Best horse your seen

[Richard prior]

Well done Rob, You move to the top of the class in the research stakes. Great to see the old clips of Maori's and also Poppy in some of his clashes with Gammalite etc.

[Toohard]

Was at Moonee Valley for Maoris Idol last run. Trying to explain the atmosphere that night to son not easy. Until he experienced Smoken Up in SA Cup year or so back.

Was like that at Moonee Valley every time he went round. Big crowd would get there and he'd be last going into back straight with lap and bit to go in big fields, hook out and be well in front by time reached turn off back. And the crowd just lit up. Sometimes they'd come out in front of him and force him wide but he could have gone round the cars in the car park and still won.

[jf53th]

The post here have reminded me of how many really good horses I had forgotten about.

[Richard prior]

It's great to jog the memory Jeff, Nearly every horse mentioned has been a superstar in their own right.

[The Escape Club]

I may be a little older than you Rob for I was late teens when experiencing the excitement of Court Jester and others at The Showgrounds and I should remember them better than I do but being that little older may also be the reason I don't

I still remember the night we were at the showgrounds, I was only 5 or 6, I was playing under the grandstand with some other kids. They gradually disappeared and I emerged a little after the last one had left. The place was deserted. My family travelling back to Geelong had got to Werribee before they realised I wasn't there. They had to turn around and go back and get me.

[Triple V]

Christian Cullen. Smashed them in the Miracle Mile. 8 days later Monster staying effort to win The Truer at Bankstown. SUPERSTAR.

[Toohard]

I still remember the night we were at the showgrounds, I was only 5 or 6, I was playing under the grandstand with some other kids. They gradually disappeared and I emerged a little after the last one had left. The place was deserted. My family travelling back to Geelong had got to Werribee before they realised I wasn't there. They had to turn around and go back and get me.

hahahahhaha!!

[barney]

I remember a trotter called Lara general coming off 110 behind at the old showgrounds sticks out in my mind.Also a trotter named Delvin Dancer

[doncht]

Lara was a good one. It just sounded familiar to me I guess.