TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1941, Page 3

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE

High Priced Horses

(BY

“THE GRAFTER.”)

The sale of Beau Pere at £3O horses of the thoroughbred world, ar Australia or New Zeaand. However, paid in the past for the best English breds are:—Call Boy, £60,000; Trace) Blenheim, £50.000 and Solaria, £47. Australian thoroughbred was £19,0C Talking, however, was bought as a Derby, in which race he took part, guineas, also as a three-year-old. H being sold. The grand-sire of Ajax, guineas, and this is the record price Other high-priced sires are: Carbine. 13,000 guineas; The Night Patrol. 10.000 guineas; Rossendale, 9500 guineas: Pantheon, 7250 guineas; and more recently Marabou, <5500 guineas. When Beau Pere first went to America it was stated that he had been only leased, and would return, for next stud seasor in Australia. As California recently

.000 places him among the high-priced d he is easily first in horses sold from the price is substantially below those horses. The record priced thoroughy, £53,000; Windsor Lad, £50,000; 235. The record price paid for an •0, by Mr. A. E. Cooper for Talking, three-year-old before the Victoria Heroic, sire of Ajax, cost 16,000 eroic also continued to race after Valais, was sold as a sire for 14,000 for a sire in Australia. passed a rule limiting races to Califor-nia-bred horses or horses located there, )io doubt Mr Louis B. Mayer considered it well worth his while to keep Beau Pere for all time. Many of California’s events are exceedingly rich in prize money. However, money in itself is i not likely to have been the all-import- • ant point for Mr. Mayer, the honour of winning some of the big prizes being more to his way of thinking.

Feilding Races. The following, may be favourites at the Feilding meeting on Saturday;— Kawakawa Handicap.—Hokumai, Acrobat, Tigreterre. Maiden Stakes.—Miss Hallomet, Royal I Talkie, Radio Call. Cup.—Colonel Bogey, Amigo, Dynasty. jTacnui Handicap.—Lady Acora, Miss Phaieron, Tetratina. Mangaone Handicap.—Royal Star IL, Gold Dale, Zest. Onepuki Handicap.—Segra, Miss Clipper, Colibri. Ongo Handicap. Silverhope, Boden Park, Queen Cardine. Halccmbe Handicap.—Lindrum, Auth- i oress, Red Cat. I To' Ride Lambourn. W. J. Broughton will ride Lambourn at Wairarapa on Saturday. Doubtful Starters. Orelio is suffering from a bruised foot which is causing his connections some concern, and there seems a possibility that he rnay not fulfil.his Easter Handicap engagement. The Brighton Hurdles candidate Small Boy may be another who will be missing from his engagement on Saturday. Miss Jose is unlikely to fulfil her engagement in the Great Northern. Oaks.

RACING FIXTURES

April 12 —Tuapeka County. April 12. 14—Auckland. April 12, 14 —Feilding. April 12, 14—Wairarapa. April 12, 14, 15—Riverton. April 14 —Waipukurau. April 14 —Kumara. April 14' —Beaumont. April 14, 15 —Canterbury. April 19, 21 —Avondale. April 19, 21 —Greymouth.