FINISHES THIS SEASON

NZ Truth, Issue 1202, 13 December 1928, Page 13

FINISHES THIS SEASON

Champion Gothic To Be Retired To The Stud (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative.) . Winner of £17,992 m stake-money, Gothic is to be retired to owner Sol. Green's stud after completing" his autumn engagements. : '

IN registering 2.29% for the mile and a-half of the C. B. Fisher Plate ai the V.R.C. spring meeting, Gothic established new Australasian figures for the distance, chipping a second off the previous best run by Wedding Eve at Randwick m January, 1919, and Tibbie at Randwick m January last. Gothic put up a great record m Australia, two of his handicap triumphs being m the Newmarket. In 1927, with. 8.10, he" beat Biskra down the straight six m 1.12%, and the following year with 9.10, he put up the most marvellous performances ever seen on an Australian racecourse. < Badly interfered with about three furlongs from home he" was knocked

almost on his nose.. But Pike and Gothic got. going again, and mowing down the opposition, he beat Thracian Belle and Chrystal into the places. When Pike dismounted he stated that Gothic was the greatest horse he ever rode. . Subsequent proceedings didn't disprove Pike's praise. Gothic is by Pantheon's sire, Tracery, out of Sundrilla, and should prove a wonderful proposition at the stud. It wouldn't , be surprising if, m light of his .Australian successes, some British breeder tried to lure Sol, Green into letting him return to the Old Dart. But money isn't' likely to entice Sol. into letting him go.