Happy Birthday Trotting

[mal]

Harness racing is considered to be 200 years old today
The first trots race is believed to be run 30/4/1810
The meeting was at Parramatta NSW
The race was won by Miss Kitty [Not the barmaid in Gunsmoke !]

Its come a long long ay since then

HIGHLIGHTS
CANE SMOKE holds the record for most wins by a pacer in a season[34]
That magnificent trotter MAORIS IDOL the most wins by a trotter in a season [22]
One of my pet drivers the brilliant Teddy Demmler drove 175 winners in 1981-82
Most consecutive winners by a pacer/trotter was that champ San Simeon with 29 in a row ! [Moaris Idol did 24]
The great Popilar Alm considered by the great Tee did in 15 in a row
Mobile starts were started at Harold Park in late 1956
44 runners in a race might be a record in 6/6/1921 In Tasmania [no sprint lane !!!]
1890 Electric lights used at Harold Park
August 1977 feMALes were allowed to race against the MALes
1970"S the first trot meeting attended by Bayman
30/4/2010 The Advertiser has Port Pirie race 7-9 Amberlus a Corka listed at $360.00, a good EW bet at those odds

QUIZ
What happened at Globe Derby in May 1973 for the first time ?

[Johno6]

The first 'Late MAL'?

[bayman]

wrong mal, i attended my first meeting in the 60's while in a pusher, the first horse i remember at wayville was a horse called 'the key'

[jackpot jim]

QUIZ
What happened at Globe Derby in May 1973 for the first time ?

1st meeting there?
1st mobile start race in S.A. ?

[mal]

Miss Kitty won the first ever race at Parramatta
The race was over the distance of 15 miles !!!!!!

The first trotting meeting
24/10/1885
Sydney Driving Park Club
At the Agricultural Societys Show Grounds , Moore Park
Weather Fine
Track fast

First meeting under lights
6/2/1890 Lille Bridge
Trotting and Pony racing

[mal]

SA
First trotting archive
10/10/1847
Norah ran from Frome Road to Port Adelaide
A distance measured by the surveyors at 8 miles less 2 chains
timed at 27 mins + 12 seconds
Bets were made that Norah could not run 7 miles in 30 minutes or less
Norah did and the connectitions won the loot
[ The distance I would have thought was further??? and a car from Frome Road to PA would take about 20-25 mins thesedays]

First trots meeting
18/9/1880 , saturday
Old Course, East Parklands
crowd about 1200
weather fine and warm
just after 2 they ran the maiden race
Mr Harvey was the starter and he flagged to start the race
Winners were Tommy Dodd, Pepper,Dominick
[That East Parklands course, is it Vic Park ???}

First night meeting
Jubilee oval [track could be viewed form North Terrace ?]
huge arc lamps used
Crowd between 6000-7000
I wuz not there as it as a non tab meeting

1960s
Bayman attended his first trots meeting

May 1973
Globe Derby
I was a teenager
GL won the sanfl flag beating NA
The year Life on Mars the brilliant TV show was dedicated to
And that famous night at GDP, the first time it happened

[stampy]

what mal, you got laid?

[G]

No, MAL is still looking forward to that happening

[bayman]

No, MAL is still looking forward to that happening

how did little feMALe come into the world then ?

[mal]

May 1973
First all feMALe race held at GDP [An Australian First ?]
Fran Donohue won that historic race

[jackpot jim]

May 1st 2010
Unitab put a Quaddie Jackpot on Globe Derby for the 1st time ever?
After years of protest by Mal, the Unitab officials have finally relented
GDP Quaddie J/Pot $14,109

as opposed to

Albion Park Quaddie J/Pot $100,000

[mal]

May 1st 2010
Unitab put a Quaddie Jackpot on Globe Derby for the 1st time ever?
After years of protest by Mal, the Unitab officials have finally relented
GDP Quaddie J/Pot $14,109

as opposed to

Albion Park Quaddie J/Pot $100,000

About bloody time
Now I can boost the pool for JJ

[jackpot jim]

May 1st 2010
Unitab put a Quaddie Jackpot on Globe Derby for the 1st time ever?
After years of protest by Mal, the Unitab officials have finally relented
GDP Quaddie J/Pot $14,109

as opposed to

Albion Park Quaddie J/Pot $100,000

About bloody time
Now I can boost the pool for JJ

Thanx Mal
On an otherwise crap day, the Globe Derby Quaddie provided me with plenty of joy

Gee those No. 1 pole horses get cushy runs dont they?

At Quaddie 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 $4,579.40

[mighty_tiger_79]

May 1st 2010
Unitab put a Quaddie Jackpot on Globe Derby for the 1st time ever?
After years of protest by Mal, the Unitab officials have finally relented
GDP Quaddie J/Pot $14,109

as opposed to

Albion Park Quaddie J/Pot $100,000

About bloody time
Now I can boost the pool for JJ

Thanx Mal
On an otherwise crap day, the Globe Derby Quaddie provided me with plenty of joy

Gee those No. 1 pole horses get cushy runs dont they?

At Quaddie 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 $4,579.40

surely some people would have taken a cheap quaddie including the 1 and im assuming the 8 is behind it now in each leg and then perhaps gone wider

[G]

So mt 79 I gather you dont punt on Globe Derby Trots then ????
- the 8 is drawn 2 on the 2nd row

[bayman]

have they moved the winning post to the back straight ?

see the replay of race 9 at gdp

[mighty_tiger_79]

So mt 79 I gather you dont punt on Globe Derby Trots then ????
- the 8 is drawn 2 on the 2nd row

i certainly dont

i used to enjoy punting on the trots, but i dont follow them as closely as i once used too.

[RichoRichoMan]

have they moved the winning post to the back straight ?

see the replay of race 9 at gdp

They ran only 30.1 down the back!! so really what are you on about??

[bayman]

have they moved the winning post to the back straight ?

see the replay of race 9 at gdp

They ran only 30.1 down the back!! so really what are you on about??

watch the race he quickened up approaching the back straight & let the winner get a bigger sniff for victory, granted it still may've won anyway but with no pressure at that stage why quicken up ? absolutely puzzling in my book

[RichoRichoMan]

have they moved the winning post to the back straight ?

see the replay of race 9 at gdp

They ran only 30.1 down the back!! so really what are you on about??

watch the race he quickened up approaching the back straight & let the winner get a bigger sniff for victory, granted it still may've won anyway but with no pressure at that stage why quicken up ? absolutely puzzling in my book

He quickened up approaching the back straight?? dude they ran 30.1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you call that puzzling?? thats pedestrian! we are in 2010 not racing at wayville in th 50's. obviously all u genius' have no idea about rating horses