Who rode the 1978 Derby winner 'Shirley Heights'?
"Shirley Heights showed promise as a two-year-old, winning twice from six attempts and notably taking the one-mile Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in September at odds of 10/1. The Royal Lodge was the first time he was ridden by Greville Starkey, who had taken over from the Australian veteran Ron Hutchinson as the principal jockey to the Dunlop stable. The colt began his three-year-old season by finishing second behind Whitstead in the Classic Trial Stakes and then he won the Heathorn Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. At York Racecourse in May he defeated a field including the future St Leger"
"Shirley Heights (horse) Shirley Heights (1 March 1975 – 1997) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Derby in 1978. The colt had previously won the Royal Lodge Stakes and the Dante Stakes and went on to win the Irish Derby before his racing career was ended by injury. He went on to be a highly successful breeding stallion. Shirley Heights was a bay horse bred by his owners, the father and son team of Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax and Lord Irwin. He was one of many successful racehorses sired by Mill Reef, an"
"the 1984 Prix du Jockey Club (beating Sadler's Wells and Rainbow Quest) before becoming a highly successful breeding stallion. His next crop of foals produced Slip Anchor, who won the Derby by seven lengths in 1985. His other major winners included Infamy (Rothmans International) Arcadian Heights and Shady Heights. He was also the damsire of Lady Carla, In The Wings and Solemia. Shirley Heights (horse) Shirley Heights (1 March 1975 – 1997) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Derby in 1978. The colt had previously won the Royal Lodge Stakes and the Dante Stakes and"
"his racing career with a win in the Doncaster Cup. Arcadian Heights remained a difficult horse to manage in his retirement and special measures had to be taken to protect other horses and stable staff. Arcadian Heights was a bay horse bred in England by his owner John Pearce. He was trained throughout his racing career by Geoff Wragg at the Abington Place stable in Newmarket, Suffolk. Arcadian Heights was from the ninth crop of foals sired by Shirley Heights who won The Derby and the Irish Derby in 1978, before becoming a very successful breeding stallion who sired many"
"Darshaan Darshaan (18 April 1981 – 21 May 2001) was a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and a Champion sire and broodmare sire. Darshaan was a brown horse bred by his owner Aga Khan IV. He was sired by the British stallion Shirley Heights, winner of the 1978 Epsom Derby and the last Epsom Derby winner to be both the son of a previous winner, Mill Reef (1971), and the sire of a subsequent winner, Slip Anchor (1985). Darshaan's dam Delsy, was a daughter of the 1961 Grand Critérium winner, Abdos. She also produced Darara who won the Prix Vermeille and"
"American-bred horse who won the Epsom Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1971. The successes of Shirley Heights enabled Mill Reef to win the first of his two British sires' championships in 1978. His dam Hardiemma was a highly successful broodmare whose other descendants include Pentire and Divine Proportions. The name Shirley Heights comes from a military lookout point in Antigua Mill Reef had been named after the Mill Reef Club on the same island. The colt was trained throughout his racing career by John Dunlop at Arundel in West Sussex."
