PICCOLO FOR SALE
(Piccolo: by Inflation—Sweet Music) BRED TO STAY AS WELL AS SPRINT. Has won over five furlongs, giving Blue Bonny four lengths start at the entrance to the straight and beating her. Has won over seven furlongs, beating Air Ace in the John Gngg Stakes, and led all the way. Has won oyer nearly all distances from five furlongs to U miles. Has S, Ga t en _, suc hj good horses as Kevin, I t an T gue d ’° r . Longsword, F l rst In > _ Sing Sin £. Lance Wing, Foxhaven, Beau Cheval, Tara King, Boulder Dam, Flying Ace Cattenck Bridge, Master Ted, Rebrapa, Grand Forest, Bonny Flight
Has extra good legs and is one of the few horses which (like Defaulter) did not get shin-sore as a two-year-old, and has every chance of racing for several more years without breaking down. He is a good feeder and travelA er uu av . lng ™ at Riccarton. Dunedin Ashburton, Geraldine, and Trentham a S°° d starter and has speed which enables him to take up a good position early in a race. His siref Inflation, sired Classform, the N.Z Cun Ml™? er v°* f two years ago. while Sweet Music, his dam, traces back to Martalr=of(s?rfl of Marti an). who has had a influence on results of the N.Z. a.A\ xt hr«t\n?u of Pt x ?“& V clng whffi seve " »
from rt F er s ar^ CU .! arS may be obtained rrom F, w. Stevens, Esq. Box 74R Chnstchurch, who, it is understood' will accept 3000 Guineas, which is not an unreasonable price for such a consistent stake winner. g
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24741, 5 December 1945, Page 4
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