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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2015
- Cranky Lord Module doesn't want to race as he kicks out in the run to the start but then produced a memorable performance as he powered home to beat the likes of Gammalite, Armalight, Bonnie's Chance and Hands Down and have the Addington crowd buzzing for hours afterwards.
He was simply magnificent. Had the privilege of watching him live several times, and watching him stride out was breathtaking.
Enigmatic horse who was a world beater in the right frame of mind for an old beast of a driver
A field full of champions, and a former hero gave a farewell performance that will never be forgotten
There have been great champions and great races but this was the stuff of fairytales,great champions, great trainers and great commentaries. This is the greatest of them all.What a Horse 💘
He was a champion. Cranky, but a champion. I remember as a kid recording the commentary on the radio/cassette and playing it back for dad and mum after they came home from the local. Funny what you remember when the folks have passed on...
Finally seeing this amazing race I've read about so many times. Just WOW.
I was there! We screamed our heads off!
It's on the same plateau as Desert Orchids Gold Cup and Sunlines second Cox Plate as far as my favourite races go.
@@johnduncan9253 One of the things I love most about TH-cam is getting to see footage of a horse like Dessie that I'd only previously read about.
This unfortunately was to be Lord Module's last race, what a way to finish a great career, beating a top class field such as this.
Lord Module beat horses in this race of the calibre of Gammalite, who went on to win the '82' Auckland Cup as well as 2 Inter Dominions, Armalight won '81' NZ Cup as well as the '83' Auckland Cup, Hands Down won '80' NZ Cup, 3rd '81' NZ Cup, Bonnie's Chance won '82' NZ Cup & '82' NZ FFA & 2nd '82' Auckland Cup, some of the others in field were still very handy horses, Quiet Win, Idolmite & Superior Chance, all top class horses on their day.
Thanks for the memories.
My favourite... But I always had a soft spot for Sapling and Greg Robinson back in the day... Big fan of Armalite too... Also of course over the mile you had the likes of Balgove and Locarno... Great time to be a fan of our NZ horses !
The 70's and early 80's was a super exciting time for trotting & pacing in NZ. I was a teenager and could not get enough of it. When Young Quinn went to the US i listened to every one of his races.
In a lifetime of watching harness racing easily the most memorable race. The crowd went absolutely crazy, hugging and dancing in the stands. The crowd surged to the birdcage chanting "Ces,Ces" for CC Devine the trainer of Lord Module. No presentation had been planned but a microphone was produced and Cecil Devine gave an emotional speech. Simply a marvelous moment.
I remember it well. One of my three favourite sporting moments ever
I was there that night and it was a real thrill. For me it is second only to No Response's Interdominion win. Imagine 4 NZ Cup winners in the first 5 home. Incredible. You wouldn't see that these days as the guts are raced out of the younger horses and the real stars don't last.
Thought of this race this morning when I was watching Tiger Woods win The Masters. Like Tiger's win, this race was an extraordinary sporting moment. It was amazing being there - I remember the crowd cheering when Lord Module finally settled down behind the mobile barrier. And the noise when he came flying down the home straight - well I was screaming my head off and jumping up and down and so was everyone else. A special special event.
I can't believe the quality of that field. So many Champions.
Great race call.. Strong field.
Cant get enough of of this race.
Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. A special performance in NZ harness racing history. I was living in Auckland then and heard the race live on the radio and subsequently contacted Shipley's Video Service in Christchurch and bought a copy of it, along with several others as well which I have also uploaded to TH-cam. I think I might have an audio cassette somewhere that has Reon Murtha's summary of the race which I recorded off the radio. If I find it I will upload it as his after-race comments finish it off nicely.
Please find it
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Hi Sonya.
Sorry, but I can't find that Reon Murtha summary on my audio tapes although I am sure I have it somewhere BUT if you look at 1980 - 1981 Trotting Highlights there is the race, Reon's summary and interviews with Ces Devine and Jack Smolenski. Starts at 5:18 and runs to 17:03. Well worth a look. Check out 1979 - 1980 Trotting Highlights too for more Lord Module as well.
