RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 87, 17 June 1946, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Statistical A Southern writer, who appears to have a fondness for delving into figures, states that 2280 horses have been raced in the Dominion during the season, and of this number fewer than 800 have won a race. One has won seven events, six have scored six times, and 19 have prevailed on five occasions.

An Attempt on Record Mr Romans, owner of the Australian champion, Bernborough, who i ecently prevailed in the Doomben Cup with 10.11, has stated that the horse will attempt to at least equal the record of 19 victories established by Gloaming and Desert Gold. By winning the Doomben Cup Bernborough registered, his tenth successive victory, and the attempt on the record will be m-ade next spring, when the champion will contest a series of weight-for-age events.

An Appreciated Windfall The N.Z. Treasury experienced a welcome windfall when it received the taxation from the Auckland Winter Meeting, which totalled the acceptable sum of £68,743 ISs.History does not say whether racing is popular with the Cabinet, but it may be

The Waipa Principal Events The Woodstock Stakes, the principal flat event to be run at the Waipa meeting on June 22 has attracted 16 entries. Class is not well represented, Leigh Hark 9.0, Killeymoon 8.13 and Babrow 8.12 being at the top of the handicap. A good field is likely to contest the W. G. Park Steeplechase of £6OO. Town Survey heads the list with. 11.2, followed by Gold Cape 11.1 and Our Nation 10.7.

A Four Figure Purchase At an Auckland sale of thoroughbreds last week, Mrs Powell, owner of Swift Quarry, secured the two-year-old gelding by Foxbridge— Bonnie Gay, a half-brother to Bonnie Pay, for 2050 guineas.

Changed Hands Wild Note, by Wild Chase —Last Note, winner of the Maiden Plate at the recent Dunedin fixture, has been purchased by owner-trainer W. J. Mitchell of Waimate, for 2000 guineas.

The Australian Cups Typhoon, at.present in full training at Hastings, will probably be shipped to Australia next month. He has been nominated for the Melbourne, Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Williamstown Cups, quite a pretentious programme for the Defoe— Doe gelding.

Related to Reorapa Included in George New’s Awapuni stable is Skilled, a half brother to Reorapa. He is expected to develop into one of Manwatu’s brilliant sprinters next season.

A Coming Hurdler ’ The ■ veteran Monte Cristo, who raced unsuccessfully at the Auckland meeting,y but who is in forward racing condition, is to be schooled over the hurdles. By Bronze Eagle— Archeno he is a rare type of jumper, so by the next winter season much may be expected from him.

Won at Fourth Attempt When Air Port triumphed in the Campbell Hurdles at Ellerslie he was having his fourth run in public over the battens. His was a very creditable one as from the last hurdle he had to stall off the more experienced jumpers Hunting Mac and Bramble Song, both winners earlier at the meeting.