Gold And Black racehorse Melbourne Cup winner

Racehorse 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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