Caught up with a mate today from the good old days and over a few beers at the pub we started talking about the production line of Tasmanian horses who finished up in the stables of Bob Knight at Kilmore. At one stage around 1990 it seemed as if they were almost training a Tasmanian State of Origin stable!!
We set ourselves a challenge of naming 20 horses who went there and found it surprisingly easy so then decided to do a top 10 which is:
1. Sinbad Bay
2. Jane Ellen
3. Almeta Boy
4. Digger Neptune (could have been anything)
5. Prince Nijo
6. Sir Reilly
7. Allan Grant
8. Preux Amara
9. Atacandy
10. Trevs Choice
All these horses would have been in their stable within a 3 year block of time. Other names that sprang to mind that didn't make the top 10 were: Tyne Valley, Key Lee, Samson Hanover, All Cheetah, Forth Hanover, Mister Tubbes, Torado Stone, Kilara Brooke, Captain Sunshine, De'lisle, Meelin Master, Shylock, Amazing Jane, Bradecca, Ambassadora, Ark Toro, Lovely Lena and I am sure I have forgotten a few as didn't do much research.
They were nearly all sired by Torado Hanover as well
Looking back now, its obvious as to why a young fella in Tassie at the time fell in love with the caper.
