Merv Andrews the consummate racing all-rounder
Supplied Merv Andrews Happily returns to the birdcage after his Grand National Hurdles victory on Gay Fellow at Riccarton in 1950. OPINION: Merv Andrews was not only one of the most respected racing trainers in the land, he was one of only a few to train and ride a New Zealand Cup winner. This is the Merv Andrews who won 101 races as a jockey on the flat and over fences and a further 541 as a trainer, putting him in the vicinity of Manawatū racing greats Eric Temperton, Noel Eales and Eric Ropiha. Approaching his 93rd birthday, Andrews lives on in good health in Palmerston North, still fol...