RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 3, 31 August 1943, Page 8

RACING NOTES

«. Leading Sire of ihe World TJic American champion, Man o' War, lias, now become the leading sire ol" all time, so far as the total prize money of his racing representatives is. concerned. The previous leader was England's great horse St. Simon, whose winners of 580 races registered £5.T2..'M1. Man o' War's total under this heading is Wl !>.55:<. Re-commissioned The Foxbridge gelding Ever England, who since being placed on the schooling lisL. has had, an extended holiday in Southland, is. lo join J , . Spratl'.s team at" Trentham. The Avondale Guineas Grey Salute, the runner-up lo Fortune's Smile at the Thames meeting, is registering good working gallops at Te ilapa. 11' he continues to show improvement The Theio—Queen's Salute colt will contest the Avondale Guineas on September 11, An Overdue Victory After a long run of. non-successes the Surveyor—Al'lwin gelding, Surwin, made good, in the. Greenmount Steeples. .The victory Avas.consequent upon his very .solid condition, for he was raced throughout last season. / Brilliancy ijr~ With a/decidedly brilliant finish-ing-dash Taku Kara scored in the First S/lvia Park Stakes from Marinoto .hfiil Skydonna. Trained by Alec Ct€>oojfi\t Te Awamutu the Bambury —Te Ngcru representative was produced in splendid condition. and should soon be heard of again. A Fine Miler In a big field for the Jellicoe Handicap lit horses included Landveyor, Gaymiss, Flying Acre, Noble Fox, Betterman, British Talent and Merry Vaalss. When it came to the final dash Landveyor, ridden by Hooton,, scored decisively from Flying Acre. I who was in the first division all the way, and Merry Vaals who showed a return to form in good company. The winners must now be accepted as a really good miler., for he won the Auckland Handicap this year in the brilliant time of 1.37 '2-5. I Monte Cristo, Gaymiss and Noble Fox failed to race up to their best galloping ability, A Return to Form Mr W. S. Goosman'.s Representative showed a return to form by prevailing in the Admiralty Handicap from a smart field of sprinters. Last season the Nightmarch—Praise colt lost form after Avinning at the Auckland New Year meeting. Now a four year old he may race, up to Jiis breeding lines* i The Melbourne Cup This year's Melbourne Cup, which has lost a lot of its glamour consequent upon the withdrawal of. the New Zealand champion Kindergarten, will he -worth £7500. Stilil Going Strong ,The aged gelding La Boca, who ran second to True Range in the Enfield Steeples at Riccarton, won this race in 1910. He is now twelve years old and apparently still going strong. A Promising Thoroughbred The three year old Jfi.Vly Desert Strife, owned by the Clifford Estate, i.s by Bulandshar— Uivaltry. Her second, to Big Top in the Cashmere Handicap at Riccarlon was quite a meritorious performance, and the. filly is being highly spoken of for future events. Alteration of Date Owing to the general election on September 25 the date of the Ohineiniiri Jockey Club's spring meeting has been altered to October 2. Rehandicaps In connection with the Auckland Cup there is this year a condition that only the winners of a race or races of the collective value of £500 shall be subject to a rehandicap. England's Champion Jockey Gordon Richards, England's Iron! rank rider, has hoav beaten the late Fred Archer's jockey record. He as ridden no less than 2750 winners during his turf career. May Do Better B. Burgess, late of Masfcrten, and now of /vwapuni. broke a run of outs by winning the Trial Hurd'.cs .it the National meeting -with the \U3tralian bred Moderate. He was first favourite each way. s<. must ■ lave been produced in the pink » form, and may do better than h\a name implies.

Started Off Well Messrs Hazlett Bros, of" Duncdin won £1190 last, season in prize money and have started ofl" well this term, for with the aid of True Range and Anglo-French their stake earnings amounted to £151 G. RACING FIXTURES Sept. 11: Avoiulale Jockey Club Sept. 25: Ohinemuri Jockey Club Oct. 9: Auckland Racing Club Oct. 25: "Waikato Hunt Chib in association with the Rolorua and Bay of Plenh Hunt Clubs Nov. G: Avondale Jockey Club Nov. 'JO: Waikalo Racing Club Dee. 31: "YVaipa Racing Chlb Dec. 27: Auckland Racing Club Jan. 1 and i) or 1 and 8: Auckland Racing Club Jan. 'JO: Auckland Racing Club Feb. f>: Malamata Racing Club Feb. VI: Rotorua Racing Club Feb. l<): Waikato Racing Club Feb. 2G: Te Aroha Jockey Club March •!: Franklin Racing Club March 18: Ohinemuri Jockey Club March 25: Bay of Plenty R.C. April « and 10: Auckland R.C. April 15: Avondalc Jockey Club May 13: Poverty Bay Turf Club at [ Te Aroha j May 20: AVaikalo Racing Club ! June 3 and 5 or 8 and 10: Auckland Racing Club