Winner shows courage with a capital âCâ Trainer Ricky Vale, jockey Ashley Butler with daughter Tahnae, Absolut Artie and Kale Sinclair. Photo: Tony McMahon.
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While both the champion from the early â70s, Gunsynd, and current star Rockhampton horse Absolut Artie are incomparable on an achievement level, they both share a common thread - courage with a capital âCâ.
Gunsynd (gr g 1967 Sunset Hue -Woodie Wonder) was an elite thoroughbred, winning 29 races, many at GR 1 level, and is an Australian Hall of Fame racehorse inductee.
In 1973, the year he retired, the song
The Goondiwindi Grey was released about him and sung by Tex Morton.