Champions Leather
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Bobby Labonte #18 Nascar 2000 Champion 7" Leather Patch $14.99 |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS "Champions" Leather TriFold WALLET $17.97 |
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St Louis Cardinals Leather Jacket 10 Time Champions SZL $79.99 |
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M Giants 3-Time Champions Suede Leather Jacket d403 $89.99 |
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L Patriots S.B. Champions Full Leather Jacket d378 $179.99 |
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Following Aldaniti, Ridden By A Champion
Spartan Missile was, arguably, the best Point to Pointer / Hunter Chaser of all time. He stood head and shoulders above the other horses in his class and almost won the Aintree Grand National.
The horse's owner, John Thorne, an amateur rider in his 50s, came out of retirement to ride this horse that he had bred and trained because he believed it would allow him to attain his dream of riding the winner of the Grand National.
John Thorne had also bred and ridden Spartan Missile’s dam, Polaris Missile, and returned to race riding after his son Nigel was killed in a car accident. After graduating to Hunter Chases from Point to Points he won the Aintree Foxhunters in 1978 and again a year later. The 1978 win was particularly memorable as the pin in one of his leathers broke and he had to ride over the last 8 jumps with no stirrups.
Spartan Missile missed 1980 through injury and, on his return a year later, John Thorne weighed in at 13 stone. Needing to get down to a race weight of 11 stone 2 lbs, he trained with the soldiers at his local barracks and managed to achieve 11 stone 5 lbs, just over 3 lbs heavier than his target.
John Francome, the champion jockey at this time, offered to ride Spartan Missile in the big race, but John declined. The likelihood is that if John Francome had ridden, it would have won, thereby denying Aldaniti and Bob Champion of their fairytale ending.
Spartan Missile, the bookies' favourite at 8 -1, was settled at the back in the race and made a bad mistake at the first fence on the second circuit, setting him even further back. Slowly he made his way through the field but Aldaniti had set sail for home already. Clawing his way past horse after horse, at the last fence only Aldaniti was in front of him. Relentlessly gaining length after length on the run-in, the post came just in time for Aldaniti. The galloping grandpa had just failed to win the 1981 Grand National.
Great sportsman he was, John Thorne was pleased for Bob Champion, the rider of Aldaniti, and even had a drink with him in the local pub that evening.
Unfortunately, this story does not have a happy ending. The following year, John Thorne was tragically killed in a fall at a Point to Point and Spartan Missile never ran again.
About the Author
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Bobby Labonte #18 Nascar 2000 Champion 7" Leather Patch $14.99 |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS "Champions" Leather TriFold WALLET $17.97 |
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St Louis Cardinals Leather Jacket 10 Time Champions SZL $79.99 |
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M Giants 3-Time Champions Suede Leather Jacket d403 $89.99 |
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L Patriots S.B. Champions Full Leather Jacket d378 $179.99 |
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Patriots XL 3-Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d380 $59.99 |
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3XL Giants 3-Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d399 $79.99 |
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2XL Patriots S.B. Champions Full Leather Jacket d377 $179.99 |
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2XL Giants 3-Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d397 $79.99 |
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XL Cubs Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 d486 $199.99 |
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MICHAEL JORDAN 1997 NBA CHAMPIONS GENIUE LEATHER HAT $49.95 |
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2XL Detroit Tigers Full Leather Champions Jacket d508 $179.99 |
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Raiders 3XL 3 Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d431 $69.99 |
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L Raiders Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 d434 $159.99 |
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M Alabama 12 time Champions Leather Jacket White + $139.99 |
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Mens 5XL Dodgers 5 time Champions Leather Jacket d429 $199.99 |
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2XL Kansas Champion Full Leather Jacket $500 $199.99 |
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2XL SF 49ers 5 Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d527 $59.99 |
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XL Mets 2 Time Champions Leather jacket Orange $400 + $139.99 |
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3XL NY Giants 3 Time Champions Leather Jacket $399 d426 $159.99 |
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M Cubs Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 d484 $179.99 |
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XL Patriots S.B. Champions Full Leather Jacket d379 $169.99 |
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L Giants 3-Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d396 $79.99 |
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L Stl Cardinals 10X Champions Leather Jacket $500 d507 $179.99 |
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L Phillies Wool Leather 1980 W S Champions Jacket e394 $179.99 |
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3XL Patriots S.B. Champions Full Leather Jacket d415 $189.99 |
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2XL Yankees W.S. Champions Wool Leather Jacket e119 $159.99 |
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3XL Yankees W.S. Champions Wool Leather Jacket e120 $159.99 |
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Raiders 2XL 3 Time Champions Faux Leather Jacket d430 $59.99 |
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4XL 49ers 5 Time Champions Leather Jacket $400 d437 $199.99 |
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XL Steelers 5-Time Champions Black Leather Jacket d317 $109.99 |
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L Stl Cardinals 10X Champions Leather Jacket $500 c488 $179.99 |
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5XL Raiders Wool Leather 3 Time Champions Jacket d451 $199.99 |
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XL Alabama Full Leather 12-Time Champions Jacket e328 $179.99 |
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L Cubs Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 d485 $179.99 |
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Michigan L Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 $159.99 |
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XL Mets Wool Leather World Series Champions Jacket ^743 $139.99 |
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L Red Sox All Leather 7 Time Champions Jacket $500 d192 $189.99 |
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M Mets 2 Time Champions Leather jacket Orange $400 + $139.99 |
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2XL North Carolina Champions Leather Jacket $500 d445 $299.99 |
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M Red Sox All Leather 7 Time Champions Jacket $500 d191 $179.99 |
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6XL Raiders Wool Leather 3 Time Champions Jacket d452 $199.99 |
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4XL Raiders Wool Leather 3 Time Champions Jacket d450 $189.99 |
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L Giants 3-Time Champions Suede Leather Jacket d404 $89.99 |
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L Mets 2 Time Champions Leather jacket Orange $400 + $139.99 |
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M Florida State 2 Time Champion Leather Jacket Red + $139.99 |
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L Florida State 2 Time Champion Leather Jacket Red + $139.99 |
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6XL 49ers 5 Time Champions Leather Jacket $400 d439 $199.99 |
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XL 49ers 5 Time Champions Leather Jacket Look c983 $169.99 |
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XL New York Mets Champions Full Leather Jacket $500 d72 $189.99 |
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