A CHAMPION COLT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 306, 14 September 1918, Page 3

A CHAMPION COLT

Owing to wai conditions the St. Loger was not decided at Homo, and the September Stakes wae run as a substitute. Tho result of tho latter raco came to hand by cabelgram yesterday, and again Lady James Louglas'u colt, Gainsborough, accounted for tho opposition. It was un. fortunate that tho Bt Loiter wae not decided for Gainsborough to have his name added to the list of winners of that race, which dat«s baok to 1776. To the iianton trainer, A. Taylor, muet be given most oredit for t!i« successes of Gainsborough, nnd it is doubtful if there is any trainer in England who has more knowledge oi the necessary training to fit a horee for tho English classic races. Lust-year Taylor had charge of day Cr.usader (who waa recently roported to have retired from the turf), when he won the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby, and Sunny Jane, when that marc won thee Oaks. This year My Dear (who finished Second to Gamsborough on Wednesday), under the Squirn of Manton's charge, won the Oaks, on protest, but the champion colt has been Taylor's mainstay this season. Gainsborough first accounted for the Two ThouBand Guineas, run over a mile course, which he followed up by winning: the New Derby. The son of Bayardo next won the Newmarket Gold Cup, which .was sub. stituted for the Ascot Gold Cup. In winning tho Gold Cup Gainsborough proved himself to be a stayer-It is not often than a three-year-old wins the race in Question. By irinning the substitute race for tho St. Lester on MTedneeday, Gainsborough has accomplished a feat which has only been registered three times pre-vionsly-that of winninjj the Two Thousand, Derby, St. Leger (or substitute), and Aacot Gold Cup (or substitutej. Tlie horses in question were West Australian, Gladiatour, and Isinglass—the last-named wing the greatest stake winner in the world. ■ Tho breeding- of Lady Douglas 8 colt, which she bred herEelf, is o£ -interest to New Zenlnndcrs. Gaineborough-Sire: Bavardo, by Bay Ronald (eon. of Hamp. ton) from Galicia, by Galopin (son of Vedette) from Isoletta, by Isonomy (son of Sterling); dam: Bosediop, by St. Frusquin (son of St. Simon) from liosnline, by Trenton (son of Jlusket) from Eosalys, by Bend Or (son of Doncastor). Gay C-Tiiaader, who won hisfyca-i's Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, wiifl also by Bayairdo, and the death of that siro is ail the- more regrettable, lloa-drop, dam of GaiiiEborougli. who was sold as a four-year-old for 4500 guineas, and ib now eleven years old, won the 1910 Oakn for Sir William Bass. Tt iH interesting to note that the three horees iplaced m the Sept ember Stakes were all trained- by iranton. Gainsborough's victories this season have thoroughly earned for him the titlo of "the colt, of the season." It is exp'-cted, according to the latest files from Home, that Ihe thrce-yrair-old will next- be seen out \nt Newmarket, at the eud of tho month, wh«n his mission will be the Jockey Club Stakes.