Tj smith, his record as a trainer is more than adequate to ensure that his name will always be a part of australian horse racing history. From humble origins, he reached the pinnacle of his profession as a trainer, astounding people along the way with a. And gai watched her father watching those horses long enough that she. Horse and jockey combined to win a useful race at canterbury. Peter honed his skills with the bush trainers of his native queensland before moving to sydney where he worked for hall of fame trainer tommy smith, then on to brisbane and finally melbourne where he established his stables, moody racing. Doug weir to become the bane of the bookmaking fraternity on the provincial circuit. View results and future entries as well as statistics by course, race type and prize money. Smith was a leading trainer of thoroughbred racehorses. Compare detailed statistics for brian mayfield smith including win performance, strike rates and betting odds. Smith would pioneer the training of horses in large numbers and.
Born in a log cabin in the backwoods of northwest georgia, as a young man he trained horses for the united states cavalry and worked on a cattle ranch. This brian mayfield smith trainer page includes horses, upcoming form guides, news, photos, career performance, trainer, track and race course statistics. Tj smith, his record as a trainer is more than adequate to ensure that his name will always be a. Smith, who was 84, died on sunday with his niece gai waterhouse saying he had battled ill health for. The daughter of leading trainer tommy smith, gai waterhouse was granted her licence and took control of the famous tulloch lodge in 1992. Ray never won a sydney trainers premiership, but he finished in the top half dozen every season for many years. He finished third on one occasion behind tommy smith and neville begg. Enlightened and revolutionary solutions for the 21st century linda tellingtonjones, bobbie lieberman, gabriele boiselle, john lyons on. Watch closely for patterns in a horse s performance seeking out the fit ones. There are frequent glimpses of ernie smith supervising the tulloch lodge team for his celebrated brother t j tommy smith.
Tj smith stakes to commemorate the legendary australian trainer tommy smith. Tom smith horse trainer stock pictures, royaltyfree. Gai waterhouse claimed her first group 1 win only months later when te akau nick won the metropolitan, who was also her first group 1 runner. The only way of keeping track of such horses is to jot their names down in a book. Sutherland was also the original trainer of red anchor, winning the qtc sires produce stakes before his switch to the tommy smith camp where he won the caulfield guineas, cox plate and victoria.
From the tiny queensland town of wyandra to royal ascot and all racecourses in between, peter moody has left his mark as a horse trainer. Dorsey smith obituary bluffton, sc the island packet. Dual group 1 winner bivouac could book a slot in the 2020 the everest if he can. Trevor polished his training skills during 3 12 years as a travelling foreman, trackwork rider and strapper with legendary sydney trainer tommy smith through the mid 1980s. It is held march or early april as part of the sydney autumn racing carnival. Australian thoroughbred racing is blessed with some of the sports very best horse trainers. Jul 6, 20 very rare 1939 photo of champion sea biscuit with trainer tom smith. While the story of this little horse is familiar to many people, the story of his trainer tom smith is not.
In 1934, he was hired as a trainer by the wealthy businessman charles s. Daughter of legendary race horse trainer, tommy smith. His notable feats as a horse trainer included two melbourne cups, four caulfield cups, seven w. Seabiscuit was ranked 25th top racehorse of the 20th century. His notable feats as a horse trainer included two melbourne cups, four. Although he lacked a formal education, he went on to become one of the most sought after trainers in australia. Thomas john smith mbe 3 september 1916 2 september 1998 also known as tommy smith or t. Tommy smith, a brazen jockey who guided the bay thoroughbred jay trump to victory in the british grand national in 1965 the first time an american horse and rider won the prestigious. Tommy j smith australian horse trainer racing legend tj smith. J smith was born in 1916 to become champion race horse trainer.
Horses that run in the tj smith stakes often come via races such as the group 2. Ernie smith, brother of tom and a major player in a halcyon period of the sydney turf, died yesterday, aged 84. Enlightened and revolutionary solutions for the 21st century. Often, with good trainers, you can follow fitness patterns quite easily. Her name gai is a nickname for her birth name of gabriel, as she was born gabriel marie smith. Its a story about the characters behind the sceneshis trainer, the legendary tommy smith, his owner evelyn haley, the jockeys, such as george moore and neville sellwood, who rode him and the his strapper and track rider, lem bann, a song n dance man who whistled his way into tullochs heart. More than 25 years ago, the tommy smith equine army would mill around the centre at randwick with those prepared by other trainers as riders awaited orders from the little general on what horse. Top 5 trainers in the history of australian horse racing. When the 19641965 racing season closed on 31 july, tommy smith. Bred, owned and trained by smith, bounding away by biscay from who can say remains the only twoyearold in australian racing history to be crowned horse of the year. Smith confided to gais bookmaker fatherinlaw, bill.
