RACING Stakes At Randwick To Sky High

Press, Volume C, Issue 29633, 2 October 1961, Page 6

RACING Stakes At Randwick To Sky High

Sky High favourite at 5 to 4 on. won the £lB.OOO Daily Tele* graph Stakes at Rand wick yesterday with one of the most courageous runs in his success* ful career.

Sky High beat Columbia Star and Martelle Towers, and ran the six furlongs in Imin 9 7-10 sec. only 3-ssee slower than the Randwick record.

Sky High had to do the job at both ends of the race. A fast early pace forced his jockey, G. Moore, to make Sky High race to hold his position. The New Zealand horses. Fountainhead and Dusky Oman, were ninth and last respect‘Uwe Mid: "You al! saw a great run today, but you will see a better horse in the Epsom on Monday. Sky High does not sprint as readily as he used to. When it comes to the mile on Monday he will have more time to settle down. I had to ask a lot of him when they put the pace on from the start today.” Sky High was smartly away, and was one of the early leaders in a wall of horses. When they settled down Columbia Star had raced his way to the front from Sky High, travelling easily, followed by Wenona Giri. Dusky Oman and Port Gold, with Fountainhead a long way back in the field with Game Trail last.

Rofinding the home turn Columbia Star was stHl in front from Sky High, followed bv Martello Towers on the inside, then Port Gold and Wenona Girl.

Columbia Star. Sky High and Martello Towers then came awev from the rest of the field to fight out the finish. But Sky High proved superior over the closing stages. Fountainhead was the big disappointment of the race, finishing ninth after being one of the last three at the half-mile. His jockey. W. earner, said that Fountainhead had raced very badly. “He jumped well but then scrambled to get going and kept trying to run' off the track throughout. He was on one rein aM the way.” Breeders’ Plate Win

The two-year-old High Vi«ta ended an anxious three months whgn he won the Breeders' Plate. High Vista led almost all the way to win by three lengths from Prevail Persian Market was a half neck away, third. .

High Vista suffered an infection on his near foreleg three months ago.

A veterinary steward was called in and has been treating the colt constantly. After recovering from the leg infection High Vista went shin-sore. After the race trainer N. Brown said: “it has been a three-month nightmare getting that colt to the post. I don't think he is at his top yet He is only about half fit." High Vista from the inside began smartly and raced through on the inside at the end of a furlong to lead Satellite which naa bejrun brilliantly from a wide barrier. Rounding the home turn Hitrh Vista vzas kicked clear to lead Persian Market. At the furlong-post High Vista was goinr stronriv m front He ran out an easy winner.

In the Craven Plate, at weight-for-age. Nilarco ran an impressive trial for the Metropolitan. Nilarco came away at the finish to beat the Sydney stayer Sharply by a length. Travel Or. was a length and a quarter away, third.

The New Zealand horse. Bargoed disappointed. running fifth in a race of six. Bargoed was last to the home turn. After the Trial Stakes at Randwick, owner Mr E. 8. Miller praised the perseverance of Dalriada's stable attendants after the grey scored a convincing win. Dalrtada defeated Icarus with Rancher third in the race. Mr Miller, a Sydney barrister, bought Dalriada for about £BOO from the New Zealand trainer, J. Didham last April. Since then the trainer, M. F. Anderson has had to patch up Dalriada for his races. Dalriada's win yesterday was his first in eight starts for Mr Miner. Results:— DAILY TELEGRAPH STAKES, Of £10,009: six furlongs. SKY HIGH (Star KingdomFlight's Daughter) 9-3 G. Moore 1 COLUMBIA STAR (Star Kingdom—Confection) 8-0 J. Thumps m 2 MARTELLO TOWERS (Gaekwar’s Pride—Nidhauli) 8-12 P. Glennon 3 Fifteen started. Neck; length. Time, Imin 9 7-10 sec. Betting: 4 to S. 12 to 1. 10 to 1. BREEDERS’ PLATE. Of £2000: five furlongs, . HIGH VISTA (Port VistaSans Touche) 8-8 G. Moore I PREVAIL (Faux Tirage— Oreel) 8-5 M. Schumacher 2 PERSIAN MARKET (Persian Book—Fair Lassie) 8-8 B. Howlett 3 Fifteen started. Three lengths: half a neck. Time, Imin 0 3-10 sec. Betting: 13 to 2. IS to 1. 6 to 1.