Young Quinn still racing well

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33957, 25 September 1975, Page 8

Young Quinn still racing well

("The Press'' Special Service) i AUCKLAND. 1 Young Quinn was racing just as well now as when he won the Interdominion Championship Grand Final at Alexandra Park In February. Charlie Hunter said in Auckland. Hunter had just arrived home after campaigning the gelding in the United States and Canada during the past month. "It is remarkable, considering he has been in training for a; ■ ear, that he is holding his form so well—and against the best I horses over there," he said.

■ “In fact, when we took him 'to Canada 1 bad this in mind and was a bit easy on him. If J hadn’t, he probably would have done better when he was second and third in two races.” Young Quinn’s form has been no good that Hunter and the owners. Messrs R. O. and D. J. Baynes, have decided to delay putting him out for a spell until early in November. He will prob-, ably be out for about two months: | and resume racing next April. At his latest appearance. Young Quinn won a $15,000 race, at Hollywood Park last week-end I in 1:58.6. According to Hunter,; jhe was timed to come the last I I 400 m in 26.4. The success took his earnings) in North America to $93,000. making a total of $365,500. His next start will be at Holly- i . wood Park on October 10 and a week later he will run in a | $lOO,OOO invitation race at Yonk{ers, in New York. Herve Filion will drive him at Yonkers and R. Williams at 1 Hollywood Park. Hunter will return to the • United States about the middle of next month and will drive Young Quinn in the $50,000 West ern Pace at Hollywood Park on October 24 and the $lOO,OOO American Classic on the same track on November 7. He was especially pleased that during his latest visit Young Quinn did not contract any of the viruses that are so prevalent in the United States. “At the current Hollywood Park meeting the effects of a particular virus have been esnecialh severe.” he said. ■‘When I left, six horses had died.” Hunter felt Young Quinn had escaped mainh because he was ‘ always stabled at farms, well auav from th" race tracks.