Bold Personality Traditional Cache
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In August 1984, the racehorse Bold Personality was substituted for the inferior performed nag Fine Cotton in the Second Commerce Novice run over 1500m at Eagle Farm.
Originally another horse which performed better that Fine Cotton that looked almost identical had been intended to be used in the scam. Unfortunately for the syndicate, this horse was injured and unable to race when the ring-in was due to take place. Having already invested money and gone so far, the syndicate decided to find another horse. With time running out they purchased a horse called Bold Personality, an open-class horse several grades above Fine Cotton.
The syndicate faced a problem in that the two horses were different colours. Fine Cotton was an 8 year old brown gelding and had white markings on his hind legs whereas Bold Personality was a 7 year old bay gelding with no markings. To overcome this they applied Clairol hair colouring to Bold Personality with limited success. On race day having forgotten the peroxide to whiten the legs of Bold Personality they resorted to crudely applied white paint. These poorly conceived attempts to overcome the discrepancies in appearance between the two horses later served to highlight the amateurish nature of the scheme.
Take care on race days or you could find yourself being subject to a Stewards enquiry.
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