Derby Colt. This Fellow
§ ;.. v * ' i .. ■ \ . •:.■ . : - 1 | (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christcliurcli Rep.) | 1 DERHAPS the most likely- horse at Riccarton for classic honors § '"!» ■ *■ is the Solferino colt Gustavo. Raced sparingly as a two- | | year-old, tHe chestnut brother to Count Cavour was only asked | | to face the barrier on three occasions, the last of which was sue- • = 1 cessfuL ■ '..,-■ . | 1 Since then he has done well and has furnished into a com- = i manding specimen of the thoroughbred and looks a typical Derby | I colt. 1 1 At the recent Grand National meeting Gustavo was twice = I started, to .fall over the business end, but as the state of the | I tracks prevented him from being given as much iwork as he re- | I quired, he can be excused. ' | 1 From now on he should improve, however, and/ Owner J. R. | I WlcKenzie, of fancy goods fame, has good reason to expect his | I representative to give the early classics a shake. |
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NZ Truth, Issue 1290, 28 August 1930, Page 9
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162Derby Colt. This Fellow NZ Truth, Issue 1290, 28 August 1930, Page 9
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