"after Orby, Santa Claus, Nijinsky, Grundy and The Minstrel. In August, Shirley Heights was being prepared for a run in the St Leger Stakes when he broke down injured in training and was retired. Shirley Heights was given a rating of 130 by the independent Timeform organisation, placing him eight pounds behind the top-rated horse Alleged. In their book ""A Century of Champions"", John Randall and Tony Morris rated Shirley Heights an “inferior” Derby winner. Shirley Heights became a breeding stallion at the Royal Stud at Sandringham, Norfolk. In his second year at stud Shirley Heights sired Darshaan, who won"
"small fields and walkovers in the 1880s. A new version of the race was introduced in 1889. From this point it took place at Newmarket's Second Spring meeting in mid-May. It was contested over 1¼ miles, and it became a major trial for The Derby. It continued until the early 1960s. The present version of the race was first run in 1978. It was initially called the Heathorn Stakes. The inaugural running was won by the subsequent Derby winner Shirley Heights. It was renamed the Newmarket Stakes in 1986. The Newmarket Stakes is currently held on the opening day of"
"Shady Heights Shady Heights (12 May 1984 – ca. 1997) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons on the racecourse he competed in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Japan and the United States, winning seven of his twenty-nine contests. He showed great promise as a juvenile in 1986, winning on his debut and then finishing second in both the Mill Reef Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he took the Easter Stakes in April and was briefly made favourite for The Derby but did not score again until late autumn when he won both the Breeders' Cup"
"from Hunday Dook and trouble behind ensured that the rest of the field could not make inroads into the leader. Pampered Rover's success meant that trainer Paddy Keane became the first trainer to lift the Irish and English Derby. 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 29 July 1978. The winner Pampered Rover won £20,000 and was trained by Paddy Keane and owned and bred by Joe Phelan. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 29 July (over 525 yards):"
"Sir Joseph Henry Hawley, 3rd Baronet Sir Joseph Henry Hawley Bt. (1813–75) was a noted English thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder. Hawley was born in Harley Street, London, on 27 October 1813 or 1814, the eldest of ten children. In his early career Hawley trained privately at Fyfield in Wiltshire. Four of his horses won The Derby: Teddington (1851), Beadsman (1858), Musjid (1859) and Blue Gown (1868). Other classic horseracing wins were Fitz-Roland in the 1858 2,000 Guineas, Aphrodite in the 1851 1,000 Guineas, Miami in the 1847 Oaks and Pero Gomez in the 1869 St Leger. He thus"
"1978 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 29 July 1978. The winner Pampered Rover won £20,000 and was trained by Paddy Keane and owned and bred by Joe Phelan. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 29 July (over 525 yards): 1½, 2, 1½, 2, 1 (lengths) Ger McKenna was once again the trainer of the ante-post favourite for the Irish Derby, this time it was with Here's Tat. With no Welsh Greyhound Derby there was a bigger gap to"
"Connors (Coral Golden Hurdle Final), Shannon Glen (Mumm Prize Novices' Hurdle), Strath Royal (Charlie Hall Chase), Super Tactics (Racing Post Chase), Toby Tobias (Martell Cup), Triple Witching (Long Distance Hurdle) and Vicario de Bray (Champion Hurdle Trial). Furry Glen died in 1987 at the age of 16. Furry Glen Furry Glen (6 February 1971 – 1987) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the best Irish two-year-olds of 1973 when he won the Marble Hill Stakes and the Mullion Stakes as well as finishing third in the Coventry Stakes. In the following year he was narrowly"
"as Shirley Heights appeared to be struggling with the downhill section course. A furlong from the finish, Hawaiian Sound looked the likely winner but Shirley Heights was making rapid progress in fourth. In the final strides, Starkey drove Shirley Heights through along the inside rail and won a photo-finish by a head from Hawaiian Sound with the 40/1 shot Remainder Man in third. On 2 July Shirley Heights started 5/4 favourite for the Irish Derby at the Curragh and won by a short head from Exdirectory with Hawaiian Sound third. He became the sixth horse to complete the Derby double"
"1978 English Greyhound Derby The 1978 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during May, June and July with the final being held on 01 July 1978 at White City Stadium. The winner was Lacca Champion and the winning owners Paul Howell, Sandra Howell and David Hill received a record £20,000. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers. At White City (over 500 metres): 1¾, 2½, head, 1½, ¾ (lengths)<br> The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second. The Derby attracted a significant number of runners from Ireland"
