The Renshaw Cup

[mightymo]

"I just hope we can win it"
So do I. Oh, sorry Mr Kaplan I refer to The Captain of course.

Good luck Marie.

Maybe we can run the quinella??

[doinmabest]

Yes the cup reverted to a mobile last year! Great little race tomorrow and good luck to all....

[Danno]

Thanks, Trev, after sleeping on it, Karamea Duplicity was owned by Noel Simpson.........Challenge Proof therefore, won the cup when he was a 6 and 7 Y/O, he was a tough "old bugger".......there goes my thoughts of him coming off 20 metres........I wonder whatever happened to Wayne Mclelland, Lou also had another good driver that used to drive for him for a lot of years, Rob Martin .........maybe "Where are they Now"? can help tell us what they are up to? I will go and have a look at the HRA website!

G'day Steve,
Rob Martin is in Qld, still hard at it.
Another driver for Lou in that era was Newcastle boy, Ray Ellis. Ray was with Lou for a few years in the late seventies, early eighties before coming back to this area. Ray very sadly passed away suddenly a few years ago from a brain Haemorage I think?

Cheers,
Dan

[doinmabest]

I just found an old book from my youth going to the riff....dated 27/1/83... The Renshaw Cup was Race 5 and was worth $12K... Winner got $8400
1- Shamrock Sorrell - Tr - R Banning
2 - Bundanoon B Hancock
3 - Tarada Bill M Ilsley
4 - Studleigh Topper M Teuma
5 - Bow Tie N Aboud
6 - Edens Night Mrs R Greenwood
7 - Jacraig Adios C A McDowell
8 - Orpheus L J Lewis
9 - Trunkey Wish C Watts
10 - Charlie Sedge J E Binskin
11 - Lagniappe A Murray
12 Lehigh Lad 10m F A Donohue
Now if I can decipher my scribble I think the numbers were 2 1 12
That takes me back

And as a footnote, half the card were standing starts

[Triple V]

Hey Fred, your calls at Menangle have been great mate. Keep them coming.

[doinmabest]

Thanks Jaimie, appreciate the feedback mate...terrific race tonight, who you fancy?

[Joy]

Careful. I'm listening

[G-Mac]

Atom of Courage will get a lovely trip.
I might have a peanut or two each way there.

[Triple V]

Thanks Jaimie, appreciate the feedback mate...terrific race tonight, who you fancy?

G'day Fred,
The first of Luke's trainees looms large from the pole. Terrorway will be hard to beat out of the (1) although to my recollection he is yet to be tested anywhere beyond the Mile here in Oz so that's the only ? there. If I was boxing a Tri...it would be (1) (6) (9) & (10).

[Triple V]

Btw...although these days judging by what happened in QLD recently there must be precious few of you out there , for those supporters of 'The Dark Side' who may be under the significant misaprehension that The Renshaw Cup was named in honour of former (for around 13 months or so) NSW Labor Premier, the late John Brophy 'Jack' Renshaw, it is not. It is in fact named in honour of Dr. Maurice Renshaw, a man who was central to Penrith gaining a licence to conduct Harness Racing meetings way back in 1964.