Turf News And Views

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 4, 5 December 1947, Page 3

Turf News And Views

A Fine Stakes Earner To date Royal Charter has won in stakes the sum of £6606. While trained by D. E. Cotton at Te Rapa he wbn eight races, and since joining T. Verner’s Takanini team has won at each of his two starts.

King’s Ransom King’s Ransom, now at Riccarton to take part in the later days of the N.Z. Cup meeting was last week exe-. cuting fast gallops. He has been nominated for the £IO,OOO Auckland Cup. Broken Down

Bronstar, winner of the Ruapehu Handicap at Trentham is a three-year-old by Baloch—Restrain, by Solferino from She’s Named by All Red—Winter Rose by Euroclydon. He was a colt of great promise and highly assessed, but unfortunately for his owner he broke down last week and it may be many months before he again carries racing colours. Bred At Te A warn util Distinction, the runner-up to Liebestraum in the N.Z." Derby is by Foxbridge—Arawa Rose, and may be expected to have a very creditable racing career. Connections Still Hopeful In his last three starts Foxfable has been installed the solid favourite. Slow to leave the mark, he has in each race been badly placed, and 1 his finishing runs have just f.ailed to take him to the' front. His connections, however, expect him to account for a big handicap in the near future. The G.N. Derby After covering a lot of ground at Te Rapa and running second at the meeting Ruling Prince has come into favour for the Great Northern Derby to be decided on New Year’s Day. He may be the leading fancy in the North, but Wellington sportsmen will be present in large numbers to give monetary support to the T\T V. Dwhv Trintnv