Can anyone identify this Jockey?

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Can anyone identify this Jockey?

11 years 9 months ago
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11 years 9 months ago
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Could it be Robert Sivewright - was his regular rider in 1963?

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11 years 9 months ago
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I think Don is right (tu)
Give everything but up!

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11 years 9 months ago
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Sure its Aiden and Jimmy that run the above site and they say it`s definately not Sivewright and they think it looks like an appie?

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Charles Laird has just come to the rescue, and, would you believe, I was looking for a pic of this person yesterday, to include in the Charles Laird interview which flights on "Stable Talk" tomorrow morning at 06h45. It is Claudie Allen, who was an apprentice at the time, and who finished 4th on Hyacinth, for Syd Laird, in the Durban July of 1961. Laird won the race with Kerason.

Allen, who once occupied the stables now occupied by Charles Laird, at Clairwood, was the godfather of Therese Laird (Mitchley).

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Wow, remember Claude Allen and his Stetson saddling Brian Strydom in the Clairwood Park heydays, most of his horses racing in his brothers colors, W.Allen, I think.

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11 years 9 months ago
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mikesack Wrote:
> Wow, remember Claude Allen and his Stetson
> saddling Brian Strydom in the Clairwood Park
> heydays, most of his horses racing in his brothers
> colors, W.Allen, I think.


I don't really remember Claude Allen, except for seeing his name in the racecard, but yes, Brian Strydom rode some nice outsiders for him...(tu) gave some other jocks some chances too.

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11 years 9 months ago
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I spoke to and old trainer He says the rider is Claude Walker who won Syd Lairds first
JUly on Kerason He was Lairds apprentice Claude Allen was a jockey by the time Colorado King was foaled
1959 Therefore he MAY be right

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11 years 9 months ago
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Hi Elmer,the guys from Legends of the turf are asking if you know walker is still with us/alive..?

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11 years 9 months ago
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Not sure he used to train in P.E a few years back

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11 years 9 months ago
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The jockey who rode Hyacinth was definitely Claude Allen, and that's the jockey in the photograph, according to Charles Laird.

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11 years 9 months ago
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Uncle Claude Walker is still alive, living in PE. I can get his number if required by Neighmaster.

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