September Gold 1966
(Listopad x Speshka)
September Gold was purchased as a 16 year old in 1982. She was my first 'Straight Russian' mare, this was at a time when there were only a handful of Russian horses in this country. She had an interesting 'Old Russian' pedigree being inbred to Priboj (Listopad being by the Priboj son Pomeranets and Speshka by Priboj) and possessing no Aswan, Arax or Salon blood. She had a 'plain' head but the hugest dark eyes, fantastic quaters, depth and dramatic movement you would expect from her breeding
Goldie had three daughters here, by the aswan sons, Nazim and Klarnet and the Arax son Pamir. Her decendants have done (and are still doing)especially well on the racetrack.
(the above photo shows a long suffering Goldie giving a very young Barry Shepherd some training practise!) |
