LOW STAKES IN S.I.

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31307, 1 March 1967, Page 5

LOW STAKES IN S.I.

20 Wins For £6830

"Thr Prest” Special Service INVERCARGILL. Th. low level ot stake. In the Otago and Southland district 1. reflected in the winning ot Fly. Ing Trix, which beat the open sprinters on the second day of the Dunedin meeting The Kurdistan mare has now won 20 races and been placed 28 times from 92 starts for a total of £6830 in stakes, spread over six seasons of racing Flying Trix is a member of a non-stud book family which has produced two top southern gallopers, Cassarook and Bellarook. She won her first race as a three-year-old at Beaumont in 1961 and up until this season was trained by E. A. Winstoe at Gore.

She is now with B. G. Smith at Invercargill.

Now an eight-year-old, Flying Trix began her latest campaign with a win over Lisa at Beaumont in December. She was trained for that success by Mrs C. L. Sell, of Waimahaka, who races here in partnership with Mr E. Churchill, of Pine Bush Mr Churchill bred Flying Trix from the non-stud book mare, Long Flight, which is also the dam of Cal Flight. Trlxeen and Vee Flight. Long Flight was by Airway from Long Ago, which was bred by Mr Churchffi, and one of her progeny was Summer Chase.

Because he was beginning to get too many horses on his property, Mr Chin-chin sold Summer Chase to a neighbour Mrs D. F. Turner, for a nominal sum—ls. It was one of the bargain buys of Southland turf history. Mrs Turner bred Bellarook and Cassarook from Summer Chase and in her colours the pair have now won more than £20,000.