Moiffa- what a tale ?! Over the years, there have been many Aintree heroes but possibly the most remarkable was a horse called Moiffa In 1904 the horses owner, Spencer Gollan, sent the stallion by ship from New Zealand to Liverpool. The vessel got caught in a terrible storm in the Irish Sea and when it was evident that the ship was sinking, the horse was taken from his box and left to roam free on the deck. A day later, a fisherman heard a strange noise coming from an uninhabited island and went to investigate. There he found Moiffa and managed to get him aboard his vessel and took him to the mainland. A journalist heard of the fishermans find and published a story about the horse. When Moiffas trainer read of the curious tale he reclaimed the horse - and Moiffa won the National after swimming nearly 50 miles to safety.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:02:50 +0000