The Irish possess a rare affinity with the thoroughbred - there aren't many Irishmen who don't like a horse. Known for his vile temper, Sir Tristram nonetheless possessed a mouthwatering pedigree. After a disastrous introduction to the stallion's shareholders, an emotional Patrick made a promise to the horse he had given the stable-name of Paddy.
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Regardless of what happened from that point on, the stallion would spend the rest of his life being cared for at Cambridge Stud. In time, Paddy went on to repay the promise in full, and his success as a sire of champions would help to put Cambridge Stud on the map, making it arguably the most successful bloodstock showcase in the history of the Australasian thoroughbred industry. As well as Sir Tristram the stud was also home to his incomparable son and heir Zabeel, and to generations of superb mares, broodmares and yearlings. Throughout his glittering career, Sir Patrick has brought an enduring passion to the industry he has served so well, and is credited with doing more than anyone else to putting New Zealand on the international map for thoroughbred breeding.
Champion racehorses, the great characters of the industry, royalty, celebrities, dignitaries and heads of state are all present in this enthralling story of a man, a horse and a dream to be the best, through the highs and lows of tragedy and triumph, on and off the track.
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This edition is fully updated to include Zabeel's golden years at Cambridge Stud and Sir Patrick's many accomplishments since publication of the original book in Dianne Haworth is an award-winning journalist and author of adult sporting books and biographies, and is HarperCollins' leading local biographer.
Paddy the Wanderer is her first work for children. Dianne was raised in the Waikato and now lives and works in Auckland. The Irish possess a rare affinity with the Give a Man a Horse. The Calf Club champion. In a telephone interview from Singapore, a stopover on his way home from the Rugby World Cup, the tremor in Sir Patrick's voice is unmistakable.
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New Zealand's most famous horse breeder has just read his first book in years, Dianne Haworth's soon-to-be-released, Give a Man a Horse: But reading it, it all flowed back. It was just like it was all real again. On Thursday, in front of guests at his now world-renowned Cambridge Stud, he will unveil a life-size bronze of Sir Tristram by Christchurch sculptor Alan Somerville.
It will stand in the forecourt just a few paces from where Paddy is buried, along with the ashes of Niggy the cat, who slept with the horse every night. Sir Patrick admits it took him years before he could show anyone the grave without shedding a few tears and he can't promise his emotions won't get the better of him again this week. Modelled on photos of how the horse looked before he died, not when younger and full of muscle, the bronze was commissioned 18 months ago. And Sir Patrick has made three trips since to Sydney where the sought-after Somerville works, to ensure it is a true representation.
Conformation experts might even recognise Sir Tristram's weak hocks which could so easily have seen the horse never come to New Zealand. In her book, Haworth reveals the Irish stubbornness which Sir Patrick showed in his pursuit of the sire, despite repeated advice not to buy him. And when he fielded a call out of the blue from a South Island agent to alert him that a sire was available in France, the struggling breeder could not afford another trip to inspect him. The agent who checked Sir Tristram out was adamant:.
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He's got a shocking hindquarter. He's weak, he's got bent hocks, and on the walk from behind one hock rolls out badly. He is a most unattractive horse.
But Sir Patrick couldn't tear himself away from Sir Tristram's pedigree though the horse had won only one race, he couldn't find a poor horse in five generations of his family. And how could Patrick admit that the sentimental compulsion to own Sir Tristram was, simply, patriotism? The stallion was Irish. His father, Sir Ivor, had stood his first season in Ireland where Sir Tristram's dam was served, conceived and foaled in and, for the deeply superstitious Patrick, that link to Ireland was a powerful one.
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He was intensely proud of his Irish roots and then there was his allegiance to his father, Tom Hogan. It is legend how Sir Tristram nearly perished in a stable fire soon before departing, and then was kicked in his most valuable assets by a mare he tried to impress. In a soul-baring admission, Sir Patrick tells Haworth how he hit rock bottom soon after taking delivery of his new horse. The stallion looked and behaved shockingly and left his new owners speechless when paraded, with several wanting to opt out.
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The local farmers thought the Hogans were crazy, too, when, soon after moving on to Cambridge Stud early in , the stable block went up. While Sir Patrick, Lady Justine and their daughters Nicola, 14, and Erin, 12, lived in a sharemilker's house with a corrugated iron roof, their horses had much grander digs. Sir Patrick built an sq m colonial-style building with a high-pitched roof as his shop window. Hogan's got carried away with his grandiose dreams Some years later, the flash lodgings fooled even then Governor-General Sir David Beattie when he visited the successful stud.
Sir David headed for the grandiose structure in expectation of a cup of tea, presuming it to be the Hogan residence.