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Gold And Black racehorse Melbourne Cup winner

Gold And Black racehorseRacehorse Gold And Black, trained by Bart Cummings, won the Melbourne Cup in 1977, ridden by John Duggan. He was bred in New Zealand and raced in partnership by H Gage from Sydney and Adelaide's Jack Harris.

Gold And Black was by In the Purple from the NZ mare Gem and was foaled in 1972.

Just prior to winning the Melbourne Cup, Gold And Black had been unplaced in the Caulfield Cup but had run second in the Mackinnon Stakes and had run second to Van Der Hum in the muddy 1976 Melbourne Cup. He had also run second to Reckless in the 1977 Sydney Cup and was later found to be suffering from pneumonia which further enhanced the value of that run.

In the 1977 Melbourne Cup he started 7/2 favourite and started from barrier 14. He beat Reckless in to second place and Hyperno in to third. the race was never really in doubt as he surged forward from the 800 metre mark and Won by a couple of lengths with plenty in hand. He picked up $156,700 in prize money for that effort and ran the trip in 3.18.4 carrying 57 kgs.

After retiring from racing Gold And Black became a Clerk Of the Course horse on South Australian tracks and was buried at the Gawler race course when he died in the mid 1980's.

The presentation ceremony to Gold And Black after the race went down in political folk lore as a drunken Governor General, Sir John Kerr, made what was to be his farewell appearance. During his presentation of the cup he was booed by many in the crowd.

 

 

In The Purple Right Royal Owen Tudor
Bastia
La Mirambule Coaraze
La Futaie
Gem Talismano Star Of Gujrath
Tamerice
Sweet Mist Faux Tirage
Sweet Nymph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Highlights

AT 2      
   
26-Apr-75 4th 18 ran Morphettville
1200m
Grange Hcp Sunny's Star
49.5
1:13.5
10-May-75 5th 12 ran Morphettville
1600m
Elder Hcp Baronin
52
1:40.3
19-May-75 2nd 15 ran Morphettville
1200m
Sandringham Hcp Better Vain
56
1:13.8
AT 3      
   
5-Jul-75 3rd 18 ran Flemington
1600m
Morrison Hcp Silver Shaft
57
1:38.9
11-Sep-75 3rd 13 ran Ballarat
1000m
3yo Maiden Pungent
56
1:03.1
15-Oct-75 4th 15 ran Caulfield
2000m
Wallace Stakes Romantic Archer
55.5
2:03.4
25-Oct-75 3rd 11 ran Moonee Valley
1600m
Greenvale Hcp Fawzy
53
1:46.6
1-Nov-75 3rd 18 ran Flemington
2500m
Victoria Derby Galena Boy
55.5
2:44.4
6-Nov-75 3rd 15 ran Flemington
2000m
Batman Hcp San Raphael
54.5
2:09.7
3-Dec-75 Won 14 ran Randwick
2000m
Randwick Stakes Genghis Khan
53
2:03.6
13-Dec-75 3rd 10 ran Rosehill
2800m
Graduation Stakes Sheena
50.5
3:03.0
AT 4      
   
29-Aug-76 4th 12 ran Morphettville
1600m
Pier Welter Sir Sahib
52.5
1:40.6
4-Sep-76 Won 9 ran Morphettville
1850m
Hilton Hcp Asgard
53
1:54.0
18-Sep-76 3rd 15 ran Rosehill
2000m
Rosehill Cup Northbridge Lad
48
2:09.0
25-Sep-76 Won 14 ran Rosehill
2400m
STC Cup Taras Regent
49.5
2:29.7
4-Oct-76 3rd 20 ran Randwick
2600m
Metropolitan Hcp Battle Heights
56.5
2:46.9
16-Oct-76 5th 18 ran Caulfield
2400m
Caulfield Cup How Now
52
2:36.7
30-Oct-76 Won 9 ran Flemington
2000m
Mackinnon Stakes Better Draw
54.5
2:05.2
2-Nov-76 2nd 23 ran Flemington
3200m
Melbourne Cup Van Der Hum
54.5
3:34.1
26-Mar-77 4th 13 ran Rosehill
2400m
Tancred Stakes Our Cavalier
57
2:29.0
9-Apr-77 2nd 6 ran Randwick
2000m
Autumn Stakes Balmerino
57
2:08.0
11-Apr-77 2nd 20 ran Randwick
3200m
Sydney Cup Reckless
49.5
3:19.4
16-Apr-77 2nd 6 ran Randwick
2400m
QE Randwick Stakes Ngawyni
57
2:29.2
AT 5      
   
29-Oct-77
2nd 10 ran Flemington
2000m
Mackinnon Stakes Sir Silver Lad
57
2:02.4
1-Nov-77
Won 24 ran Flemington
3200m
Melbourne Cup Reckless
56.5
3:18.4
5-Nov-77
4th 10 ran Flemington
2500m
C B Fisher Plate Tom's Mate
50
2:37.0
AT 6      
   
5-Aug-78
8th 14 ran Morphettville
1000m
Straight Five Hcp  
AT 7      
   
29-Mar-80
3rd 12 ran Rosehill
2400m
Tancred Stakes Kingston Town
52
2:28.8
7-Apr-80
4th 13 ran Randwick
2000m
Queen Elizabeth Iko
58
2:03.3
AT 8      
   
13-Sep-80
4th 10 ran Randwick
2000m
Tattersall's Plate  

 

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