Who Shot Thebarman

Wow!!! He’s back, powering home and bang on target for another crack at the Sydney Cup

Very good run, thought the ride wasn't great, could have got him going earlier and may have made the finish interesting.

What a horse

Win of the day.
He’s a bloody marvel.

I can't believe I was actually cheering for him in the run down the straight. I have never been able to catch him but glad the connections finally got a Sydney Cup today.

Iron horse

He’s been my favourite horse for a few years now, so I was screaming myself hoarse in the grandstand at Randwick today. Other patrons on track were equally thrilled to see him salute, even those who didn’t back him still had a buzz post race.

The reason I love him so much is that he’s a “throwback” to the era of racing that I grew up with in the late 80’s & early 90’s. A time when tough old geldings would be there every autumn and every spring competing at high level staying races. The likes of Castletown, Foxseal, Rising Fear, Sydeston & of course Lord Hybrow.

Well done WSTB!!

A four year gap between G1 wins would be a rarity? Perhaps a record? If any racing history buffs want to look in the record books.

Lord Hybrow wrote: The reason I love him so much is that he’s a “throwback” to the era of racing that I grew up with in the late 80’s & early 90’s. A time when tough old geldings would be there every autumn and every spring competing at high level staying races. The likes of Castletown, Foxseal, Rising Fear, Sydeston & of course Lord Hybrow. Well done WSTB!! A four year gap between G1 wins would be a rarity? Perhaps a record? If any racing history buffs want to look in the record books.

Jamal wrote: Racing Carrot wrote:   Had he been in an earlier era he'd have been a Melbourne Cup winner.  He was 3rd to two overseas bred/trained runners in 2014 and 5th behind two imported locals and two overseas trained runners in 2016.   I still remember him bolting in by 6 lengths on debut at Trentham in 2013.  Given he was a late 4yo Yaminin Vital trained by Mark Oulaghan, I was expecting maybe a decent early career as a winter stayer before his jumping which seemed the logical destination. What Melbourne Cup winners do you think WSTB would of beaten? Brew?

Smoke and Mirrors wrote: Why do we need to compare modern day horses to past era champs to see if they would beat each other? I don’t understand why anyone would even think of that. Champs are champs... no need to say Brew and Barman would not beat each other. They are from other eras

Its worth talking about - it makes for interesting conversation.

Smoke and Mirrors wrote: Jamal wrote: Smoke and Mirrors wrote: Why do we need to compare modern day horses to past era champs to see if they would beat each other? I don’t understand why anyone would even think of that. Champs are champs... no need to say Brew and Barman would not beat each other. They are from other eras Its worth talking about - it makes for interesting conversation. I disagree. I don’t understand the logic about current horses racing horses well and truly retired. It’s dumb

Well plenty of people on this forum say that Winx would beat chanpions from the past.

It makes for good discussion

Jamal wrote: Racing Carrot wrote: Lord Hybrow wrote: The reason I love him so much is that he’s a “throwback” to the era of racing that I grew up with in the late 80’s & early 90’s. A time when tough old geldings would be there every autumn and every spring competing at high level staying races. The likes of Castletown, Foxseal, Rising Fear, Sydeston & of course Lord Hybrow. Well done WSTB!! A four year gap between G1 wins would be a rarity? Perhaps a record? If any racing history buffs want to look in the record books.   Had he been in an earlier era he'd have been a Melbourne Cup winner.  He was 3rd to two overseas bred/trained runners in 2014 and 5th behind two imported locals and two overseas trained runners in 2016.   I still remember him bolting in by 6 lengths on debut at Trentham in 2013.  Given he was a late 4yo Yaminin Vital trained by Mark Oulaghan, I was expecting maybe a decent early career as a winter stayer before his jumping which seemed the logical destination. What Melbourne Cup winners do you think WSTB would of beaten? Brew?

Rogan Josh

Lord Hybrow wrote: He’s been my favourite horse for a few years now, so I was screaming myself hoarse in the grandstand at Randwick today. Other patrons on track were equally thrilled to see him salute, even those who didn’t back him still had a buzz post race. The reason I love him so much is that he’s a “throwback” to the era of racing that I grew up with in the late 80’s & early 90’s. A time when tough old geldings would be there every autumn and every spring competing at high level staying races. The likes of Castletown, Foxseal, Rising Fear, Sydeston & of course Lord Hybrow. Well done WSTB!! A four year gap between G1 wins would be a rarity? Perhaps a record? If any racing history buffs want to look in the record books.

Less than 24 hours after watching his pride and joy, Who Shot Thebarman, seal his first Sydney victory in thrilling fashion in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m), part-owner Dan O’Leary admits he is still walking on air.
O’Leary described the scenes in the aftermath of the win as quite surreal as he fielded the congratulations of hundreds of well-wishers in the Royal Randwick mounting yard.

Despite the gelding’s advancing age O’Leary believes he may return to Melbourne in the spring for another shot at the world-famous Melbourne Cup.
“He likes it in Melbourne and he just gets better with age so there’s no reason to think we couldn’t go back for another shot at the Cup,” he said.
“We know Chris will look after him and he will tell us whether it is an option or not.

NZ racing desk

Very tidy effort for 4th in the MV Cup today. Hopefully onto his 4th Melb Cup start (would have been his 5th if not scratched in 2017).

Who was the last 10yo to run in the Melb Cup? Maybe the old Kiwi gelding Magistrate in 1982?