ABOUT HORSES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1939, Page 11

ABOUT HORSES

SERGIA’S RACING CAREER FINISHED. The seven-year-old mare Sergia, by Lord Quex from Sunny Hours, has finished her racing career and she will be mated with either Bulanshar or Lang Bian. Sergia is owned by the Hawke’s Bay breeder Mr F. Ormond, but she was raced on lease by Mr A. Glading, for whom she won £2500 in stakes, her best performance being in taking the Taranaki Cup. Tooley Street was left at Riccarton after the Grand National meeting, and his owner-trainer. H. Rama, is expected to make that centre his headquarters shortly.

Pin Money, who has been off the scene for well over two years, has been nominated for Wanganui, a course on which he won the Guineas in 1934. Pin Money.also won the Welcome Stakes.

Bere Regis, who is engaged at the Otago Hunt meeting, is a three-year-old filly by Lord Warden from Anthem, and thus ranks as a sister to the Riverton sprinter Viking.

G. Ridgway has Lord Midas and Pink Dress engaged at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting, where they will be ridden by A. Messervy. They are in good order, and Lord Midas, after a number of placed efforts, is due for an early win.

The Papyrus —Tan-Belle colt who was bought in England some months ago by Mr T. Coltman, and is now with H. Telford at Trentham, has been pottering about since his arrival, but he will shortly be set aside for three months or so, and then brought into serious work about Christmas time. He is a real quality youngster, and is not green to the racing game, as he had a run in England before his sale.

Malik Kafur, an Australian-bred son of Fox-Earth, had only one race as a juvenile last season, but he then impressed as a colt who should makegood, and it is interesting to note his nomination in the maiden events al Wanganui. It was anticipated that Lady Leigh would be retired to the stud after the Grand National Meeting, but she is still in training, and likely to be kept going so long as the tracks remain in a yielding condition. Lady Leigh is likely to be raced at Ashburton next month. Wild Fox, who is likely to be the Clifford representative in the John Grigg Stakes, to be run at Ashburton on September 16. is a half-sister to Wild Chase, by Foxbridge. She is also engaged in the M’Lean Stakes, to be run at Wingatui in October. The four-year-old The Cardinal justified his favouritism for the Auckland Handicap at Ellerslie by winning attractively, although his supporters were caused some, uneasiness when he was awkwordly placed on the rails and some lengths behind the leaders at the turn. However, he was confidently ridden by O. Evans and when an opening came in the straight The Cardinal soon took the measure of the others. As he was last away it was a good performance. The Cardinal appears to be a good handicap horse in the making, and he will disappoint if he fails towin more important races. By Night Raid from the Clarenceux mare Palestrina, he is one of the few chestnut’s among his sire’s stock, and in that respect he resembles the famous Phar Lap. Present indications are that The Cardinal will stay well and it should not be long before he reaches handicap company. Accommodation has been secured to ship Catalogue to Australia early in September. Last year his only important engagement was in the Melbourne Cup. This year he has been freely nominated for all the principal events. During his career up to date Catalogue has won £11.839 in stakes. The steeplechaser. All Irish, who has been out of action since the Wellington meeting, is enjoying a spell on a farm and will not be put into work again for some months. The speedy Kilrobc is again in work and if she can improve her behaviour at the barrier should be a profitable proposition. The half-brother to Royal Order by Ringmaster has been named Whiphand. He is in C. Emerson's stable.