A really obscure son of Mr. Prospector has sired the winner of the g1 Chile Derby- the colt is MOCITO FRESCOLIN- and his sire Hidden Source is a stallion from...
Northallerton a winner of the Chester Cup at the dawn of the 20th century later had his name changed to UNCLE MAC- I'd be happy to hear the reason for this or...
Uncle Mac won the Chester Cup in 1899. Up to a disappointing run in the Grand Metropolitan Stakes he had been known as Northallerton. His owner, Mr 'Teddy'...
Hi Harry, how funny that I just finished reading a book which has details about the ... [ref.: R. M. Bevan: "The Roodee - 450 years of racing in Chester", p....
Much thanks to RG & TC for their kind and informative replies - I had come across Uncle Mac while looking over the offspring of Virgil's daughter BLUE AND...
There was a post the other day concerning a song about the Kentucky derby- ...a pretty good song which has some equine images is 'HOLD ME NOW" A SOMEHAT...
Harry, My favorite is The Tennessee Stud sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Anyone know who did the original, Hank Williams? Tracey ... From: "harry watnik"...
I got the stallion report/breeding certificate back from the ApHC on the outside mares my stallion had bred this last breeding season, & they had grade listed...
For Sale: The History of the Racing Calendar and Stud-Book by C.M. Prior $55.00 plus postage. If interested please contact me at MiMtthws@... Thanks for...
... The song was written by Jimmy Driftwood, according to the lyrics page I found on line. "the color of the sun and his eyes were green." Interesting...
Hi Those are the lyrics something about a horse standing 16.2 hands and his eyes were green and he was going to do some running- at least that's what I...
Help, please Filch (gr.c 1773) by Banker and owned by Rt Hon T Conolly and later by Lord Clanwilliam Filch won 20 races in succession from April 1778 to July...
The 'horse with green eyes' song is "Tennessee Stud". Tennessee Stud by Jimmy Driftwood Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I...
A long look at the 1/2 sisters BLACK DUCHESS & BENDICTINE out of the outstanding mare Black Corrie is an interesting study in the importance of the sire- this...
It might be that Doc Watson recorded Tennessee Stud first. Back in the '70's when I was in the entertainment business, I promoted a concert for Doc, and...
Hi - there's a Johnny Cash version of the Tennessee Stud as an MP3 on Kazaa (for those sad enough to be interested). I read the lyrics and then curiosity got...
... on Kazaa (for those sad enough to be interested). ... to know what the tune was. I heard a parody called "Tennessee Spud" recently. Just pull it from the...
by Richard Thompson. from:www.metrolyrics.com/55480/Thompson_Richard/The_Angels_Took_My_Rac ehorse_Away/ Well, the angels came to see me today Said "We've...
from:su.nottingham.ac.uk/~ramsoc/about/songs_st.htm#stewball 10. STEWBALL O Stewball was a racehorse, And I wish he were mine, He never drank water, He only...
-Hi Leadbell's version of STEWBALL with the golden Gate Quartet is a favorite of mine- its on a RCA CD it has a different set of lyrics and refers to a famous...
hi James Cagney in his masterful protrayal of GM Cohan playing Jhonny Jones in Yankee Doodle Dandy performs a fine example of horses in music and film the...
Love these songs; we've been collecting poetry (*no* "Rainbow Bridge" "poems"), songs and literature (titles) for a section at tbheritage, which hopefully will...
... Bridge" ... tbheritage, which ... additions. If ... others, we'd ... Like ... FYI: The Spike Jones horse racing tune is called "Beetlebomb". And Richard...
II-9-2004 Dear Collaborators, I need to ask to someone who has regular access to European lines a favor related with official information from France and other...
LITTLE BUD(Fr), [color not found at Equineline], mare, 1994 sire: Pampabird, 1979, bay dam: Fragrant Blossom, 1986, gray VAL DU ROUSSILLON(Fr), bay gelding,...
Well, I just screwed up that Val du Roussillon information completely! VAL DU ROUSSILLON, 1974, bay gelding sire: *Beaugency, 1966, bay dam: =Vitny, 1969, bay ...
II-10-2004 Dear Miesque, Thank you very very much for providing me this valuable information. The only thing I want is the truth because I thoroughly examine...
What are the races that these countries consider to be "Classic" for their 3yos, or where do I go look? I found Britain, Ireland and France, but it's going...
