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Goldwyn (GB)
Goldwyn (GB)
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| Sire | Goldhill |
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| Dam | Gay Treasy | |
| DOB | 1967 | |
| Sex | mare | |
| Colour | bay | |
| Country | GB | |
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Owner
| Billy Wilson | |
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Form [F]
| 01111111/ 003040 | |
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Goldwyn was a lovely bay filly sired by Goldhill, who had been trained by Peter Easterby. She was picked up for a mere 1500 guineas at Doncaster Sales, and sold on to owner Billy Wilson, a former captain of Bridlington Golf Club. A filly with a quiet, placid nature, Goldwyn ran eight times as a two-year-old. Her debut came at Ripon in May 1969 with Jock Skilling in the saddle but she was unplaced. Next time out at Catterick she put her debut behind her and showed huge improvement as she recorded her first win, again ridden by Jock. That day Goldwyn put a big field to the sword and landed a huge gamble, being backed from 10-1 into 6-4. Goldwyn secured further wins at York, Thirsk, Lanark, Hamilton and Edinburgh and in August made the bid for seven in a row. She headed to Newcastle with six wins in the bag for the season to take on some of the best two-year olds in the north in the Seaton Delaval Stakes. She'd hardly come off the bridle in her previous victories and I was confident. Goldwyn didn't let me down as she dug deep to beat Denys Smith's colt Quayside, who was hiself bidding for five in a row, by a short head. Billy and I had made a plan to run Goldwyn in the Nunthorpe at York where she’d carry a featherweight seven stone with the two-year old and fillies' allowances but the girl went lame. She'd always had leg problems and would stand for half an hour after her morning canter with a cold hose on her knees. I was sure she'd have won the Nunthorpe had she been right, and the form pointed that way as Quayside, the horse she’d beaten at Newcastle, was beaten on the Knavesmire a short head in the 1969 renewal by Lester Piggott on Tower Walk. Goldwyn finished the season with form figures of 01111111, seven wins from eight starts, and Billy threw a big party at his Bridlington restaurant for the staff to thank them for the remarkable season. Goldwyn went on to have a successful career as a broodmare. Quite oddly, her daughter Gold Cheb was second six times in a row as a two-year-old! | ||
| Date | Race |
| 11Aug69
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Seaton Delaval Stakes | Newcastle |
Jockey: Jimmy Etherington
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 19Jul69
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Wishaw 2yo Stakes | Hamilton |
Jockey: Jimmy Etherington
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 12Jul69
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Friargate 2 yo Stakes | York |
Jockey: Jimmy Etherington
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 16Jun69
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Tranent 2 yo Stakes | Edinburgh |
Jockey: Jimmy Etherington
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 06Jun69
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Hazelbank 2 yo Stakes | Lanark |
Jockey: Jimmy Etherington
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 31May69
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Ladys Well 2 yo Stakes | Thirsk |
Jockey: Eric Eldin
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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| 21May69
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Stapleton 2yo Plate | Catterick |
Jockey: Jock Skilling
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| Trainer:
Michael Easterby
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