RACING NEWS AND VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 8, 21 September 1945, Page 3

RACING NEWS AND VIEWS

A PROFIT RECORDED Tlie balance slieet of the Wellington Racing Club for the past year showed a profit of £4884. A FINE TRAINING 1 CENTRE. At Hastings there are fully 150 horses in training, and on galoping mornings, quite a number ol' jockeys are kept very busy indeed. A FINE STAKE WINNER lie fore he won his race in Australia this month Sleepy Fox prevailed in ten events in New Zealand Avith stakes totalling £2425. A CLASS TWO YEAR OLD The most recent addition to D. J. Arnott's. Ellerslie team is a big colt by Fox bridge—Serenata j which was purchased at the National Sale at 1100 guineas. BIG TEAMS The Melbourne trainer, Lou Robertson has 14 horses engaged in both 'the Caul field and Melbourne Cups", including , the favourite Lawrence and the .3000 guineas colt Leonard. FOR NEXT WINTER Native Song, the ten year old full brother to Kindergarten, is in light work again at Riccarton, but will not be required to do much racing until the jumping season next autumn, FOR AUSTRALIA The Dunedin mare Royal Flight, winner of the Winter Cup is to be sent to Australia to contest spring events, She will be. ridden by her trainer Arthur who ,has been associated with her recent vie-' tor,ies, LIBERAL PRIZE MONEY The Canterbury Jockej' Club is budgeting for a three day's meeting in November with stakes amounting to £20,000 ( an increase of £4500 on the last fixture and the same number of races. CONSISTENCY Crammond Bay, winner of the principal events at the New Plymouth and Wanganui fixtures is by Phaleron. Bay—Horomea and belongs to a winning family which include Mittie, Terry, Deololi and Lady Tinkle. THE FIRST WINNING NIZAMI The first two year old race of the season was the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui. It was won by Kirstymac by Nizami — from. Black Simon by Revelation, The winner is the first Nizami to score a win and is owned bv Mr C. S. Mclndoe. of Auckland. FOR LONGER DISTANCES The four year old Beau Pere— Cuddle Beau Cheval, trained at Riccarton, has lately joined the track workers. He has furnished into a very fine type of thoroughbred and should be among 'the top rank performers this season, He is intended to contest the. principal long distance events of the Dominion. GOLDEN' SOUVENIR Mr E. N. Fitzgerald's Golden Souvenir lias been re-commissioned at Washdyke. Last season this half brother by Lang Bian to Kindergarten although detrimentally affected by injuries received from a paddock kicking bout with the champion, won two races and regis-* tered six seconds in eleven starts. Now a four year old he is likely to make a name for himself this' ■ ■ i season.