SYDNEY CUP
NEWS OF THE TURF
WIN FOR FAVOURITE SYDNEY, April 18. Australia’s richest race, the Sydney Cup, was won this afternoon at Randwick on the second day of the Australian Jockey Club’s autumn meeting by Carbon Copy. The stage had been increased to £IO,OOO iir the expectation that the King would be present. With added sweepstakes, the prize to-day was £11,988, with the winner’s share £B9BB, including a gold cup. Carbon Copy, which started favourite, had good runs on the rails all the way and moved up on the turn to take the lead at the Leger, Vagabond challenged strongly and made up ground rapidly in the final stages, but Carbon Copy staved him off by half a length. A three-vear-old Helios colt. Carbon Copy has 'had nine wins, five seconds and a'third in 25 starts, for £27,318 in prize money. Details were:—
Sydney Cup, of £11,988; two mibs. —Carbon Copy, 8.5 (Breasley) 1, Vagabond, 8.2 (Ward) 2, Benvolo, 6.13 (Selkrig) 3. All 20 started. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 3min 23-Jsec.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 160, 19 April 1949, Page 5
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