N.Z. Horses “Tops” For Spring Cups

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30213, 19 August 1963, Page 5

N.Z. Horses “Tops” For Spring Cups

(N Z. Press Association —Copyright)

BRISBANE. August 18 The Brisbane "Sunday Mail" racing writer. the "Hane«,ter." today warned the Australian racing industry of New Zealand horses in me coming seaam. •Unless Australian horses snake sharp improvement they are going to be hard put to win any of the rich spring handicap. and cups to be run during the spring carnivals." the ••Harvester” said Bookmakers in all States already have the New Zealand horses at the head of two charts Key and Summer Regent are at the top of the Caulfield Cup quotes and they a'-so head the Melbourne Cup prioes The "Harvester" said: "In Sdney there will be a chance of locals shining, as many of t-e New Zealanders will by-pess Sydney for the rich races in Me'boume • Horses like Sky High and

Wenona Giri seem to be past their best and it's hardly likely that Fine and Dandy will again strike tus top form "Fine and Dandy’s brother. Time and Tide, a brilliant galloper. is likely to be a better proposition than the dual Doncaster winner. Sydney Hope "Sydney’s best mile hope will be Bogan Road. His owner has warned that Bogan Road might not be a starter in the Epsom Handicap, but if he regains his best three-year-old form he is sure to run in the mile. "The New Zealand mare Key trained by Maurice McCarten could be an Epsom chance dthougn she may not be ready in time for the AJ.C. spring meeting. "Two up end coming milers are Toi Port and Blue Clan If they keep improving they wU be well in the market when

the Epsom comes up for deeisio-. "Oui best Metropolitan chance might be Corsair, winch has been going great guns on the tracks and is a much unproved horse. "He is made to order for the Metropolitan distance. He ran second last year to the New Zealand-bred The Dip and could go one better this year.” The “Harvester" said the way betting has been in Australia it looked as if the Victorian cups double would overshadow the big Sydney spring races He said it seemed certain that the ton Australian horses kouanita. Sometime. Nieopolis Grand Print and Merthyr would not go to Svdney. They would meet the "full strength of the New Zealand evasion" in Melbourne. Good Prospect The "Harvester" raid: "Dane a good New Zealand three-year-

old, is already in Victoria. He is considered a Derby and Melbourne Cup proposition. "My Contact and Tatua. a Derby and St Leger winner, are much in the boom because of recent brilliant wins. Although Summer Regent has not so far been a really high-class performer, he is regarded as a potential champion. "His best performance probably was his win in the Notan Handicap, in which he beat a good field "If the Victorian trainer Des Judd is any sort of a good 'Udge 'and he has trained many winners) he has a horse in his stable that will beat the New Zealanders "It is Nicopolis. which. like Aquarnta. hails from Western Australia He has had only one start in Victoria for a win "In the west he was top class and Judd says he has furnished into the 'most magnificent horse in Australia.' ”