later. Its just not racing has
> it
> > diminishes nostalgic memories of a bygone era.
> > Clearly the naming panel in South Africa should
> > have hindsight in this matter plus this
> particular
> > runner the new Heir to Riches was bred by the
> > Scott bros so with a breeder like that thet
> could
> > have known better.
>
> its 30 years gone by...dont hold the world back if
> you started so young:)-D

Well I am 35 now but its that era of racing from 1985 onwards until around 1993 got me hooked on racing as I can remember these horse running. Plus read lots of stories from the 70's and 80's about SA horseracing so I can recall their names but never saw them race, but did see videos and pictures of them.

note all the jocks are retired except for jeff lloyd

in the sales cataloque out there is a Free Agent I think there was one in the 1970 +

many names get reused after i think 20 years

elmer Wrote:

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> note all the jocks are retired except for jeff
> lloyd
>
> in the sales cataloque out there is a Free Agent I
> think there was one in the 1970 +
>
> many names get reused after i think 20 years


and Robbie fradd still riding..one of the greatest races iv ever seen