“We were married for 60 years and did everything together, but when Lesley died in April last year, I lost all my will to continue breeding Standaard Breds. That was, I think, the beginning of the end.”
Those were the words of retired South Australian Dairy -Boer, Peter Medhurst. The 83-year-old who spent his entire life in Glencoe (27 km northwest of Mount Gambier), has been Fokts Fokt since the mid-1980s.
From Friday, August 15 to 5 pm on Sunday, August 17, seven of his breeding marry plus a 2-year-old ride Hoog Merrieveen for grabbing at the online winter-mixed sale of APG. His team consists of:
“It’s really a bit sad, but time is also catching up, and the only thing I want is that my horses go to a happy house where they will be cared for. Lesley and I loved our horses, as we did our dairy herd. We put a lot of time in our race and it would be a shame to see nothing,” said the lord.
“I am grateful to John Coffey and APG that we can pass on our horses through this sale. I am sure there will be a number of new happy owners and hopefully many more winners,” he added.
He said that by his son-in-law Barry Finnis (453 victories-$ 1.8 million) he was lured by his son-in-law, who married the oldest of his four daughters, Katherine. They were all owned and bred by Mr. Medhurst.
“I wanted to help them, so I went to the Adelaide Yearling Sales in 1986 and bought a Lindy’s Laodicea Filly named Lindhurst, and it all started from there. She won a race and left three runs behind, including Glencoe Fella (Armbro Aussie Velding), who won 19 races.
“Ik begon toen een deel van onze 640 hectare grote melkveehouderij te ontwikkelen tot een harnas racefaciliteit en in 2007 na de verkoop van het melkveebedrijf heb ik toen een 750m trainingsbaan gebouwd op de resterende 60 hectare om te gaan met onze vijf yard paddocks, en 13 stallen. Het onroerend goed heeft ook twee huizen. Winnaars ($ 2,3 miljoen). Ik heb hem ongeveer 90 procent van zijn winnaars gegeven, “said Mr. Medhurst.
Mr. Medhurst said that one of the most successful breeding mares he had bred De Kentucky from 1988 – Scarlet Sunrise (Garry Rowan) Mare, Roses in Paris who has several horses from her extensive family for sale.
“She won 134 wins, and as a racing horse herself she won nine races and left 13 foals behind, including the Roslemaker Mare from 1997, Thorninmyside, who won 23 races ($ 160,666), including 3 Southern Cross-Series and placed in the 2001 Group One, for 4-year-old Group One Group, for Group One Group, for Group One Group, for 4-year-old Group, for Group One Group, for Group One Group, for 4-year-old Group, for Group One Group, for Group One Group, for 41-year-old Group One Group, for Group One Group. Malie
“Thorninmyside would probably be the best horse I have bred. Her younger brothers Petes Elect (2004 Holmes Hanover Velding – 21 victories, also racet in the US) and King Grin (2007 Grinfromartoar compensation – 26 victories) Both of them each won more than $ 100,000.
Rose in Paris and her daughter surfing on Queen were both South Australian Broodmare horses of the year. Rose in Paris even won twice. ‘
De heer Medhurst zei vier weken geleden dat hij net had ingebroken en veulens van vier broedmares in de verkoop had gespeeld, namelijk Purple Royale (2010 Royal Mattjesty-Indigo Rose-Village Jasper 25-Win ($ 131.091) Mare; Crown Royale 2015 Art Major-Crown of Thorns-Crown of Thorns-Crown of Thorns-Crown of Thorns-Falcon Seselser Six Win Mare); Burston Holme (Holmes Hanover-Vang A Bouquet-Armbro Aussie Zeven-Win Mare); and Princess Fiona NZ (Mcardle-Iice Princess-Op Bye 11-Win Mare).
They were a stay hungry, anti -foal, stay hungry foal, two catch fire and an art major merringeulen respectively.
Born in Mount Gambier and raised in Glencoe, Mr Medhurst is the fifth of six children of the late Percy (Scobie) and Ivy. His cousin Mick Medhurst was a renowned jockey and racing had been a family interest.
“I used to avoid going to school to see Mick Locally driving. He rode several Mount Gambier Cup winners, and although I was born in racing the dairy matches was always close to my heart. I only ventured in Standardbreds when my daughter married Barry (Finnis).
“Actually, when I left the school, I was determined to become a member of the police, but I thought I would first help on the farm and see how that life went. Twelve months later I chose dairy farming and on my 21starBirthday I bought the dairy farm next to my parents’ ownership.
“In the same year I married Lesley, but when she died on 9 April last year, life is not the same. I have been very lonely and are now considering moving to a retirement home for the company. Harness racing has also become very tiring for an 83-year-old.
“It is 434 km and almost five hours to Adelaide, and more than five hours to Melbourne (443 km). They are 10 hours plus trips. In the conditions of racing harness we are very isolated here. My grandson (Jayson) also leaves the city to start in Lowood in Queens,” he said.
Mr Medhurst said that over the years he has learned many people from many people.
“Over the years, Mike Goode from West -Australia has taught me a lot about family trees, just like Les Joslin, Brett Coffey and the late Bob Mcardle from Nieuw -Zeeland, who was not only a good friend, but a very well -trained Harness Raceman who taught me so much.
“Originally I had horses with Adelaide Trainer Les Harding, who trained early in Paris Rozen in Paris, and later I had Standardreds with Kevin Brough from West Victoria. The Elkins -Vwader and Son -team of Greg and Matty, also delivered to me winners in Queensland over the years.
“In fact, Matty Jensville will be driving for me in Race Nine in Albion Park tomorrow (Tuesday 5 August).
“Harness racing has been so good for me. Now I just want my precious horses to be cared for and love while I continue to the last chapter of my life,” said Mr. Medhurst who was an above -average club cricket player who scored for several centuries during his match days.
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