PLANS FOR OLIVE BRANCH
Caulfield Sprint Next Month (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, July 21. The New Zealand-bred Olive Bmch, one Of the top fancies for this year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, may return to racing in the St. Aubin Handicap, a sprint event at Caulfield, on August 13. Olive Branch is equal favourite for the Caulfield Cup with, Dhaulagiri and Is sharing second favouritism with Sparkier for the Melbourne Cup. , . _ _ A winner at three of his last four starts. Olive Branch has not raced since he beat Fiero and Lauriston Bey in the one mile Southern Stakes at Caulfield on May 28. The Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood may be offered the mount on Olive Branch in the big spring races. . ... Olive Branch Is one of 10 New Zealand-bred horses in C. Cerchi s team of 12 in work at Flemington. Among them is Harvest Time, which Is owned by Mr K. Parris, who bred Olive Branch.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29263, 22 July 1960, Page 5
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