N.Z. Successes At Brisbane

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29843, 8 June 1962, Page 4

N.Z. Successes At Brisbane

[From the Australia* Correspondent of "The Press"]

SYDNEY. The Brisbane Cup of £ 12,000, over two miles, Queensland’s richest race, was a great triumph for New Zealand-bred hones. The light-weight Kamikaze (7-12) ridden by the apprentice, W. A. Taylor, won right on the poet from Rural Loch (8-5) with Dhaulagiri (0-6) third. This was the culmination of several fine performances by New Zealand horses over the Queen’/Birthday weekend. The cup was a thriller. On Saturday, in the O’Shea Stakes, of 10} furlongs. Rural Loch beat Dhaulagiri after a brilliant finish. In the cup', the two good stayers were at it. Kamikaze came flying on the outside to get up right on the post.

Kamikaze, by Tsaoko (France) from Miss Cyclone by Whistling Wind (imp.) has been, like other Tsaoko horses, among the most improving stayers in Australia during the last year or two. Although he had been considered a sprinter early, he started to stretch out convincingly as a four-year-old gelding during the present racing year. Kamikaze has been ridden with success by A. Ward, who returned recently from the Far East. He had been having such a sparse run of successes that he finally decided to try his luck in Melbourne. Had Ward gone north he might have had the ride on the cup winner. G. Moore could have ridden the winner. Connexions offered the premier jockey the mount, but he turned it down to ride at Randwick over the week-end.

Moore, like many others, had apparently underestimated the staying ability of Kamikaze, in spite of the fact that Tsaoko (Fr.) horses, are gradually coming to the fore over a bit of distance.

Tsaoko’s earlier stock were mainly speedsters, including Huntly (A.J.C. Challenge Stakes, the Carrington Handicap, etc.), Correct (V.R.C. Newmarket), Sajax (A.J.C. Gimcrack, etc.). Avoca in Queensland. Knockshawn in Adelaide and Sawari (11 furlongs in Sydney over a year ago) indicated that Tsaoko horses could stay. Why Australians allowed Tsaoko (Vatellor Santa Clara, by Cameronian, and of the Carmenmelis, by Marco, family) to be exported to New Zealand has been a puzzle. One of the best Tsaoko stayers in Sydney is River Seine, whose latest good per-

formance was second in the rich Daily Telegraph Cup, of 12 furlongs, on April 14. Miss Cyclone, dam of Kamikaze, is closely related to one of the gamest horses seen in Sydney—although it was a little while ago. The horse, Closing Time, won several weight-for-age and handicap races in Sydney and Melbourne, winning some of his races in record time.

Whistling Wind (imp.) was a solid mile winner in England, by Display, a son of the famous United States stallion. Fair Play. Whistling Wind’s dam. Sunset H, was by Solario from Cinna, the great brood mare which has supplied New Zealand with several grand stallions, including Beau Pere (imp.), Balloch (imp.), Mr Standfast (imp.), and others. Miss Cyclone's dam. Miss Quickly, was of all imported blood, being by Lang Bian (imp.) from Anne Shakespeare (imp.), whose dam, Encouragement was by Chaucer.

Unlucky Stayer Rural Loch is one of the most unlucky. New Zealand stayers to have come to Australia in recent years. One of his most unlucky experiences was his fourth in the last Melbourne Cup. Another bad luck run was that of Hoa Hine, Mrs P. Falkiner and Mr D. J. R. Doyle’s filly, which was beaten by a nose in the A.J.C. Winter Stakes at Randwick on Monday. The winner was Corsair, which carries the colours of the A.J.C. chairman, Sir Alan Potter.

Hoa Hine, by Gabador (imp.) from Rhythmical, and Corsair, are three-year-olds. Beau Tirage, which had been just failing in good company for some weeks, recently won the Rosehill Cup, of 10 furlongs, from the veteran Our Ad and Corsaid.

Beau Tirage is by Faux Tirage (imp.) from Belle Amber, by Genetout (Fr.) from Anbeau, by Beau Pere (imp.). Belle Amber had been sent by Dr. R. H. Bettington, a former golfer and cricketer, to New Zealand for service by Faux Tirage.

Fitness Warrants Required. —ln a new move to help safety on roads the British Transport Ministry has ruled that owners of vehicles seven or more years old will have to produce valid warrants of fitness if they want to renew their licences after July 15. "Hie regulation will affect up to 3 million oar owners.— London, June 7.