"Champion Jockey eleven times. In 1980 his relationship with the Sangster–O'Brien combination came to an end and he was appointed as stable jockey to Noel Murless's son-in-law Henry Cecil, the British flat racing Champion Trainer, at Murless's old stables, Warren Place. He was again champion jockey in 1981 and 1982. However, as the result of a dispute in late 1983 as to whether he had reneged on an agreement to ride Daniel Wildenstein's All Along, Piggott's ride in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe went instead to Walter Swinburn, with Wildenstein refusing to allow him to ride any more of"
"1953. Whirlaway was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1959. In The Blood-Horse magazine's ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th century, he was No. 26. Whirlaway has a race named in his honor at Saratoga Race Course. Whirlaway Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse. The chestnut horse was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim, out of the broodmare Dustwhirl. Whirlaway was bred at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Trained by Ben A. Jones and ridden by Eddie Arcaro, Whirlaway won the"
"Henbit (horse) Henbit (28 March 1977 – 1997) was an American-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the Derby in 1980. After winning one minor race as a two-year-old he showed improved form in 1980 to win the Classic Trial Stakes and the Chester Vase. He won the Derby in a fast time but sustained a leg injury in the race which ruled him out for the rest of the year. He failed when returning as a four-year-old and was retired to stud, where he had limited success as a sire of winners. Henbit was a ""leggy"" bay"
"were Hurry On, the unbeaten St. Leger winner of 1916; Sun Chariot who won three British Classic Races in 1942; and Tudor Minstrel, the 2,000 Guineas winner of 1947. From 1932 until his retirement Darling's stable jockey was Gordon Richards. He is commemorated by the Fred Darling Stakes, run at Newbury Racecourse. Fred Darling was Champion Trainer six times - in 1926, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1947. As well as a trainer, he was also a breeder of thoroughbreds and bred Pinza, who won the Derby in 1953. He trained the winners of 19 English Classic Races as follows;"
"were overtaken by the orange jacket of Suir Miller and he drew clear for an impressive win. His young trainer Michael Barrett had sealed his second Derby crown. 1980 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1980 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 26 July 1980. The winner Suir Miller won £22,500 and was trained by Michael Barrett, owned and bred by Elizabeth Flood. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 26 July (over 525 yards): 3¼, ½, head (lengths) Indian Joe topped the ante-post list after his"
"his last three contests and was retired from racing at the end of the year. After less than five years as a breeding stallion, Persian Heights died in 1993 at the age of eight. Persian Heights was a ""rangy"" chestnut horse with a white sock on his left hind leg bred by the Newmarket-based Banstead Manor Stud. His sire, Persian Bold was a successful racehorse who won the Richmond Stakes in 1977. He went on to be a “good” stallion, getting important winners such as Kooyonga, Bold Pilot, Falcon Flight (Prix Hocquart) and Bold Russian (Celebration Mile). Persian Heights' dam"
"the United States, among his successes he won the 1962 Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, and through 2018 he holds the record for most number of wins in the prestigious Travers Stakes with five. Champions trained by Bert Mulholland: In 1967, Bert Mulholland was inducted in the United States' U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. A resident of Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, he died at age eighty-four in 1968 at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia. Winbert F. Mulholland Winbert F. ""Bert"" Mulholland (August 27, 1883 - July 12, 1968) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse"
"1980 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1980 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 26 July 1980. The winner Suir Miller won £22,500 and was trained by Michael Barrett, owned and bred by Elizabeth Flood. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 26 July (over 525 yards): 3¼, ½, head (lengths) Indian Joe topped the ante-post list after his 1980 English Greyhound Derby win and Ger McKenna's Knockrour Slave and Nameless Pixie were considered major contenders. English derby finalist Fred Flinstone lined up for the event and"
"but few of his flat-race runners were of any note. He had more success, however, when he was moved to Helshaw Grange Stud in Shropshire and marketed as a sire of jumpers. He sired two leading National Hunt racehorses in Kribensis, winner of the 1990 Champion Hurdle, and Sybillin, a steeplechaser whose wins included the Victor Chandler Chase and Tingle Creek Trophy. Henbit died at age twenty in 1997. Henbit (horse) Henbit (28 March 1977 – 1997) was an American-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the Derby in 1980. After winning one minor race as a two-year-old"
