RECORD OF AJAX

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1940, Page 9

RECORD OF AJAX

BIG STAKE WINNINGS LIKELY YALUE AS vSIRE His victory in the Memsie Stakes at Flemington took Ajax into fourth place in the list of Australian stake winners, as It brought his total winnings to £39,425. and put him ahead of Limerick, £38,729 10s. Those ahead of Ajax are: Phar Lap £66,738. Amounis £48,297 10s, and Gloaming £43,100. When they had done racing Phar Lap, Amounis, Gloaming and Limerick had no further use. but Ajax will have great stud value. So far Ajax has started in 43 races for 35 wins, 5 seconds. 2 thirds and was once unplaced. His recortl is in some respects similar to that of Carbine, whose record was 43 races, 33 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds. and once unplaced. The race in whic Ajax was unplaced was the Sires Produce Stakes at Flemington, when he hung off the course. Injury was responsible for Carbine's unplaced performance. He split a hoof in the Canterbury Plate and was pulled up. Ajax has done little racing in handicaps. His first two races were handicaps at Caulfield as a two-year-old, and his I first as a three-year-old was in the Chatsworth Plate at Caulfield. He did not contest another handicap until he ran in the Newmarket Handicap. which he won as a three-year-old. All his racing since the Newmarket Handicap has been in weight-for-age races or handicaps with a maximum weight. Six of 43 races contested by Carbine were handicaps— Newmarket Handicap as a three-year-old with 8.12; Australian Cup as a three-year-old with 8.6: Sydney Cup as a three-year-old, 9.0; Sydney Cup as a four-vear-old, 9.9; Melbourne Cup as a four-year-old. 10.0; Melbourne Cup as a fjve-year-old. 10.5. He won the two Sydney Cups, won one Melbourne Cup and was second in the other, was third in the Newmarket Handicap, and second in the Australian Cup. His winnings, however, amounted to only £29,626. The record of Ajax at two years isj— - Won V.A.T.C. Holiday Stakes, five furlongs and a-half. 7.10 . . 350 Won V.A.T.C. Federal Stakes, five furlongs, 8.5 525 Unplaced V.R.C. Sires' Produce ! Stakes. seven furlongs, 8.10 .. — Second V.R.C. Ascot Vale Stakes, six furlongs, 8.5 Won A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes, seven furlongs. 8.10 . . • • 29^5 Won A.J.C. Champagne Stakes, six furlongs, 9.1 Three Years. Won V.A.T.C. Chatsworth Plate, one mile, 9.4 . . . . • • • • 33d Won Rosehill Guineas, nine furlongs, 8.5 630 Second A.J.C. Derby, 8.10 .. -• 800 Won V.A.T.C. Caulfield Guineas, 8.5 2100 Second Victoria Derby, 8.10 .. 1000 Won V.R.C. Linlithgow Stakes, w.f.a., one mile, 8.0 . . • • 160 Won V.A.T.C. Caulfield Futurity Stakes, w.f.a., seven furlongs, 9.6 ..2300 Won V.R.C. Newmarket Handicap, six furlongs, 9.0 2250 Won V.R.C. C. M. Lloyd Stakes, w.f.a.. one mile, 8.6 .. .. 700 Won A.J.C. All-Aged Plate, w.f.a., one mile, 8.8 U50 Won A.J.C. C. W. Cropper Plate. w.f.a., six furlongs, 9.2 . . . • 1000 Four Years.

Won Williamstown Underwood Stakes, w.f.a., one mile 55 yards, 9.0 700 Won V.A.T.C. Memsie Stakes, w.f.a.. nine furlongs, 9.7 .. 700 Won V.R.C. Melbourne Stakes, w.f.a., one mile, 9.5 .. 52a Won V.A.T.C. Caulfield Stakes. w.f.a., nine furlongs. 9.0 . . • • 760 Won Moonee Valley W. S. Cox Plate. w.f,a„ nine furlongs and a-half, 9.0 750 Won V.R.C. L. K. S. Mackinnon Stakes, w.f.a., one mile and aquarter, 9.0 766 Won V.R.C. Linlithgow Stakes, w.f.a., one mile, 9.0 . • • • 766 Won V.R.C. C. B. Fisher Plate, w.f.a., one m.ile and a-half, 9.0 700 Won V.A.T.C. St. George Stakes. w.f.a., nine furlongs, 9.0 . . . . 760 Won V.A.T.C. Caulfield Futurity Stakes, w.f.a., seven furlongs, 10.6 2300 Won V.R.C. King's Plate, w.f.a., one mile and a-half. 9.0 . . . . 700 Won V.R.C. C. M. Lloyd Stakes, w.f.a., one mile. 9.0 .. •• 700 Second Rosehill Rawson Stakes, w.f.a., nine furlongs. 9.0 . . . • 100 Won A.J.C. All-Aged Plate, w.f.a., one mile, 9.0 ^23 Won A.J.C. C. W. Cropper Plate, 1 seven furlongs, 9.5 . . • . 1600 Five Years. Won Williamstown Underwood Stakes, w.f.a., one mile 55 yards, 9.4 766 Won V.A.T.C. Memsie Stakes, w.f.a., nine furlongs, 9.11 .. 700 Third Williamstown C. F. Orr Stakes, w.f.a., seven furlongs, 9.5 100 Second V.A.T.C. St. George Stakes, w.f.a, , nine furlongs, 9.2 . . .. 200 Won V.A.T.C. Caulfield Futurity Stakes, w.f.a., seven furlongs, 10.5 2300 Won V.R.C. King's Plate, one mile and a-half, 9.3 .. .. .. 700 Third V.R.C. C. M. Lloyd Stakes, w.f.a., one mile. 9.1 . . . • 100 Won A.J.C. All-Aged Plate, w.f.a., one mile, 9.1 I*23 Won A.J.C. C. W. Cropper Plate, seven furlongs, 9.5 1100 Six Years. Won Williamstown Underwood Stakes, w.f.a., one mile, 9.3 .. 70D Won Memsie Stakes 70f Total .. •• •• £39,425