All the best,
Cheers, Ian.
Greatest race ever. Got quite a few of lord modules races on video.
Thanks for your comment Kenneth. I remember watching the race as a kid and it is a great memory. My parents bred Lord Module and sold him as a yearling to Ces Devine and he was as stroppy as a yearling as he was in most of his races! If you have any way of sending me the races you have or uploading them to TH-cam, I would really appreciate it as I can only get this and the 1979 New Zealand Cup. My email address is dp.porter@hotmail.co.uk
@@davidporter4162 Hi David. If you look up 1979-1980 Nz Trotting highlights lord module etc. You will find some more of his races on Ian Grants page. Uploaded in may 2020. Hope that helps with your search.
@@kennethmcgill7910 Thank you for your help Kenneth
@@davidporter4162 sorry it was uploaded by Brett Fairweather on youtube.
But for quarter cracks in his hooves he could have been anything. A world beater at his best . Sad that the Globe Derby line died out not long after, with Greats like Lawn Derby, Johny Globe , Lordship etc leaving lasting memories
Thanks for loading this much clearer video. There appear to be two versions of the same race though one says 1979 and the other 1981. I suspect it was the former. I loved Lord Module and Robalan and Lordship before him.Cheers
What a race! Electrifying, as was the call! What price Lord Module at the 600, last on the fence and pocketed at that point? Unbelievable win.
Reon at his best
Still gives me goose bumps all these years later. The only race that comes close for is the pacing FFA when Scotch Tar led them up.
I wish there was a video some where of Scotch Tar racing against the pacers. If my memory is right. Scotch Tar took it all to the pacers on one occasion over a mile. Got to better on Sapling and Lord Module. It was only the miler Locarno that beat him in the end
@@jondrain I recall he may have also competed against the pacers over the mile and it could have been that race they had a week or two after the FFA. I think Monsanto sponsored it for a time. When he led them up in the FFA he ran the first mile under 1.58, unheard of for trotters at the time.
@@johnduncan9253 Scotch Tar was one of the greatest trotters I have ever seen. He was tough, and very, very fast. Faster then any of the pacers at the time and they were a very good lot then too. Locarno was the only one that could out-sprint him. I think in the free for all. Scotch Tar went the first quarter in 26 and change. I had a bit to do with him way back then. Slim Dykman use to stay with us when he raced at Alexandra Park (I worked for Roy Purdon then) I use to fly with Scotch Tar from Christchurch to Auckand and back at times, as Slim didn’t like flying. I witnessed Scotch Tar go toe to toe with our cup horses Sole Command and Final Curtain on our track. He has every much speed as them and they were both very smart horses. Scotty was very well trained too. One day on our track. I was leading two horses. Lost one of them, it got loose. Slim was out there with Scotch Tar at the time. Stopped him, got out of the cart. Put his rains down on the dust sheet. Went and caught my leader and gave it too me. Scotch Tar standing still all the time. Until Slim said “come on Scotty “, and he walked up to him and Slim got back in the cart. I thought WOW, that was amazing.
@@jondrain great recollections, he certainly was a freak. No better sight than a free going trotter. Admiral Soanai was another from that era that used to love it in front. Whatever happened to Slim, I thought I heard that he went to Australia for a time and may have had a good horse, a filly I think. Sole Command was a favourite of mine. I was only tiny but I think I may have been taken to Roy's place one morning to watch the Australian horses out for the Inters, work. It would have been late 70s, early 80s. Dewar Robertshaw, president of the Trotting Conference wad a family friend.
@@johnduncan9253 that’s about the time I worked there. From about 1977 to 1981. Maybe you were thinking of the Aussie mare Roma Hanover you come to see.
Running hard
Gammalite = 3 Interdominion Championships.
Gammalite before he matured into the Champion he was to become.