"the ageless veteran, Collier Hill, is your equine superhero."" Collier Hill Collier Hill (foaled 26 March 1998) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by the prominent American sportsman George W. Strawbridge, Jr. who was involved in both steeplechase and flat racing and who raced in Europe and the United States. Out of the mare Polar Queen, a granddaughter of Danzig, Collier Hill was sired by the 1992 Epsom Derby winner, Dr Devious. He was an unbroken three-year-old when Melsonby trainer Alan Swinbank purchased him at the 2001 Ascot Bloodstock Sales for £5,500. Swinbank sold a half-interest in the"
"furlong out but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third behind Highland Reel and the Tattersalls Gold Cup winner Decorated Knight. Jim Crowley took the ride when Ulysses started at odds of 8/1 for the Eclipse Stakes on good to firm ground at Sandown on 8 July. The Derby runner-up Cliffs of Moher started favourite ahead of Barney Roy (St James's Palace Stakes) while the other six runners included Decorated Knight, Eminent (Craven Stakes, fourth in the Derby) and Lightning Spear (Celebration Mile). He was towards the rear or the field for most of the way as the"
"2,000 Guineas (5) 1,000 Guineas (2) Epsom Derby (7) Epsom Oaks (2) St. Leger Stakes (3) Fred Darling Frederick Darling (1884–1953) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who trained a record-equalling seven English Derby winners. Fred’s father, Sam Darling senior, was a trainer at Beckhampton, Wiltshire who trained two Derby winners himself. Fred initially started training National Hunt racehorses for Lady de Bathe at Kentford near Newmarket, and then went to train in Germany. He returned to Britain in 1913 to take over the Beckhampton stables when his father retired and continued to train there until his own retirement in"
"white Markings bred by the Duke of Roxburghe at his stud at Floors Castle, near Kelso, Scotland. He was from the fifth crop of foals sired by Shirley Heights who won The Derby and the Irish Derby in 1978. He became a very successful breeding stallion who sired many good winners including Slip Anchor and Darshaan. Shady Heights' dam Vaguely won two minor races from twelve starts in Britain in 1976 and 1977. She was a granddaughter of the broodmare Tantalizer, who also produced the St Leger winner Provoke. As a yearling Shady Heights was offered at the Highflyer Sales"
"1979 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1979 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 28 July 1979. The winner Penny County won £20,000 and was trained by Matt Travers, owned by Paddy Hurney & Sean Dunne and bred by Con Moore. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 28 July (over 525 yards): 2¼, ¾, 1¼, 6, short-head (lengths) The fastest time in the opening round of the Irish Derby was set by Up Nineteen in 29.06 secs, closely followed by Penny County in 29.12. Other winners"
"Stakes winner Julio Mariner in the Dante Stakes, one of the leading trial races for the Epsom Derby at odds of 10/1. His ""smooth victory"" established him as a leading contender for the Epsom classic. At Epsom in June, Shirley Heights started at odds of 8/1 in a field of twenty-five runners for the Derby, with Inkerman, ridden by Lester Piggott being made 4/1 favourite in what was considered a substandard renewal of the race. The 25/1 outsider Hawaiian Sound, ridden by the American Willie Shoemaker took the lead soon after the start, and led the field into the straight"
"the classic in 1978. Ghanaati's win was achieved in race record time. The race attracted a field of fourteen runners, ten trained in the United Kingdom and four in Ireland: there were no challengers from continental Europe. The odds-on favourite was the John Gosden-trained Rainbow View an undefeated, American-bred filly who was making her seasonal debut after winning the Sweet Solera Stakes, May Hill Stakes and the Fillies' Mile in 2008. Her most dangerous challenger appeared to be Cheveley Park Stakes winner Serious Attitude whilst the most-fancied of the other British-trained fillies Lahaleeb Lahaleeb, who had won the Rockfel Stakes"
"Derby. Race distances: Whirlaway Handicap The Whirlaway Handicap is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race run at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago, Illinois. The event was first held on August 21, 1946 and had its final running on August 16, 1952. Open to horses three years of age and older, the race on dirt was run as the Whirlaway Stakes from 1946 to 1951 and for 1952 as the Whirlaway Handicap. In winning the 1949 race, Coaltown set a new world record for one mile on dirt while beating his Calumet Farm stablemate Ponder who on May 7 had won"
"Peter Easterby Miles Henry 'Peter' Easterby (born 5 August 1929) is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer three times. From starting with seven horses at his stables at Habton Grange near Malton, North Yorkshire in 1950, he became one of the most successful trainers in British racing by the time he retired in February 1996. He is the only trainer to have saddled over 1,000 winners in Britain in both flat and National Hunt racing. He was Champion trainer in the 1978/79, 1979/80 and 1980/81 seasons and amongst the horses he trained were Saucy"