Narrow win for Watbro Trick

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34008, 24 November 1975, Page 8

Narrow win for Watbro Trick

Mr and Mrs Bert Spa'k. of Rangiora. recouped almost for Watbro Trick at the half of the $2600 they paid 1975 yearling --ales when the colt won the N.Z Spring Time Stakes at Addington Raceway on Saturday , By the Light Brigade | horse. Forward. Watbro Trick is the eighth of the , progeny of Wee Doll pur- , Ichased by Mr Spark. Of the | (others Avante, Soldatb and . Adorato were good winners' (before being sold to the i United States, where they!have also been successful. Watbro Trick was bred at I Rosewood Stud. Annat.( which will have a brother to the colt in the 1976 sales. “The stud doesn’t want me' to forget they have this colt.l in the next sales." joked Mr Spark on Saturday. "They've named him Watbro Spark.” Mr Spark said he would( (certainly be looking closely at the colt at the next sales. 'Considering the success I've had with Wee Doll's progeny. I just couldn't ignore the next colt.” he added. Watbro Trick is trained at Highbank by Alistair Kers-i lake, who drove him on Saturday. One of the best beginners. Watbro Trick worked clear of the rails about the 800 m. Alter following Kotare Byrd into the straight, he fought on best to win by half a head from Gambler's Gold, with Brad’s'' Song making ground boldly j for third’ another half-bead j back. Kotare Byrd shaded Kotare Imp for fourth, with ’ Arden Bay. wide for a time, j a splendid sixth. ,