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Midnight Court (horse)
Midnight Court was an Irish-bred racehorse who developed into a top class steeplechaser when trained in England by Fred Winter. He is best known for being the winner of the 1978 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He had the physical build of a chaser but was also a fluent mover. He was hit with leg trouble when at the height of his career. Background and early days in Ireland Foaled in 1971, Midnight Court was sired by the 1963 Ascot Gold Cup winner Twilight Alley. Midnight Court’s dam Strumpet, won a low grade maiden race on the flat. Midnight Court was bred at the Airlie Stud in Ireland. Reared as a store horse, he was sold to Toss Taaffe then went through the Tom Costello academy. He won two races over hurdles as well as winning a bumper race. He was then bought and transferred to England, where he went into training with Fred Winter at Uplands Stables, Lambourn. 1976/77 season Midnight Court appeared on the racecourse six times, winning on three occasions. His first two outing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owner Mrs Olive Jackson
Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different parties. The process and mechanics of ownership are fairly complex: one can gain, transfer, and lose ownership of property in a number of ways. To acquire property one can purchase it with money, trade it for other property, win it in a bet, receive it as a gift, inherit it, find it, receive it as damages, earn it by doing work or performing services, make it, or homestead it. One can transfer or lose ownership of property by selling it for money, exchanging it for other property, giving it as a gift, misplacing it, or having it stripped from one's ownership through legal means such as eviction, foreclosure, seizure, or taking. Ownership is self-propagating in that the owner of any property will also own the economic benefits of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
