“Igloo good but”

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32797, 23 December 1971, Page 7

“Igloo good but”

A good horse, but not as good as another New Zealander, Redcraze, and not in the same class as the great New Zealand-bred Tulloch. That is how the Sydney trainer, T. J. Smith, rates Igloo, which joined his powerful stable after' the Wingatui owner-trainer, A. E. Didham, sold toe chestnut to an American owner last month. The Australian racing correspondent of “The Press’’ regards Igloo as a cheap horse, even at double the $50,000 reported as his purchase price. “Nothing in Australia will beat him at level weights at a mile and a half or

further,” he reports from Sydney. Igloo recently won the j Christmas Cup in Sydney with 9st 21b and in the Perth Cup drops to what is now a luxury weight of Bst 71b. From that position Smith is confident of victory in the Perth Cup on January 3. “There is not a really firstclass staying horse running in Australia at the moment, as the last Melbourne Cup showed,” writes “The Press” Australian correspondent.

Boldruinby Blue Suit “The Press" Special Service WANGANUI. Blue Suit worked boldly in training at Wanganui on Tuesday in preparation for the Kelvin Welter at Awapunl on Monday, and the weU tried Wild Star again showed great speed to ; register th* fastest time. - Trials took place 15 feet out , on the course proper, which we* , In good order efter overnight I rain. I Blue Sult was hard held by D., J. Strawbridge as he drew out from Tea and Don't Quit after . docking 51 Msec for half a I mile, the last three In 371 sec. > Wild Star, .which has yet to | return a dividend In a slx-year campaign, .showed tremendous zest to tiead Bareve with a gap to Bsrula after half a mile in . 49Jsec, the last three in 37 2-5 sec.

After a dashing exhibitton over ■ the pony fences, Gracious and ■ Ketelbey ran six furlong* in ! tain i&ed Thty want very fast I down the..bata, and were eased down ever the last three in 41