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    Posted: 03 May 2020 at 7:20pm
DESIRABLE

 
 
DESIRABLE

1973 bay filly
WITHOUT FEAR x HIGH DESIRE (NZ)
Owned by Robertson, Seres, O'Neil, Jones & Lahey
Trained by Colin Hayes
Principal Wins
1975 VATC Debutante Stakes (F) 900m
1976 VRC Lightning Stakes 1000m
1976 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes 1400m
1976 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes 1400m
1977 VRC Newmarket Handicap 1200m
1977 VATC Chirnside Stakes 1200m

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Career Record
22  starts  10 wins   3 seconds 3  thirds $ 207,070
Win : 45.5%  Place : 72.7%  Range :  1000m to  1400m   Average Win :  1140m
Principal Race Wins : 6   PR wins/all starts :  27.2%   Win Seq : 5


1975-76 At TWO YEARS
 
11Oct WON of 12 Caulfield DebutanteStakes 1000m 2/1f JS 53 Defiant 56 01:03.1S
25Oct WON of 11 M Valley Barkoola Hcp a1000m 11/8f JS 56 Foreign Lass 53 01:04.0H
4Nov WON of 12 Flemington Mimosa Stakes 1000m 1/1f JS 57 Defiant 55 01:00.2S
31Jan WON of 13 Flemington Talindert Hcp 1000m 4-7f JS 58.5 Cameronian Star 48.5 00:57.7F
14Feb WON of 21 Flemington Lightning Stakes 1000m
9/4
MJ 43 Leica Show 55.5 00:56.8F
28Feb 2ND of 15 Caulfield BlueDiamond Sks 1200m 4/5 f JS 51.5 Out Of Danger 51.5 01:10.5F
13Mar WON of 10 Flemington VRC Sires'Produce 1400m 13/8f JS 54 Out Of Danger 54 01:23.3F
3Apr 3RD of 15 Rosehill Golden Slipper 1200m 6/4f JS 51 Vivarchi 51 01:11.7F
17Apr WON of 15 Randwick AJC Sires'Produce 1400m 5/2f JS 53 Flaunting 53 01:22.6G

1976-77 At THREE YEARS
 
19Feb 2ND of 18 Flemington Lightning Stakes 1000m 9/4f JS 52.5 Maybe Mahal 55.5 00:58.7G
5Mar 4TH of 11 Caulfield Hawksburn Hcp 1200m 4/5f JS 57 Lipman 56 01:11.8F
14Mar WON of 23 Flemington Newmarket Hcp 1200m
8/1
JS 54 Maybe Mahal 54.5 01:10.0F
26Mar 4TH of
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M Valley Alister Clark Stakes 1600m
9/2
JS 52 Surround/
Family of Man =1st
52 01:37.3G
9Apr 14TH of 24 Randwick Doncaster Hcp 1600m -- -- 54 Just Ideal 53 01:34.7F
13Apr 4TH of 11 Randwick All Aged Stakes 1600m
6/1
JS 53.5 Dalrello 57.5 01:34.0F
 
1977-78 At FOUR YEARS
 
Aug 3rd of   VictoriaPk Straight Five Hcp 1000m 12/10f AM 55½ Dark Ruler 52½ 00:58.1S
Aug WON of -- Belmont Newmarket Hcp 1200m 4/5f JM 59 Tant Mieux 48 01:11.5G
Sep 2nd of -- Caulfield Marlboro Cup 1400m 5/1 JS 55.5 Raffindale 55.5 01:22.8F*
Oct 6th of -- Caulfield ToorakHcp 1600m 5/4* -- 56 Nunkolowe 52 01:37.4F
Oct WON of -- Caulfield Chirnside Stakes 1200m 11/8* JS 54.5 Maybe Mahal 55.5 01:11.2F
Oct 3rd of -- M Valley AJ Moir Sks 1000m 9/4 JS 54.5 Tetrenate 57 00:58.9G
Nov 8th of -- Flemington Craven A Stakes 1200m 16/1 JS 56 Galway Bay 51 01:09.1G

 

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Jockey Legend :  JS = John Stocker    JM = Johnny Miller   MJ = Malcolm Johnston

This might also jog a few memories :


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Second Chance Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 May 2020 at 7:44pm
By gee there were some other outstanding horses in that field including Analight, Leica Show, Miss Lockley's, Maybe Mahal, Nicopolis - all Gp 1 winners.
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What is just as hard to figure out is why the VRC Lightning Stakes was classified as only G2 in 1979/80 for a few more years. Surely G1 equivalent always, the same way as the Cox Plate, for example, is treated by researchers now as G1 from the start. Things that make you go...Ummmm.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Foxseal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 May 2020 at 8:33pm
Race records of greats of the past are always fascinating reading.

For me the odd run in Desirable’s record is as a 4yo she went to Perth for 1 run in the Belmont Newmarket in August.

Anyone have a recollection as to why she went from to Perth for just 1 run? Was the Belmont Newmarket a much more prestigious race back then?

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Good point John.  I have often wondered why myself.  There appears to have been something of a prejudice against short course WFA races in the original pattern, and yet since the introduction of the pattern short course WFA races have been the most promoted races through the pattern....

Ummmm...


Foxseal,  I don't why Hayes sent her to Perth but the locals weren't happy when she was only given 59kg by the handicapper.  The local trainers association called for a boycott of the race claiming Desirable should have had 5kg more...  The race was worth $15,000 at a time when a $100,000 race was a big deal.


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