Tales of the Durban July
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Re: Tales of the Durban July
10 years 2 months agoMac wrote: 1969, Naval Escort romped home a popular winner - with a woman's silk stocking tied around his tongue and lower jaw. The normal brace was ineffective as Naval Escort had an abnormally long tongue. The stocking became regular equipment with all his subsequent runs.
PS - I think Naval Escort may still hold the SA record for the number of successive victories?
Was way under the legal betting age but one news headline still sticks out in the memory bank.
The Sunday Tribune and it's headline........" NAVY TAKES THE GRAVY ".
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Re: Tales of the Durban July
10 years 2 months agomikesack wrote:Mac wrote: 1969, Naval Escort romped home a popular winner - with a woman's silk stocking tied around his tongue and lower jaw. The normal brace was ineffective as Naval Escort had an abnormally long tongue. The stocking became regular equipment with all his subsequent runs.
PS - I think Naval Escort may still hold the SA record for the number of successive victories?
Was way under the legal betting age but one news headline still sticks out in the memory bank.
The Sunday Tribune and it's headline........" NAVY TAKES THE GRAVY ".
They can use the same headline this year
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