remember when....

1994

following a brilliant 28.45 trial around hall green tony meeks recently arrived young Irish import moral standards (pictured) is the subject of a hefty ante post gamble for the 94 English derby
A rush of money see the dog who was first backed at 400/1 then again at 66/1 now as low as 14/1
He later goes on to justify the support with a flawless performance in the final

1977


Dave drinkwater one of the country's leading open race trainers is involved in a fracas with gra vet Bruce Prole in the white city paddock.
The incident follows a sprint open race where drinkwaters gin and jass led up derby winner mutts silver before checking wide at the bend.
The trainer accused the track of pulling the hare to allow mutts silver to win.
Drinkwater then removed his other star performer instant gambler from the track kennels before he was due to contest and open on the same night
following the race drinkwater issued a £20000 a side challenge to mutts silver owners
the match never takes place as the northants based trainer loses his licence

1960

Owner Mick Bourke decides to retire springvalley grand to stud after the dog completed the irish produce stakes/easter cup double
The most popular dog in Irish racing attracted the biggest crowd ever seen at clonmel track
Interestingly the dog was sold at six weeks to paddy dunphy (of the grand prefix) but dunphy changed his mind and took a littler brother instead when he was told that springvalley was blind in one eye