2002 Caulfield Cup- Northerly

The great WA champion wins the 2002 Caulfield Cup. Came into the race equal topweight and did all the work, just beating Fields of Omagh.

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[dodgyworld21]

I don't recall anyone winning caulfield cup (not an easy race to basically lead from the start carrying 58) then cox plate next week since the great Northerly!! This is a horse who's heart stopped at birth and Fred Kersely saved!!! Born a fighter for life!! One of the greats of the turf!!

[bgardiner2000]

@dodgyworld21 He'd have won the Cup that year as well had he not been given the grandstand to carry. Hats off to connections for not running him. How he managed to achieve the same rating as Sunline who he beat 3 from 3 times is anyone's guess and just demonstrates how underrated Australian horses have been in the past.

[mrmcslug]

@bgardiner2000 How Northerly got asked to carry 60kg (having never run at the distance) against Vinnie Roe I'll never know. And now Americain gets 58kg having already won the cup. As well as Makybe Diva carrying the equivalent of 60kg on her third go. It was such a shame he was weighted out.

[bgardiner2000]

@mrmcslug He was given 60Kg because they knew that anything less and they were gifting him the race. He was THAT good. The way he won the Caulfield with 58.5 he'd have bullied the race with any less weight. FYI Makybe Diva only carried 58Kg when she won her 3rd Cup. Only a mare could win 3. Phar Lap was given nearly 70kg's in the '32 Cup. From memory the next biggest was the 68kg they gave Galillee in '67 & Bart pulled him. It's the relative weight that's important. Northerly was a 130+ IMO

[gruesfuy]

my top 4 RETIRED horses ever Might And Power, Deep Impact, High Chap and Northerly. too young for Kingston Town and Intergaze (only horse group 1s at 2,3,4,5,6yo) just missed. Intergaze def most underrated ever

[bgardiner2000]

@gruesfuy There's a few others from around the place that I'd include on that list. Dubai Millenium was pretty special, as was Curlin. I'd have to put Sea The Stars in as well but he may be questionable given the fact that his career was so brief. Def agree with Deep Impact. IMO his Tenno Sho win in 2006 should have earned 140+.

[jooter100]

To get it right.......... it was the breeder Nevile Duncan who saved the horse...... he is the man that made Fred Kersley........ if you have seen any WA footage of races.... you will note that all the horses in the colours of Northerly.... are the Colours of Oakland Park Stud........ The owner of that stud being Nevile Duncun..... Fred Kersley's are Purple and gold...............

[dodgyworld21]

Sorry last msg was @bgardiner2000.

Cheers

[dodgyworld21]

Fred Kersley knew his horse would die rather than give up and carrying that weight anything could've happened.. Shows the love and respect he had for his great horse...There's a great book simply called Northerly which I recommend!! Great cup today except I backed Red Cadeaux!! $14 the place is always nice tho and half the tri!!! can't believe mo one rated him when he had a nice 4 kilo weight advantage on the other Europeans and had been running well!!

[gruesfuy]

@bgardiner2000 dude you have no idea and i mean that in the nicest possible way please bear with me........I WAS THERE for Deep Impacts 2006 Tenno Sho and as i look to my right i see my Deep Impact 2005 Triple crown shirt still hanging (on its last legs hehe). to put in perspective im an Aussie from Manly and at last minute decided to go see my mate over in Honkers for my birthday in April. he said you know deep Impact is running in Kyoto on the 30th. i said we're there. bullet train from Tokyo!