Tarport Toby wins in fast time
Tarport Toby gave a dashing display to win the Fitzgerald Stakes, returning 2:35 for the 2000 m. a record for a two-year-old from a flying start.
Raced by 90-year-old Mr Ben Grice, of Christchurch, for whom he is trained by his son. Des, Tarport Toby was swamped at the start and settled about tour places back. He showed up on the home turn and easily passed the odds-on favourite, Fancy Fred, about the 200 m. He came on to beat Scotty Bryce by three lengths and a half, with Smokey Eagle shaping pleasingly for the Leonard Memorial Stakes at Rangiora on Saturday by making ground for third, clear of Fancy Fred and Royal Abbe. Indira, after breaking with 1900 m to run, held on to win the Bealey Handicap by half a length from the unlucky Topeka, which was badly checked when Peter Gerald broke after about
300 m. Topeka came with a great burst through the middle of the bunch in the straight. Now Charles, handy ( enough all the way, was a ‘fair third, ahead of Pompanc and Rodney Dale. Jascoe entered calculation; for the New Zealand Oak; later in the month when sht I won the T.A. Leitch Stakes She is now unbeaten in tw< j starts and last night re turned 2:33.7 for the 2000 m a particularly smart rur from such an inexperience! j filly. Royal Vacation came strongly wide out and lastec to take second by half a head from the fast-finishing Ganya. with Quite Rega] and Pay Off next. Miss Honour was an unlucky eighth, failing to clear a pocket on the rails.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33814, 10 April 1975, Page 8
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