Where are they?

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> Titch Wrote:
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> > Regretfully Bashful Allan died some years back
> as
> > did his sister Debby who was Grant Kotzen's
> > partner at the time of his passing, Grant IMO
> > would have been one of the greatest jocks this
> > country has ever produced.
> ..........memories

> Grant Kotzen was one of my favourite jockeys.

Mac Wrote:

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> Thanks for that Khargis... Yes, good memories of
> Ascot. You're obviously from Bulawayo. Magic Lips
> also came from Bullies and so did Clifton King but
> he's in Aus now. Do you know what became of anyone
> else you can remember?

Roddy England

Going at Clairwood is soft and heavy in places but racing goes on ~ how things have changed :S

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> Here is another jockey that had a lot of talent
> but never really rode to his full potential. Who
> on here remembers Allan Levy???
> C'mon guys cast your mind back 25 years at least -
> Allan Levy won the Cape Derby 2000m on Mark
> Anthony in 1987. Not the friendliest person you
> could hope to find but nevertheless a great
> jockey, I wish some clanner could give a pointer
> about his station in life. C'mon Titch - take me
> out of my misery.

Allan Levy rode my first winner.....he was a crazy guy.so sad to take his life.....

@ Titch.
yussus, got any more?

WESTERN EXPLORER Wrote:

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> Allan Levy rode my first winner.....he was a crazy
> guy.so sad to take his life.....


Agreed..both he and his sister Debbie died in tragic circumstances

That pic of the rain at Clairwood....probably everyone weighed in a kilo plus more....:

Pirhobeta Wrote:

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> That pic of the rain at Clairwood....probably
> everyone weighed in a kilo plus more....:


No...only Bernard.....(

Alan "snowy" Reid not looking like a happy camper

Titch Wrote:

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> Alan "snowy" Reid not looking like a happy camper
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I did not recognise him...I must admit I was about 8 years old around this time....I remember his win on Rycroft....(tu) my dad made a packet that day...

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> > Thanks for that Khargis... Yes, good memories
> of
> > Ascot. You're obviously from Bulawayo. Magic
> Lips
> > also came from Bullies and so did Clifton King
> but
> > he's in Aus now. Do you know what became of
> anyone
> > else you can remember?
>
> Roddy England
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Roddy was also in Bulawayo some years back, had a wife, then a trainers licence, then a Castle, then no wife, then another Castle and you know how the rest goes. RIP Roddy E. Bulawayo is not for sissies!!

khargisland Wrote:

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> Roddy was also in Bulawayo some years back, had a
> wife, then a trainers licence, then a Castle, then
> no wife, then another Castle and you know how the
> rest goes. RIP Roddy E. Bulawayo is not for
> sissies!!
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