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Friday May 18 Posted by John Brown. No comments

ANY TOUGHER AND HE’D RUST. LAURIE MORGAN

ANY TOUGHER AND HE’D RUST LAURIE MORGAN What about these for achievements Victorian amateur junior heavyweight boxing champion. Between 1937 and 1939 played 34 games as a ruckman with the Fitzroy Football Club. Champion rower and was selected to row in the Kings Cup for Victoria. He...

Thursday May 10 Posted by John Brown. No comments

The Ginger Cat

THE GINGER CAT Pat was certainly a master horseman of the highest order as was his father before him. He was known as the ginger cat in reference to his red locks. Randwick was where he trained and where he loved living at his charming residence “Cotswolds” in Hay Street....

Monday May 07 Posted by John Brown. No comments

My first girlfriend (Equine)

MY FIRST GIRLFRIEND (Equine) OUR GIRL I got my first pony as a prize for coming top of the class in grade 5 at Pennington Primary School. She was a mare as were my next two ponies. It seemed only fitting that my first racehorse then was a filly named...

Friday April 27 Posted by John Brown. No comments

THE DAPPER GENTLEMAN

On the left the Governor of South Australia LT General Sir Edric Montague Bastyon KCMG,KCVO,KBE,CB, and on the right Harvey Combe. Harvey Combe One of my first memories is being at the Victoria Park races in South Australia when I was three-years-old. In a lifetime spent at the track I have...

Wednesday April 18 Posted by John Brown. No comments

The Colourful Bookmaker

Arthur stood up bookmaking on the rails in Sydney till ill health forced him to retire when he was 89. As his name suggests Arthur was of Chinese descent. During World War 2 he was a warden in Bondi. His job was to make sure that there were no lights...

Thursday April 05 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Learning to survive on the racecourse he considered essential training for any politician.

Lionel Bowen and I were racing mates. We would always discuss our favourite subject every Saturday afternoon especially at Randwick. He was as passionate as one can get about racing and punting. In 1983 I had a six week self-funded study tour of racing and breeding in Europe. The Maktoum...

Friday March 30 Posted by John Brown. No comments

The Great GALWAY BAY SCANDAL. The true story

Meg Mullion on the right pictured with my wife Patty. In 1979 I was Manger for NSW for Dalgety Bloodstock.. One morning Graham Campbell who was CEO rang me and asked me to pick up an elderly woman a Mrs. Mullion from a flight from the UK. My instructions were...

Tuesday March 27 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Unique Racing Characters – JIM FLEMING AO

The best boutique breeder ever been. Attending yearling sales for over thirty years has taught me one thing. It is vitally important to inspect every horse in the Fleming draft. Whether you were looking for type or pedigree Jim Flemings yearlings were a must see. His philosophy was indeed to...

Wednesday February 29 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Unique Racing Characters – THOMAS JOHN SMITH MBE AM

Genius, incomparable, simply the best, a great man. Any of those words can be used to describe the very best trainer of all. I worked very closely with him for many years and learned most of what I know from him. His brain was always on the go, thinking, scheming planning....

Sunday February 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

The Gambler

Know when to hold em … and know when to run IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL RACING PARTICIPANTS!! Will Racing lose all financial viability by favoring a massive whale and ignoring the core loyal punters? Racings future hinges on prohibiting unfair incentives to a certain gambler. It appears that normal punters...

Monday February 13 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Unique Racing Characters – BOB LOGAN

Bob Logan working at the yearling sales as most will remmber him

Bob Logan -Principal of Logan Livestock insurance The most sensible man in the horse industry. I doubt that anyone in racing knew how the sport worked better than Logan did. Certainly he was an icon in the horse insurance business where he excelled. Unassuming and quietly spoken he was a...

Friday February 03 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Unique Racing Characters – Jack Denham one of the greats

Happy Jack with his mate and client waiting for their winner to return to scale.

Jack Denham was one of the most successful Australian horse trainers of all time but rarely would you see him crack a smile. He was not devoid of emotion however occasionally he would shed a tear when one of his favourite horses won a big race or when he was...

Thursday January 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Magic Millions Sale

MAGIC MULTI MILLIONS SALE RESULTS 2012. In a word UNBELIEVABLE! The sale looked really good in spite of the economic conditions. This year some top lots were purchased by trainers who in years past were listed as buyers, only to find when these horse were registered, that not only were...

Thursday January 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

MM Protest Controversy

It was a bold move for the stewards to encourage Tom Berry on DRIEFONTEIN to protest against Nash Rawiller on NO LOOKING BACK in the Magic Millions Classic. The protest was ultimately upheld and the placings reversed making DRIEFONTEIN the winner. Tom Berry had decided not to protest after a...

Thursday January 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Are they taking the fun out of racing?

John Brown pictured at a presentation after winning at Randwick, he calls this fun.

Picture: John pictured at a presentation after winning at Randwick, he calls this fun. Have you read this important news from RISA? The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 states that all racehorses in Australia must be registered with the Commonwealth Government from January 30 2012. If you don’t register your interest on the...

Thursday January 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Important Industry Notice: Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 and how it affects racehorse ownership.

The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 under Commonwealth Government legislation is scheduled to come into effect in Australia on 30 January 2012 and it is extremely important that all racehorse owners immediately become familiar with the impact that this will have on the ownership of many assets including racehorses. The...

Tuesday December 27 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Boy Mambo is really swinging

Hi John, Great news! Mambo won yesterday at Pinjarra and the stable was supremely confident. Most of the owners were on course and it was redemption! We believe there’s more to come from the old boy! Thanks again and have a good Christmas and new year. The link below is a montage...

Monday December 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

Good horses pay for themselves

I often hear: ‘you certainly have some quality horses on your site. They are beautiful horses but they look too dear’. I agree that they are beautiful quality horses. Yes, they are a little higher in price than some but they are carefully selected by me to perform for you....

Monday December 26 Posted by John Brown. No comments

First outright win as an owner won’t be the last

BRISBANE accountant Craig Morrissey celebrated his first winner as an outright owner when former Victorian mare Beggin got up in a stirring finish at the Gold Coast on January 2, 2012. In a desperate three-way finish to the Live Entertainment Every Saturday Class 1 Hcp (1100m), Beggin ($7) rattled home...