MIGHT HAVE WON
rider critigised Baltimore, October 28 Poorly ridden hy Britt, Winooka, carrying topweight in the Westover Handicap, gave an impressive performance. Experts said that lf he had been ridden iby a more experienced jockey, he may have gained a victory. Behind the Australian horse- trailed such good sprinters as De Valera, Band Wagon, Curaca, and Darkhope, ■Spring Steel raced to the distance, 1-5 second faster than M'ate in winning on Wednesday. Far in the ruck in the early stages, Winooka loosed a hurst of speed to work his way tc--(^.0 fore at the head stretch, and iwas only a -head away from Hope To Do, the pacemaker, at that stage. Winooka was run into close quarters a furlong from home, but Britt appar--ently didn't know what to do, easing baelc to Spring Steel, who quickI ly sprangi !to the frontj just-manag-ing t0 beat Hope To Do.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 675, 30 October 1933, Page 5
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148MIGHT HAVE WON Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 675, 30 October 1933, Page 5
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