Horse racing UK?

Question

does anyone remember a racehorse named BELPER it only had one eye. i think it used to run at brighton race course in the late 60s or early 70s i think it was ridden by r. hutchinson it was said that because it only had one eye it could only run round a left handed track. im sure it won a lot of races at brighton.

Answer 1

yes i remember the horse you are talking about but cant find any history on racingpost about it!

Answer 2

I have also tried to find it - but cannot - and I don't remember hearing about him either :(

Answer 3

Try the experts at : -

The Jockey Club - Q&AThe Jockey Club has a central London office, in the same building as the British racing authorities. (151 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8AL, Telephone 020 ...

http://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/doc.php?i...

The name BELPER is of a village/town in Derbyshire.  It's also the name of an English aristocratic family - Lord Belper.

Have not found the racehorse, Belper.

Answer 4

YES THAT WHAT I THOUGHT ASWELL.XXXX

Answer 5

I'm too young to remember him lol!  Sorry!

Try contacting Weatherbys as they will have a full list of all the race results over the years, and what has happened to each horse.  The Jockey Club won't have any records, until recently they were only dealing with disciplinary matters, and now they don't even do that.  Weatherbys deal with all the admin in racing and have full records of every thoroughbred to have raced in this country.

Answer 6

As I seem to be old enough I can just about remember him running, although at that time without tv broadcasts in betting shops etc life was not as it is now.

He was a 1969 colt by Busted out of Maurine and as far as I recall he did run mainly on left handed tracks.

I vaguely seem to think he had some connection with a tv presenter,but that may have been a different one.

Answer 7

try this site

- www.forum.sports-pro.co.uk -

someone in there will know.