AUSTRALIAN HURDLE
Contador Beats Favourite (N.Z Press Assn.—Copyright) MELBOURNE. August 5 The New Zealand-bred lumpei Contadoi carrying top weight, yesterday became the Hist horse since 1939 to win the Grand National and the Australian hurdle in the same vear In the Australian hurdle Contador made light of his 11-6 and nevei seemed in danger of defeat after the favourite. Garwan—another New Zealander—(el; a< the third jump Yesterday he took the lead from the outset and gave the rest ot the small field the task of running him down He ran home an easy winner by six lengths from Debtor's Pride (13/2) with Gay Invader (7/D a neck away third.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29893, 6 August 1962, Page 5
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