GATECRASHER STORY ON TELLYTRACK TONIGHT

Should be superb, must say have enjoyed the shows only sad bit for me was seeing Bertie Hayden, did not look as if later life has treated him well.

I hope they do one of these on Prince Florimund. People forget that before he was exported to the USA he used to give weight and a thumping to Wolf Power. Now immortalised as the damsire of Pocket Power and River Jetez, the Prince could have swept all before him in the races that Wolf Power ended up winning, had he stayed in SA.

Frodo Wrote:

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> I know, I was just trying to sayhow funny ot would
> be IF a horse named 'Goat' had to be included in
> the 'Legends of the Turf' series; among other
> nobely named beasts like Gatecrasher, Sea Cottage
> and Politician (although come to think of if
> perhaps the name 'Politician' could be thought of
> as even worse that 'Goat')?

What about the name Grundy. Nobody would've guessed greatness with that name.

A great race and I backed GRUNDY..........................

Thx Scotia. Called by The Voice, Peter O'Sullevan, the greatest commentator of them all.

Yes, Matthew. Prince Florimund is one of the 40 or so horses to be featured, though his story won't be among those to be screened during this pre-National Sales build-up. I think we have found some US race footage but he's one horse who has presented difficulties, in terms of photographs and interviews. He started out his career with "Cooke" Amos and was ridden by Stanley, both of them now deceased, and then he went to David Payne (who forgot to nominate him for the Durban July, thinking Amos had done it!!). David is now in Australia, and difficult to interview without incurring huge extra expense, but we have a good interview with Raymond Rhodes, who rode him in all his races whilst he was with David. We also have an interview or two with Ricky Maingard, who mainatained that there were excuses for Wolf Power on all the occasions on which they met.

The principal excuse being that Prince Florimund was a better horse than Wolf Power.....Lol. At least, when they were 3yos.

Thanks for the response, Neighmaster.

i recall watching prince florimund in what was then the oceanair derby at clairwood running against a few from the mighty millard machine including arctic cove ...as usual millard 25 years ahead of his time had a pacemaker in the race no it wasnt libran it was i think saturado and he forgot to stop that day and ended up winning the race ...this race was either a half a million or 750k in those days ...a few years ago it was around the chapter challenge stakes of 150k.. A DERBY NOGAL

Yes guys Prince Florimund was no Sleeping Beauty

Looking forward to this DVD.............for xmas