RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23695, 1 October 1940, Page 9

RACING NOTES

RACING. October 3, s.—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 12. —Otaki-Maori Racing Club. October 12, 14.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 12, 14.—Auckland Racing Club. October 17, 19. —Masterton Racing Club. October 19.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 19.—Rotorua and Bay ot 'Plenty Hunt. October 19.—Stratford Racing Club. October 24, 26, 28.—Wellington Racing Club. October 26. —Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28.—Gore Racing Club. October 28.—Waikato Hunt. October 28.—Poverty Bay Hunt. October 28.—Wavcrley Racing Club. October 28.—North Canterbury Racing Club. November 1, 2.—Whangarei Racing Club. November 2.—Rangitikei Racing Club.

[By St. Ci.air.]

November 2.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. November 2.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 9.—Napier Park Racing Club. November 9, 11. —Avondale Jockey Club. November 9, 11, 13, 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING, October s.—Methven Trotting Club. October 12.—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26. 28.—Greymouth Trotting Club. October 26, 30.—Auckland Trotting Club. October 28.—Oamaru Trotting Club. November 2.—lnvercargill Trotting Club. November 2.—Wellington Trotting Club. November 12, 14, 15. New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 23, 25.—Forbury Park Trotting Club. 1 ' 14,pvember 30, December 7. Waikato Trotting Club.

any company. Black _ Duke and Meadow Lark were also bred in the southern province, but trained in Otago. Taboo was a good gelding, and, like Meadow Lark and Silver Streak, was also trained at Oamaru.

Silver Streak’s Record. ■Silver Streak’s win at Oamaru last Satur day was his twenty-ninth in his 150th start His record season by season stands: Starts. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. Stake.

NEW ZEALAND DOMINANCE

Last season Dominion-bred horses won 10 of the 12 weigbt-for-age events decided in Sydney up to the end of the A.J.C. spring carnival. This season that supremacy over Australian rivals seems even greater. Following are the records of New Zealandbred horses in the Sydney spring classics both this and last year;— Hobartville Stakes. —1939, High Caste 1; 1940, Tidal Wave unplaced. Warwick Stakes. —1939, Defaulter 1; 1940, Beaulivre 1. Canterbury Stakes. —1939, Beau Vite 1, Gold Rod 2; 1940, Beaulivre 1, Beau Vite 2. Canterbury Guineas—l 939, no New Zealand starters; 1940, Tidal Wave 2. Chelmsford Stakes.—l 939, Defaulter 1, Beau Vite 2, Royal Chief 3; 1940, Beaulivre 1, High Caste 2. Rosehill Guineas.—l 939, High Caste 1, Wilson 3; 1940, Tidal Wave 1. Hill Stakes.—l 939, Gold Rod 1, Royal Chief 2; 1940, Beaulivre 1, High Caste 2. Clarendon Stakes, 1940, High Caste 1. Successes of the New Zealand horses last spring' in the events not yet decided this season were: — Clarendon Stakes. —Beau Vite 1, High Caste 3. Colin Stephen Stakes.—Royal Chief and Mosaic dead-heat 1. A.J.C. Derby.—High Caste 2, Wilson 3. A.J.C. Craven Plate. —High Caste 1, Beau Vita 2, Gold Rod 3. A.J.C. Randwick Plate.—Royal Chief 1. Mosaic 2.

