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Post-World War II
A horse who gained a unique type of notoriety' was Comedienne. After a terrible start in the 1941 race, the aptly named mare somehow caught up with the rest of the field and then wandered off the course on a cross-country lark, taking five other horses with her. Consequently, all were disqualified and the horse that fished seventh was named the victor.
With the resumption of racing after the war in 1946, a new era began for the Cold Cup. Among the new crop of young riders were D. M. “Mikey” Smithwick and his brother A. P. “Paddy” Smithwick. Mikey won the 1946 race on Christopher Greer’s Houseman, and would later retire the fourth Gold Cup challenge trophy for Greer in 1953: The Hall of Fame brothers eventually rode five Gold Cup winners between them, and trained many more.
The dominant figure to emerge in the Gold Gups post
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