WON 30 RACES, WITH 18 PLACINGS

WON ON 9 DIFFERENT TRACKS, FIRST UP WINNER ON 6 TRACKS

RAN BEST OF NIGHT ON 14 OCCASIONS

WON 6 RACES AT WENTWORTH PARK,

INCLUDING A MERCURIAL 30.03 (NO FUNNY RUNNING RAILS THEN)

WITH AMAZING SECTIONALS OF 5.49 & 13.91

WON GOSFORD MAIDEN BY 15.5 LENGTHS IN 28.35

(WHEN DID YOU LAST HEAR OF THAT?)

ORANGE 28.77 (ORANGE CUP HEAT, BEFORE WINNING THE FINAL),

UNBEATEN AT PENRITH  - 4 FROM 4,

WON SINGLETON, WON RICHMOND, WON FORBES

WON THE MEADOWS

BEAT TOP QUALITY PERFORMERS,

 eg FLASH JOAN, HAHN BALE, FOND REGARDS, BOB'S ONE, MASTER HAVOC,

RECKLESS ROVER, O'SHAUNESSY etc

Ran Mint Magic to 1.75 lengths at Singleton in the New Track Record time of 26.19,

with History Lesson running 26.31, also SMASHING the previous track time standard.

Was a racer of unquestionable ability and versatility, winning in brilliant times on the tightest of grass tracks and the major city tracks, Wentworth Park and The Meadows.

A tough , hard sprinter able to put heart into your bitches progeny

HISTORY LESSON

HIS SIRE:

CREDIBILITY

HIS DAM:                                           SHADOW OSTI

FROM THE FAMOUS OSTI  BREED

HISTORY LESSON IS A GRANDSON OF OSTI'S SHADOW,

DAM OF THE THE GREAT     JESSICA CASEY

 HISTORY LESSON  

THE CHASE

AND THE PACE

@ W/E 13/2/03 Irinka Sheila broke the Cowra 524 m record

@ w/e 24/4/03  -  Buck's Double (x Eureka Mary) breaks Forbes  Record, History Lesson's SECOND RECORD BREAKER - THAT'S SENSATIONAL GIVEN THE VERY MODEST AMOUNT OF STARTERS FROM ONLY 5 LITTERS.

History in the making:

@ w/e 4/9/03 - Well done Barbie, after a gutsy effort in the Group 1 National Distance Final, running an incredibly determined second behind the all conquering Arvo's Express

@ 30/10/03 - 3 wins, with Top Of  The Class (x Miss Aimee) winning a semi final of the Group 1 Vic Peters Classic and gaining a berth in the prestigeous final.

@ w/e 15/1/04 - History Lesson's 2003 strike rate was a very respectable 18% +. @ w/e 22/1/04 - Irinka Barbie wins GROUP 1 ASSOCIATION CUP, leading all the way. TOP EFFORT !! -

@ w/e 12/2/04 - Irinka Barbie scores her 9th win at Wentworth Park over the 720m in under 43 seconds, this time running 42.5 in winning  her way into the Group 2 Gold Cup Final.

@ w/e 19/2/04 - Barbie wins Group 2 Gold Cup at WP !!

@ w/e 26/2/04 4 wins , notably Barbie winning  the ZOOM TOP at Meadows.

@ w/e 18/3/04  -   Koutu Pirate winning the Rags To Riches Final at Dapto in BON.

@ w/e 15/4/04  -  7 wins Barbie wins the Memorial Final at Wentworth Park in BOM,

@ w/e 10/6/04 - 5 wins , with Barbie running BOM in a Cup semi at Albion Park.

@ we 24/6/04 - 7 wins - @ w/e 1/7/04 - 3 wins @ w/e 8/7/04 - 6 wins  @ w/e 15/7/04 - 16 wins  @ w/e 22/7/04 - 4 wins  @ w/e 29/7/04 - 4 wins  @ w/e 5/8/04 - 5 wins @ w/e 12/8/04 - 4 wins  @ w/e 19/8/04 - 9 wins  @ w/e 26/8/04 - 6 wins @ w/e 2/9/04 - 4 wins  @ w/e 11/9/04 - 5 wins @ w/e 16/9/04 - 9 wins  @ w/e 23/9/04 - 8 wins  @w/e 30/9/04 - 1 win  @ w/e 7/10/04 - 9 wins  @ w/e 14/10/04 -7 wins @ w/e 21/10/04 -12 wins  @ w/e 28/10/04 - 11 wins  @ w/e 4/11/04 - 4 wins  @ w/e 11/11/04 - 8 wins  @ w/e 18/11/04 - 11 wins  @ w/e 25/11/04 - 10 wins  @ w/e 4/12/04 - 14 wins  @ w/e 9/12/04 -  9 wins  @ w/e 16/12/04 - 9 wins  @ w/e 23/12/04 - 7 wins

2005 PROGENY WINS

@ w/e 13/1/05 - 7 wins @ w/e 20/1/05- 5 wins  @ w/e 27/1/05 - 5 wins @ w/e 3/2/05 - 8 wins @ w/e 10/2/05 - 9 wins @ w/e 17/2/05 - 7 wins -TO W/E 10/03/05 - 34 wins @w/e 17/3/05 - 11 wins @ w/e 24/3/05 - 8 wins   to w/e 7/4/05 - 29 wins @ w/e 14/4/05 - 10 wins @ w/e 21/4/05 - 6 wins @ w/e 28/4/05 - 13 wins   @ w/e 5/5/05 - 12 wins  @ w/e 12/5/05 - 13 wins @ w/e 19/5/05 - 5 wins  @ w/e 26/5/05 - 12 wins  @ w/e 2/6/05 - 18 wins @ w/e 9/6/05 - 11 wins @ w/e 16/6/05 - 14 wins @ w/e 23/6/05 - 12 wins @ w/e 30/6/05 - 13 wins @ w/e 7/7/05 - 12 wins @ w/e 14/7/05 - 11 wins @ w/e 21/7/05 - 14 wins @ w/e 28/7/05 - 12 wins @ w/e 4/8/05 - 16 wins @ W/E 11/8/05 - 14 WINS @ w/e 18/8/05 - 20 wins @ w/e 25/8/05 - 15 wins @ w/e 1/9/05 12 wins @ w/e 8/9/05 13 wins @ w/e 15/9 16 wins @ w/e 22/9 17 wins @ w/e 12 wins @ w/e 6/10 11 wins @w/e 13/10/05 18 wins @ w/e 20/10/05 12 wins (total 2005 wins = 487)