STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 24

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

FOALED TO HEROIC. Prodice, the dam o: Gallio, has produced a colt foal to the leading Australian sire Heroic. FROM A PROVED FAMILY. Reports from Riccarton state that H. Rama is busy educating a three-year-old half-brother "to Horowhenua by Vaals. Though small, this novice is built on solid lines, and when sprinted over a couple of furlongs last week he is stated to have displayed promising speed. This gelding conies* from a proved galloping family and is expected to turn out well. A MODERATE LOT. The field for. the New Zealand Oaks, to. be decided at Riccarton next Wednesday week, is one of the worst from a form point of view that has ever been carded for the event. Bun Fight, who won a couple of races last season, has the best credentials, but she will need to show vast improvement on her . spring form at Wanganui in' order to win. IMPROVED WITH RACING. The racing that Te Broney had at the Auckland meeting has sharpened her up a good deal and she is now working better than previously. This mare has only had a limited, amount ol racing, but when she is thoroughly seasoned a hack event should not be beyond her. Te Broney is engaged at Whangarei next week and is a possibility at that meeting. MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. Nothing in the way of record-breaking tasks have been asked of Red Flame of late, though the daughter ot Chief Ruler is thriving oh the tasks allotted her. _ So far Red Flame has only had a limited amount of racing, but she is endowed with plenty of speed, and when properly seasoned should pay her way. She has been entered for minor events at the Waikato meeting, which opens on November 16. ENGAGED AT TE RAPA. The maiden candidate Yalspear is training on in good style under F. Stenning*3 supervision and is ready to race at any time. He is showing abundance of speed !in his track work, and if he runs up to I his trials with the colours up he_ should soon lose his maiden certificate. Yalspear will have his next outing at the WaiKato meeting, and it will be easier to sum up his future prospects after he has been seen in action at Te Rapa. RIDERS AT RICCARTON. H. Goldfinch went south after riding at Trentham on Mondav. where he rode Lowenberg and Fair Weather to victory, and will remain at Riccarton until after the New Zealand Cup meeting. M. Kirwan and W. Pascoe, who have been on a visit to Australia, have also returned to Riccarton. The latter intends later to settle again at Riccarton, and, as formerly, will he attached to T. H. Gillebt's stable. HAS FAILED TO MAKE GOOD. When Velocipede ran third to Imamint and Gay Lap in the Henderson Handicap at Avondale last September an early win was predicted for him. Since then he has had plenty of chances to -make good, but his form has been rather disappointing, for he has not been in the money in the interim. The son of Rampion was a consistent performer last season and had a lot of hard racing, which may have affected him to some extent. CALIENTE'S PROSPECTS. Caliente, was expected to reproduce her Mitchelson Cup win at Trentham until the weather broke (says the Christchurch "Press")- She is next to useless on heavy going, and ran accordingly. She no doubt will appreciate the Riccarton track, but those who have fancied her chance would have been more satisfied if she had been afforded a better opportunity of showing her real capability amongst other candidate* at Trentham. WELL-BRED YEARLING. The yearling colt by Cambria Park from Towyn, purchased by Mr. A. R. Potter a short time ago, has been turned out for a spell during his owner's absence at the New Zealand Cup meeting. This youngster is well developed, has a good constitution, and is full of quality. His sire,, Cambria Park, is by Kilbroney from Tact, by Obligado from Tito, by Soult trom Sapphira. He is therefore bred on sound galloping lines, and on appearances should turn out well. IN WINNING VEIN. Fair Weather disappointed many on the first day at.Wellington (says a southern writer), but putclassed a good field on Monday after leading throughout. It was later learned that his.failure on the first day was brought about by the horse getting' his tongue over the bit, and his rider stated that he could not get a gallop out of him. This aged gelding is retaining his brilliance well, and even with his increased weight Will be a formidable candidate in the Stewards' Handicap. TO CONTEST SPRINT EVENTS. .According to southern reports there was heavy support for Gold Mission in the Waverley Cup, the Royal Divorce mare being almost as well backed as Ruri. She settled down in a handy position and along the back seemed to be going smoothlv, but when asked for an effort at the beginning of the last half mile she could not respond. She was beaten before the straight was reached and was only plugging along in fourth place at the end. Gold Mission is engaged in sprint events at the Waikato meeting and may do better over a shorter distance. BRED TO STAY. Ayresleigh, who nearly brought off a big surprise in the concluding event at Trentham last Mondav, when he was narrowly beaten into third place, is a four-year-old gelding bv Captain Bunsby from Lady Minerva, dam of Minerval. He was bred bv Messrs. Storry, of Canterbury, and was sold as a yearling at Trentham for 130gs. Ayresleigh, who was ridden by the Riccarton apprentice A. C. Messervy, made a very late run, and in another few strides would have had a win. As it was, the angle at which the public viewed the finish gave the advantage to Ayresleigh, and there was an exclamation of surprise in some quarters when both Hunting Cat and Windward were placed in front of him. Ayresleigh is due to race at the iNew Zealand Cup meeting. N.Z. CUP CANDIDATES. Silver Sight has never done well on a soft track, but in any case his form during the last few weeks has not been encouraging, in view of the New Zealand Cup (savs a Christchurch writer). There is a possibility that his name will be missing from the next payment. Guarantee did poorly at Trentham, and although he won over a mile and a quarter at V> ashdyke recently he does not make appeal over any further distance. Osculate did not show up at Gore on Monday, and he, too, can be disregarded as a stayer. Halton Park has been a fair performer over middle distances, but is hardly up to this standard, and Big Dook's races at Trentham did not suggest him as a Cup prospect. Kemal Pasha finished third over a mile'and a quarter at Gore, and that distance is considered his limit. Tuirau did not have a race over the week-end, but no doubt will be in evidence at Motukarara to-day. Should she win there she will have a large Cup following, but a two-mile ordeal, nevertheless, sounds too severe for her. Vanestep, Caliente and Sunee raced at Trentham, and: the best of these was j Sunee. ' :