Mayfield smith, with 99 winners, dislodged tommy smith as sydneys premier metropolitan trainer, a title smith had held for 33 consecutive years. All the stats, form and information about trainer brian mayfield smith available at racing. Farnan provided the hall of fame trainer a seventh golden slipper and bott his first giving her the race training record she had previously shared with her father, the late tommy smith. Sydney, july 6 aap the racing industry has lost one of its great characters with the death of ernie smith, brother of champion trainer tommy. Married to bookmaker robbie waterhouse, she is now known as gai waterhouse. The story of seabiscuit is one of the best in horse racing. Dorsey smith dorsey smith, 63, lived her life with a positive attitude, natural beauty, and an uncanny ability to make us smile. Kevin perkins story of tommy smith who became the worlds most successful horse trainer. Tj smith, tommy smith, champion australian horse race trainer. Horse racing02091998 the death of tj tommy smith youtube. Racing powerhouse trainer paul sutherland from the. Coincidentally, trevor and joanne were both born in.
Thomas john smith mbe 1 also known as tommy smith or t. Jockey and horse became legends in the us for a race memorable not only for. Emlyn hughes vs tommy smith liverpool crazy horse hughes took the captaincy off iron man smith in 1973 when the latter fell out with bill shankly. Both men were attracted to seabiscuit, possibly by the tremendous strength he seemed to possess, and smith urged his employer to buy the horse. Australias leading horse trainer for over 30 years, the. Of all the people associated with seabiscuit, one of the most mysterious was tom smith, seabiscuits trainer, a man. Tommy smith, who won british grand national on jay trump. This weekend marks 30 years since legendary trainer tommy smith produced a remarkable little grey filly to rewrite the record books. Smith, australian racehorse trainer who was said to have been the countrys most successful.
Find highquality tom smith horse trainer stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The amateur jockey tommy smith became the first american to win the grand. Tommy smith was one of the australian racing industrys best known figures. In the 1930s, seabiscuit became americas horse, lifting the spirits of people who were suffering due to the great depression. Tommy smith dominated sydney racing for over three decades, winning the. Racing victoria is victorias premier hub for all horse racing news, video, race day. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card. As a child, tommy enjoyed riding horses for his father at picnic races. Born in 1956, dorsey started out in ohiobut just briefly and not. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Robert thomas tom smith may 20, 1878 january 23, 1957 was an american thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Australias leading horse trainer for over 30 years. Harry telford had other horses to train, and so nominated tom woodcock to accompany phar lap as both strapper and trainer. In 1955 was the start of tommy smith s 33 successive sydney.
A thoroughbred trainer performs something of a juggling act, coaxing top performance from horses known more for their high strung temperaments than for their cooperation, massaging the egos of jockeys that can at times exhibit divalike tendencies, and produce results year upon year while. Jockey involved in one of the greatest finishes to the. Tommy j smith australian horse trainer racing legend. Tulloch, a mighty champion by ken linnett 9780958029032. With him was his trainer, tom smith, who had a penchant and skill for rejuvenating discarded horses. The likes of john oshea, chris waller, darren weir and gai waterhouse continue to turn out exceptional runners season after season. Paul sutherland won a qtc sires produce stakes with champion red anchor above before he was transferred to tommy smith.
At the end of the 198586 season the unthinkable had happened. Season, race name, horse, trainer, jockey, weight, distance, time. Born in jembaicumbene, new south wales, thomas john smith am mbe was a hard working boy who assisted his father in breaking in horses from an early age. Colin hayes left, tommy j smith and bart cummings three legends of australian horse racing. Trainers like tommy smith, bart cummings, paul sutherland and others follow a set pattern with many of. Sutherland was also the original trainer of red anchor, winning the qtc sires produce stakes before his switch to the tommy smith camp where he won the caulfield guineas, cox plate and victoria derby as a threeyearold in 1984. Very rare 1939 photo of champion sea biscuit with trainer. The g1 fields for day 1 of the championships at randwick on saturday are out and all the stats are here. Com the first destination for australian horse racing. Australias leading horse trainer for over 30 years, the late tommy smith with his champion racehorse tulloch at randwick racecourse, after the horse won the queen elizabeth. Anyone who loves horse racing, or loves sport should get this book. The championships day 1 stats report australian derby. There is no question that one of the most amazing events that transpired in australian thoroughbred racing in the post world war 2 era was tommy smith being defeated in the sydney trainers premiership in the 19851986 season, after hed been the premiership trainer for the previous 33 consecutive years. Joanne, the stables chief trackwork rider, was a perth apprentice jockey as a teenager.
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