remember when......

1972 august 12th after breaking a hock in last years derby consolation final clohast rebel returns to white city in a 725 yd open where in a use full field including westmead county,rebel leads from the third and wins easily by 8 3/4 lengths in 40.56

1992 local peterborough grader henrys carnation set a new 605 yds track record of 37.45 when winning by 11 lengths and finding 80 spots on his previous best

1986 lodge prince who set a track record of 28.34 for the 480 metres at wimbledon during the derby has set another record.this time its in the consolation final of the Irish champion stakes ove 550 yards at shelbourne park when he skates up in 30.03

1999 phantom flash dies of a heart attack aged 11 at Kerry hill kennels in Kerry,bred by nick savva the son of flashy sir and westmead seal won the 1990 sussex cup,produce stakes and Anglo Irish. following a fall out between trainer and owner Dave hawley the dog joined patsy byrne and in 1991 landed the Scottish derby by six lengths his career was ended by injury in the quarter finals of the English derby flash went on to throw some brilliant dogs including the great spiral nikita,tina marina and the brilliant brood blonde returns(picture of phantom flash)