Van Der Hum’s trainer Roy Robinson dies

The trainer of 1976 Melbourne Cup winner Van Der Hum has died inward New Zealand at the historic catamenia of 82.

Van Der Hum hits the front end inward the 1976 Melbourne Cup.

Roy Robinson, ane of New Zealand’s around successful owner-trainers, died at his Matangi domicile on Saturday.

The 1976 edition of the Melbourne Cup is best remembered for the quagmire that followed a raceday downpour at Flemington racecourse, weather condition that were made to guild for the Bob Skelton-ridden Equus caballus from Matangi.

Len Robinson had spent ii nights earlier the Cup inward his car, armed alongside a shotgun, exterior Van Der Hum’s stall.

The favourite was the Bart Cummings trained local Gold together with Black, who came inward second. He won the race the side past times side year.

Van Der Hum  (Hermes x Tip O’Dawn), who Robinson trained inward partnership alongside his blood brother Leo together with co-owned alongside Wyn Abel, had a long career which inward his afterward years included wins inward the Waikato Hurdles together with over country.

Legend has it that when looking for a request the horse, that beging a bar counter on a pub shelf stood a bottle of Dutch liqueur named Van der Hum. ‘Name him that’, someone suggested. ‘It agency “What’s his name”?’.

Beginning alongside Roy together with Leo Robinson’s manly somebody rear Ivan, the Robinson menage unit of measurement enjoyed decades of success alongside numerous high profile horses, going dorsum to 1964 Auckland Cup winner Senor, the champion colt of the 1960s Piko, together with prolific weight-for-age performer Bardall.

The 1976 Melbourne Cup.

Robinson was also involved inward racing administration, headed past times 5 years from 1979 to 1984 equally president of the Waikato Racing Club, piece he was also district example on the New Zealand Racing Conference during the same period.

Roy Robinson’s funeral volition accept house at the Te Rapa racecourse at 1.30 pm on Th afternoon.

 

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