RACING.
Received June 15, 11.35 a.m. MELBOURNE, June 15. The colt Leo Grand made a somewhat sensational first appearance at the Richmond Racecourse. He was ridden by the Westralian jockey Egan, and passed the judge's box for the first time six lengths ahead of the second horse. Egan was under the impression that he had won, and he eased up, but the shouts of tators and the pace of the other horses made him realise that he had miscalculated the distance. To the surprise of everyone Leo Grand caught the leaders in a dozen strides, but in the straight again he stumbled and got rid of Egan, an outsider winning. The stewards severely reprimanded Egan for his carelessness. The horse carried a lot of money.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3218, 16 June 1909, Page 6
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125RACING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3218, 16 June 1909, Page 6
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