Lord Ben wins
I I IN Z. Pres, Assn.—Copyrifflit) BRISBANE. ■ The Doomben Cup winner, Lord i Ben. scored a controversial win in yesterday’s inaugural Prime Ministers’ Cup (2015 m at South , Port, about 50 miles south of Brisbane. I Lord Ben came with a powerful j burst after being twelfth into ; the straight to snatch victory by a nose in the $30,000 race. i The four-year-old. prepared at ; Rosehill by G. Chapman, beat. ’ the Brisbane stayer, Lough Lady, ■in a finish that tricked most of the record crowd of almost • 12,060. El Karpe, which led into the straight, was only a half a length i away third. ; The Brisbane jockey, L. Hill. , was certain tie had won the cup with Lough Lady and the Sydney ■ jockey, W. Burnett, was just as confident Lord Ben had been j beaten. ‘ Disappointments of the race were the former New Zealand , horses, LordT Metric and Gay I Master. Both given every ; chance during the race and were ;in a winning position nearing the turn but faded in the run home.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33601, 1 August 1974, Page 8
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