Racing: Prominent Hawke s Bay racing identity Don Gordon dies
11 Dec, 2020 12:31 AM
9 minutes to read A proud Don Gordon leads Survived and jockey Opie Bosson back at the head of the field following the horse s Group 1 win in the 2013 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Hastings. A proud Don Gordon leads Survived and jockey Opie Bosson back at the head of the field following the horse s Group 1 win in the 2013 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Hastings.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: John Jenkins
Don Gordon, one of Hawke s Bay s most successful thoroughbred owner-breeders, died last week aged 87.
Gordon bred and raced horses for nearly 60 years and owned some of the best to come out of the Hawke s Bay racing centre.