RACING N.Z. Horses End Hard Campaign In Australia

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27824, 24 November 1955, Page 4

RACING N.Z. Horses End Hard Campaign In Australia

Described by Melbourne writers as the two hardest-worked horses during the Victoria spring campaign, Redcraze and Historic Era will leave Australia today on their return to New Zealand. Both raced 14 times in 10 weeks. The Riccarton-trained Ray Ribbon will also leave Australia today. Ray Ribbon will be nominated for the Dunedin meeting as well as the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie. His holiday racing programme will probably be determined when he is brought back to Riccarton by G. S. Barr. Ray Ribbon won the Dunedin and James Hazlett Gold Cups at Wingatui last December. He had his first tilt at two miles in the Wellington Cup and was unplaced, but he was unable to do himself justice after being galloped on. Ray Ribbon’s win in the Williamstown Cup was well earned. His performance showed that he had stood up to his spring campaign remarkably well. He is consistent and hardv, and may distinguish himself against the top-flight stayers in New Zealand during the next few months. Sir William was under offer for several • '-<? in Australia recently, but ’s f 1 to return to D. J. ’Ellis's stat Riccarton. St .lliam did not thrive in Sydney- end though he won on the trip as well as recording- valuable minor olacmgs, he was at no stage completely nt. His third in the Melbourne Cup behind Toparoa and Rising Fast was an encouraging pointer to his future performances in cup races. Dalray’s Brother Dalray’s dam. Broiveine, has foaled a colt to Balloch. also the sire of Mr C. Neville’s champion stayer. Well-bred Youngster Pink Pearl, a two-year-old fi]]y bv Faux Tirage from the brilliant Sweet Spray, is booked to make her race debut at Woodville on Saturday She is a sister to Hot Drop.

Indian Mars The highly-regarded Indian Mars will have his first race since his impressive win at Trentham in the Wairakau Hack Handicap at Te Aroha on Saturday. He showed ability above the average when he easily won a novice race at Trentham. He is a stablemate of Coleridge. Negative Swabs Swabs taken from Bosky, Coral’s Son, Master Proven. Mighty Dollar, and Gay Mood at the New Zealand Cup meeting proved negative. Our Babu Sold The winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. Our Babu, has been sold by Mr David Robinson to an American syndicate. The price is reported to be £90,000. cgGur Babu will stand at Jonathan Stud Farm, Lexington, Kentucky, where another English horse, Roman Vale, is- at the stud. Meld’s First Consort Meld, enthroned with three English classic crowns among the most famous fillies of all time, will be mated next spring to Nearco. As Nearco is rising 21 years, the Nearco syndicate committee decided to limit his services in 1956 to 30 mares, and a ballot was held to decide who among the 40 shareholders should forgo nominations. The committee subsequently favoured the suggestion that the horse should cover Meld in addition. Shareholders were asked whether they had any objection, and none was lodged up to the stated time-limit. Daily Double, which produced Meld to Alycidon, is returning to him next year. Defaulter Filly Named The Mosgiel owner-trainer, D. P. Wilson, seldom departs from the practice of giving fireside names to his horses, but he has made an exceotion with the three-year-old Defaulter filly from the 1948 Auckland Cup winner, Frances, which was another exception. The Defaulter filly has been named Our Lorraine. Lorraine is the younger daughter of the Wingatui trainer. J. A. Wilson, a nephew of D. P. Wilson.