Beau Tirage’s "Hat Trick”

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30479, 29 June 1964, Page 5

Beau Tirage’s "Hat Trick”

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright; SYDNEY, June 28. The New Zealand-bred six-year-old gelding, Beau Tirage, scored a. unique hat trick at RosehiH yesterday when he finished second in the one and a half mile McKell Cup for the third year in succession.

Winner of the race by four lengths was Olympus, with Mr Iceman third.

Beau . Tirage, which started a 3/1 favourite, was- second at the turn but had nothing to offer in the last furlong, when Olympus strode ahead confidently to win. After- the race, Beau Tirage’s trainer, T. J. Smith, said that on the McKell Cup form, Beatf Tirage would not be a starter in the Doomben Cup in a fortnight. Olympus, now being considered for a start in the Doomben is trained' by his part owner, J. O’Sullivan, the rider of the 1933 Melbourne Cup winner, Hall Mark. In the McKell race, Olympus carried 7st 71b but has been given 61b less in the Doomben Cup. Of the other New Zealandbreds racing at Rosehill only one, The-Wit, finished in the money. The Wit, .a six-year-old Pride Of IfiMare gelding, finished- third in the Welter itandicap.

There was a near sensation during the running of the

seven-furlong First Parramatta Stakes when the heavily backed Dutch Courage, ridden by the champion jogkey, George Moore, fell near the three-furlong peg. Most race goers did not pick up the incident with a large field of 24 runners, until the race was over. There was confusion at the finish when the winner, Carnation Girl, ridden by Athol Mulley, was pulled ut> a furlong past the winning post. The jockey was then seen to be covered in blood.

Before Mulley ’ had walked Carnation Girl back to • the birdcage a blood-covered George Moore walked from the ambulance into the enclosure. Passing the post Mulley discovered his clothes covered in blood and thought his mount must have suffered a bleeding attack. Eventually it was discovered that all of the blood came from Dutch Courage which bled, staggered and then crashed to the track. He was revived and carried from th l ? track by the animal ambulance.

Moore, who had been picked to ride several winners at the meeting, could do no better than one second and a third.