Gurners
Lane - Australian race horse
Gurners
lane was foaled in 1978 and was by Sir Tristram out of
the mare Taiona (by Sovereign Edition)
His main wins
were in the Caulfield
Cup and Melbourne
Cup in 1982 as well as the AJC St Leger and VRC St
Leger in 1982.
As a four year
old he also won the Newcastle
Gold Cup in 1982.
He broke down
at the start of 1983 and was out for a long spell and
though they tried to bring him back to the track he never
got back to his best form.
He was horse of the year in
the 1982- 1983 season.
