Some Winners, Runners up, and Minor placings from the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies



1959 Brighton

Persian Chariot is driven out by Brian Jago to win the Pier Selling Handicap from Dambuster (Charlie Smirke) right, and Checkmont (Terry Stringer)





1969 Ascot

Only three runners for the Rous Memorial H'cap but plenty of drama as Black Sky (Des Cullen) left, finishes first ahead of the the blinkered and heavily sweating Thane (Brian Jago) in second place with Jago (David Maitland) in third place. However, Brian Jago on Thane placed an objection on the grounds of bumping and boring against Black Sky and Des Cullen,  the objection was subsequently upheld and Thane awarded the race.

1971 Epsom

Spoiled Lad (Ernie Johnson) on the rails, wins The Blue Riband Trial Stakes from Charladouce (Geoff Lewis) 2nd right, in third place is Klavier (Tony Murray) far left, and finishing fourth Homeric (Joe Mercer) 2nd left

1975 Folkestone
Grace Aureole (Geordie Ramshaw) wins the two year old seller by a comfortable length from Cammarlin (Dandy Nicholls)

1975 Windsor
 Tadorna  (D. Gillespie) in the centre wins  from Night Sky (R. Muddle) right, and Smart Shirley (Ian Jenkinson) in the checked cap

1975 York
Huzzar on the rails ridden by Terry Cain wins  from Swell Fellow partnered by Tony Kimberley

1975 York
After a real head to head battle  between the two fillies over the final couple of furlongs Moonlight Night ridden by Geoff Lewis left, just get the better of May Hill partnered by Pat Eddery in a tight photo finish to win by the narrow margin of a head and take the Musidora Stakes.

1976 Brighton
Galadriel (R McKay) left, does just enough to get home first and win the selling handicap by a neck from Cyclamate (D Cullen)

Some Winners, Runners up, and Minor placings from the Seventies

1973 Kempton
Rosy Picture (left) ridden by 19 year old apprentice Robert Kerry holds off the challenge of the favourite Wyntac (right) ridden by Eric Eldin.

1973 Sandown
Mount Cassino (Terry McKeown) gets home on the bridle from Reform Bill (Tommy Carter) centre, and Office Party (Michael Kettle) on the right... Desert  Cry (Brian Taylor) on the rails finishes fourth.

1975 Brighton
Mount Sreet Ron Hutchinson wins very cosily from  Calibina Alan Cressy  (centre), with Dashing Hussar Alan Bond (left) third.

1975 Folkestone

The grey  Little Tern (Ron Hutchinson) just holds off Noble Memory (Paul Cook) in a tight finish.

1976 Folkestone

Warrenwood Park with Michael  Kettle in the saddle on the nearside wins narrowly from Lucky Touch ridden by Ian Johnson.

1976 Folkestone

Trossachs (Ron Hutchinson)  right, gets home first from The Mustard Club (Terry McKeown) left,  with Upstairs (Geoff Lewis) second right in third place.

1976 Brighton

Cyclamate (Taffy Thomas) in the centre  wins from Doris's Choice (Richard Fox) left with Red Dawn (Willie Carson) right in third place.

1976 Windsor

Bermondo (Pat Young) left, is first home from Pagos Boy (Ron Hutchinson) right, with Paddy's Luck (David Dineley) centre finishing 3rd... Bermondo was subsequently demoted to 2nd after an objection  by Hutchinson.

Going Down to the Start

1969
Lorenzaccio from the all conquering Noel Murless stable with Jimmy Lindley on board

1970
Brian Swift's Tribal Chief ridden by Jock Wilson

1970
Harry Wragg's classy colt Intermezzo ridden by Ron Hutchinson

1973
Connecticut (USA) with Lester Piggott in the saddle trained by Fulke Johnson Houghton

1978

Clive Brittain's Tarzan with Steve Cottle  up canters down

1981
Noalto trained by Frankie Durr going to post with Joe Mercer in the saddle

1986
Bill Watts tough gelding Teleprompter  with Tony Ives up

1989
Steve Cauthen goes to post on the headstrong Fulke Johnson Houghton filly Dead Certain

Movie clip - The auction of Francasal and Santa Amaro

A Pathe News Clip from 1954 showing the auction of Francasal and Santa Amaro at Epsom



Medley of Jockeys 3

Royal Hunt Cup 1966

Des Cullen, David Maitland, Denis Letherby

Eph Smith

After unsaddling 1955 Lincoln winner Flamenco

Frankie Dettori
1989

Pat Eddery
1977

Lester Piggott
Aged Thirteen in 1948

Tommy Gosling

Tony Shrive
Ashurst Wonder 1954 Stewards Cup

Geoff Lewis
Tudor Monarch 1959 Stewards Cup

John "Kipper" Lynch

1959

Arthur Edward "Scobie" Breasley

1950

Some interesting Horse Racing Memorabilia via Graham Budd Auctions in association with Sotheby's



Formerly Bill Wightman's

Humphrey Cottrill - Colours Bag




Card Passes - Defunct Racecourses

Fred Winter - Colours Bag

Le Garcon D'or - Racing Plate




Lester Piggott -  Racing Badges




Lester Piggott - Whip




Lester Piggott - Tiffany Watch




Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort - Racing Plates

Sir Alfred James Munnings - Equestrian Artist

Sir Alfred James Munnings

(1878-1959)

Unsaddling at Epsom Summer Meeting

Alfred Munnings is regarded as one of the greatest sporting artists of all time. Munnings superb collection of equestrian portraits and horse racing scenes has inspired many of today’s equestrian artists.

The Steeplechase Start

Alfred Munnings was born in Mill House, Mendham in October 1878, the son of a miller and farmer’s daughter he showed talent for drawing at an early age which was developed when he became indentured to a firm of lithographers in 1893 when aged fourteen to begin a 6 year apprenticeship in commercial art at Page Brothers and Co in Norwich.

Going out at Kempton

His first two paintings were accepted in 1899 for the Royal Academy’s summer show. In 1912 Munnings married Florence Carter Wood, who sadly committed suicide just two years later in 1914.

The Start at Newmarket

In 1918 Alfred Munnings served as a war artist attached to the Canadian Cavalry brigade. After the war in 1919 Alfred Munnings was elected an associate of the Royal Academy and moved to a new studio in Glebe Place, Chelsea and bought Castle House at Dedham.

Study of Jockeys at the Start

In 1920 he remarried to Violet McBride and in 1926 was elected to full membership of the Royal Academy. In 1944 he was elected President of the Royal Academy and in the same year King George VI conferred a Knighthood upon him.





Solario

 In 1947 Sir Alfred Munnings was created Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and given honorary freedom of the city of Norwich for his service to culture. In 1949 he sponsored the election of his friend Winston Churchill and later that year resigned as president of the Royal Academy.





Chestnuts Saddlng Up


A major exhibition of 309 works of art was exhibited at the Royal Academy’s Diploma Gallery in 1956, sadly in 1959 Sir Alfred Munnings died at home at Castle House aged eighty.