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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5-Aug-78 |
8th |
14
ran |
Morphettville |
1000m |
Straight
Five Hcp |
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AT
7 |
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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 |
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13-Sep-80 |
4th |
10 ran |
Randwick |
2000m |
Tattersall's
Plate |
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