THE ENGLISH "CLASSICS"

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 93, 6 May 1937, Page 13

THE ENGLISH "CLASSICS"

A French Victory The result oi the Two Thousand Guineas, the first of the season's three-year-old classics in England, was a triumph for the veteran trainer, the Hon. G> Lambton, who prepared the first and second horses Le Ksar and Goya II. The colts are owned by the French owners, M. E. de St- Alary and M. M. Boussac respectively G'oya II won the Gimcrack Stakes last season. No mention of Le Ksar appears in the early references to the Two Thousand Guineas. He did not race in England last season and if started in France was not one of the leading two-year-olds. Le Ksar is by Ksar, who Won the French Derby in 1921, and he appears among the acceptors for- the Derby, to be run on June 2. Goya IIls a grandson of Ksar and his by Tourbillon, who won the French Derby in 1931Ksar, sire of the winner, is a chestnut horse by Bruleur out of Kizil Kourgan, by Amnium II. He tvas the best of his year in France. In his second season, he won, in addition to the French Derby, the Prix Royal Oak and the Prix de 1'Aro de Triomphe. He was also suceessful in the latter event the following year- Ksar Was bought privately in 1935 for importatidn to Ameriea by Mr Kenneth N. Gilpin and Mr Abram S. Hewitt. He is the sire of the 1930 Cesarewitch Stakes winner, Dt Majetir. The Fillies' Race. Exhibitionist, who a couple of days later won the One Thousand Guineas iur fillies, was also nommally bred in France. She had three races last season, winning the Criterion Stakes, six furlongs, at Newmarket at her last appearance- Spray, who acted as runnerup, was not very prominent last season, and her best performance was to finish fourth in the Cleveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. Gainsborough Lass, who occupied third place, ran seven times, winning the Findon Stakes at Goodwood, • the Princess Mary Stakes at Doncaster, ahd the Auchinortiive Plate at Ayr. An offer for Solario, sire of Exhibitionist, was made last season on behalf of the Soviet Government, but the price offered was not worth consideringt by the syndicate which owns the horse. At one stage of his career Solario was sold for 47,000 guineas and Sir Victor Sassoon was one of the syndicate that bought him. Though foaled in France Exhibitionist is of EngliBh parentage on both sides, her dam being Lady Wembly.