Balblair a Smart Juvenile.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 93, 21 April 1941, Page 3

Balblair a Smart Juvenile.

Il.ilblair. who was beaten 011 the pot by Rivet- Plate on the first day of the Auckland carnival and finished strongly in fourth place 011 the second day. was too good for the juveniles opposed to him in the Oakley Handicap. Having regard to his good form, Balblair was only moderately supported and he paid double figures. This lack of confidence 011 the part of investors was due to two factors; first, that he had drawn No. 18 at the barrier, and, secondly, because he was ridden by an unfashionable flat race jockey. A. Sinton. who generally confines his attention to riding over hurdles and cross-country. Many a hard luck story was told afterwards.

Sinton handled Balblair in admirable style. He got him away smartly from the barrier, had him in third position behind Bright Lady and Cherry's Ticket at the home turn, and. then brought him along! with a well-timed run to defeat Cherry's Ticket comfortably by a neck. Balblair j is a solid galloper and he should develop ! into a useful three-year-old. He is by Salmagundi from Strathallan. and he is trained by W. Town send at Cambridge for Mr. I. Duncan, of Hamilton. "BOUGHT" BY GERMANS. The report, in an independent French agency's message from the German tro ritier, that the Germane had bought the whole of the Aga Khan's stud in France, in aiddition to hundreds of the best French thoroughbreds, recalls Lord Rosebery't, recent speech at Newmarket to the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, writes "Hotspur." Lord Rosebery then said thjt France, 60 far aa they knew, had lo6t the whole of her thoroughbred stock. But those people who had stolen the French horses would not find them such a bargain as they thought. No one could enter a horse in the General Stud Book without the authority of the owner and the approval of Messrs. Weatherby, secretaries to the Jockey Club. The first volume of the General Stud Book was issued in 1701. its object being to maintain the purity of British thoroughbred stock. Since May, 1913, no horse or mare has been considered eligible for admission unless its pedigree could be traced without flaw, on both sire and dam's side, to horses and mares themselves already accepted in the earlier volumes of the book. Horses and mares not eligible are regarded as halfbreds. BIG STAKE WINNERS. Kindergarten has now won 10 races in succession and brought his winnings for the season to £7230. He is next to the record-holder, Desert Gold, in three-year-old winnings. She was unbeaten in her 14 starts at that age and won £8350. At the same age Gloaming won more than either, but £3411 of his £12,176 was earned in Australia. Sasanof was another big three-year-old winner, but only £1710 of his total of £10,675 was won in New Zealand. RISING TEN YEARS. Araboa. who won a double at Riverton, has had several trainers. He went through the hands of F. Shaw and A. E. Didham and H. Anderton, and won races for all when conditions suited him. Recently he joined his half-sister Aravane in J. R. Cochrane'® stable at Gore. Araboa is rising ten, but the little chestnut carries his age well, and he found track conditions to hia liking at Riverton.