RACING NEWS & VIEWS
Age No Detriment Last week the Balboa gelding, Fleet Street, in winning the Flying Handicap of- six furlongs at Winton, registered a track record of lmin. 12 l 7 ssecs. Now in his thirteenth year he has competed in 100 races for 21 successes and 22 placings, his prize money totalling over £4OOO. Golden Souvenir When Golden Souvenir arrives in Sydney for autumn racing, he will join M. McCarten’s ■ Sydney team. This trainer may quickly conclude that he has a real stayer, with plenty of pace in his charge. A Classic Winner Indian Dawn, winner this season of six races, is by Nizami—Dawning Light a sister to Desert Gold. Indian Dawn is!the first of the stock of Nizami to win a three year old classic in New Zealand. - Spelling At the Wellington fixture, Bridge Acre was galloped on and severely crippled, and the following day was taken back to Riccarton. Consequently the Foxbridge mare has been turned out for a lengthy spell. His Next Start Beau le Havre’s next start is to be in the Awapuni Gold Cup to be run next, month at the Manawatu meeting.
A High Grade Pedigree Gwen Vaals, winner of the Auckland Moana Handicap and thereby securing for his backers a dividend of over £SO, was bred by Miss Edwards, of Otahuhu. On pedigree lines the four year old ranks high for she is by Vaals—Britomark, by British Empire from Sparkling Eyes by Solferino by Eages Eyes imported from U.S. America.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 94, 14 February 1947, Page 2
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249RACING NEWS & VIEWS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 94, 14 February 1947, Page 2
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