AJAX SELLS FOR 13,000 GUINEAS
Received Fridayj 10.45 p.m. ... SYDN'EY, Julv 4. i Ajax, a former champion racehorse | and now a successf ul sire, waa eold at jauction today to the well-known breeder, Mr. W. J. Smith, for 13,000 guineas. i Only three horses have beeu sold in jAustraJia for bigger amonnts. Talking changed hands for £19,000, Heroic for 16,000 guineas and Valais (Imp.) for 14,000 guineas. . fLi Ajax is fourth oir ihe list of Australia's greatest stake winners, having won £40,275. He has st&rted 46 times for 36 wins, seven seconds and two thirds. Now a twelve year-old, Ajax has sired many winners ineluding Magnificent, a dual Derby winner, and the outstanding sprinter Chaperone. Magnificent, also told today for 6000 guineas to the St. Aubin's stud.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1947, Page 3
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