Guess Who #13

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7 comments on “Guess Who #13”

1. Adrian says:

   23rd July 2015 at 9:04 pm

   Icona Anton Marcus winning the Gold Cup for David Payne

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2. Chippy says:

   24th July 2015 at 11:17 am

   Highland Night’s 1st Gold Cup win
   Ridden by Alec Forbes
   Trained by Buddy Maroun
   Owned by Andre MacDonald?

   Won the race again the next year for Dennis Drier and Robbie Hill

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3. Sun at midnight and shall be free says:

   24th July 2015 at 12:47 pm

   Agree with Chippy

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4. Ray Curling says:

   24th July 2015 at 2:45 pm

   Chippy on the button

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5. Robyn Louw says:

   28th July 2015 at 11:30 am

   Well done! Chippy is spot on! (and correct on the ownership too).

   According to our records, Highland Night is one of only 3 horses to win the Gold Cup consecutively (What Next won in 1940 & 1941 and Chez Monty won it in 1949 and 1950).

   Other dual winners are Humidor (1933 & 1935) and Cuff Link (1965 and 1967), but they did not win it consecutively.

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6. digby says:

   12th August 2015 at 9:47 am

   i always thought aquanaut did too. must have been the gold cup gold bowl double then

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   1. Robyn Louw says:

      12th August 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Hi Digby, no sorry Aquanaut didn’t win a Gold Cup double. He contested the race four times (1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 finishing 1st, 5th, 9th and 5th respectively). He did win the Gold Cup and Gold Bowl double in 1987 as you correctly stated, and he also won the Gold Bowl for a second time in 1988 (as well as finishing in the money again in 1989). He was a wonderful stayer!

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