JOTTINGS

To be Given a Chance, It is reported from Southland that Mr W. E. Hazlett intends to male about 25 mares with the Grand Knight sire Sir Simper this season. Gore Course. The Gore course is in splendid condition, and carrying an excellent sward of grass. It promises to provide excellent going for this month’s meeting, nominations for which close next Monday. The New Zealand Trotting Cup. A while back it was announced that Parisienne was to be retired, but it is now stated that, all going well in the meantime, she is a likely starter in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, for which nominations close on Friday. A High. Percentage. The increase of £5,480 in the tolalisator investments at the Kurow meeting as compared with last year’s turnover is equal to nearly 68 per cent. Also Eleven Years Old. Irish Dusk, who was awarded the Hakataramea Handicap at the Kurow meeting on Saturday, is 11 years old, but this was only his second win. He is by Rey de Oro from Love Parade, the dam of the crack three-year-old, Special Force. Locally Owned. Among the juveniles showing promise in Melbourne is Watapal, by Man’s Pal from Victory Bond, who is to carry the colours of Messrs G. J. Barton and W. Balloch. The colt was passed in at the Trentham sales at 3,325g5, but subsequently was taken by Mr Barton at an enhanced price. On a Tight Assessment. Special Force has not started in a handicap, and has not met horses except those of his own age, hut be is now assessed on line 21 (3.28). This is the tightest mark ever allotted to a three-year-old in New Zealand at this stage of the season, and the Washdyke colt is faced with stiff tasks in handicaps. A Promising Debut, Passing By, winner of the first light harness race at Oamaru on Saturday, was driven by a son of the well-known trainer, rider, and driver, J. M’Lennan, who is now established as a trainer at Wyndham. Young M’Lennan made a very promising debut, and showed that he inherits the family gift of patience when handling a good thing. Not Harshly Treated. For his easy win at Oamaru on Saturday Silver Streak has not been harshly treated in the Air Force Handicap. He is only asked to carry 41b more than he won under, and meets Toro-Koura on 101 b, Boswell on 111 b, and Night Pal on 31b worse terms. But the old Paper Money gelding will be up against a much smarter field next Thursday week than he beat at Oamaru. Well Earned. Sufficiently recovered from _ the injuries ho received in the Grand National Steeplechase last month, the Chief Ruler gelding Padishah returned home from Christchurch this week. Mr Hennah reports that his jumper will go immediately to the farm, where his treatment will be continued, and Padishah will spend his remaining days in peace and plenty. American Pedigree. Certissimus, the promising young trotter, has an American pedigree. His sire is Quite Sure, who was imported from the States by Miss J. Cuff, of Southland; his dam is Roydon’s Pride, by Arion Guy from Belle Keller (imported by Mr J. R. M’Kenzie). Certissimus was bred by D. Teahen, and it is interesting to noto that when he was registered in February last in the name of J. K. Teahen he was described as a pacer. Good Geldings. During the past 25 years Otago and Southland stables have sheltered some outstanding geldings. Listening Post, Gunrest. Golden King, Rorke’s Drift, and Baldowa, who were owned and trained by Southland, were able to bold their own in

Gladynev’s Weight. Most of the comparisons bearing on Gladynev’s Caulfield Cup weight have been based on handicap racing, but there is another line, writes a well-known handicapper. In the Great Northern Derby Beau Vite beat Beaulivre by three-quarters of a length, with Fils de Vaals a length away. A few days earlier Gladynev finished less than half a length behind Fils de Vaals in the Summer Cup, when giving away 71b. Obviously, Gladynev was superior to Fils de Vaals; and Beau Vite was not a stone ahead of Fils de Vaals. In the Caulfield Cup Beau Vita is 351 b above Gladynev. When Gladynev’s trainer and rider were interrogated concerning that horse’s running at Randwick, the inquiry did not conclude until 6 o’clock, an hour after the last race was run. J. T. Jamieson was reported to have said there was too much fuss about nothing, and that Gladynev was not worthy of the spotlight played on him because ho had “about 71b” the. best of tho weights at Caulfield. “ I don’t think he could win the Eight Hours Day Procession,” heatedly declared the trainer. Yet two days later somebody invested a lot of money on Gladynev for the Caulfield Cup. An Interesting Meeting. There was great rivalry last year between the two fillies, Doria and Gold Flight, and interest will be taken in their meeting on Thursday week if both go to the post for the Air Force Handicap. Last season Gold Plight out of eight starts won throe times, was throe times second, once third, and once unplaced, while Doria’s record is three wins, three seconds, two thirds,- and twico unplaced out of 10 starts. They met in four races. In the John Grigg Stakes early in the season Gold Flight boat Doria at even weights. Last October they met at Wingatui in the M’Lean Stakes, in which Gold Flight bad to carry a 101 b penalty, and Doria won. In tho Middle Park Plate last February they met for the first time over six furlongs, and Doria, conceding Gold Plight 3ilb, beat the latter a length. Their final meeting was in the Champagne Stakes at Wingatui last February, in winch Shikari beat Doria o bead, with Gold Flight, who was receiving 71b from Doria, four lengths away third. In the Air Force Handicap Doria is called on to give Gold Flight 111 b over six furlongs. Doria won an open six furlongs handicap at Riccarton at the National meeting, but Gold Flight has not yet started this season. Doria may have just the best of this handicap, and will probably be more forward in condition.

£ Z years 8 0 1 1 45 3 years . .. 28 6 7 3 580 4 years . 5 years . .. 23 .. 21 6 2 3 4 3 5 1,532 479 6 years . .. 25 8 3 6 1,662 7 years .. 3 0 1 0 35 8 years .. 21 4 2 3 815 9 years . .. 8 1 0 3 175 10 years .. 12 1 1 1 172* 11 years . .. 1 1 0 0 110 Totals 150 29 22 25 5,585*