Turf Topics

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 126, 21 February 1940, Page 8

Turf Topics

PAXENO ON EASY LIST It now appears that the injurysustained by Paxeno at Ellerslie will keep her away from the racing arenft much longer than expected, for thehealing process of the hind leg is much slower than anticipated. This-, fact is rather unfortunate for theowner of the Bronze Eagle mare as she promised to run prominently at the later country circuit meetings. CHANGE OF LUCK At the Rotorua meeting the TeAwamutu owned and trained Coratoeasily prevailed in his first day's effort, through getting slightly thebest of the send off. On Monday* however, he was bad? t left in a field' of eleven, and his chance of victory--was therefore entirely eliminated. Another instance of the luck of racing. AN IMPROVED HACK One of the most improved hacks: in the province is Merry Vaals. He registered two seconds at Thames*.a like position at Matamata but struck his fine form at Rotorua> where he won two races in a veryconvincing manner. For Te Arohn everits he has been allotted' toj> poundage but he is a good weight carrier, and may be depended to= run prominently. A HARD PULLER In the Borough Handicap at Roto--rua the Takanini trained Sunola wasbacked as if he were unbeatable. Many of his backers appeared to have ignored the fact that the brother to Round Up, is a very strong puller, and with a light weight rider is apt to run himself out in the early stages. Sunola finished last in a field of eleven, and the big amount invested on his chance went to swell the third of a century dividend paid' out b3' Trilliarch's victory. 1 ONE MONTH SUSPENSION The suspension of Vic Dye for onemonth by the Egmont Racing Clubwill prevent this promising light: weight from taking part ia the Wnikato, Te Aroha and Frankton meetings. His return to the saddle will be at the Tauranga, meeting earlyin March.