’Bad boy' wins Queen's plate
V.Z.P..4. Steff Crspdt' MELBOURNE. Taras Bulba. formerly the r ’'Rad Boy” of Melbourne racing, returned to his best form to beat Leilani by a length and a' quarter in the $13,000 Queen’s Plate 2000 m) at Flemington on Saturday. John Duggan kept Taras Bulba close behind the pacemaker. St Martin, until the turn. *»here he eased into the lead, with Roy Higgins asking Leilani to follow. Leilani closed to half a length a» *he 200 m. but that was as close as she got. and Taras Bulba edred away »n the final stages. I The two champions were e«ual favourites at even money. Chelsea Tower ran third at 40 to 1 in th* four horse race. Taras Bulba 'Oncidium — Entrancing Belli, a full brother ’ T 'urfeutter. has new won *271.812 from 28 starts for 9 v ’ns. while Leilani 'Oncidium — Lei- has won <'*49.670 from 27 st»pt« f Or wins. Both will run next week in: the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, when Tara« Bulba, now trained by Tom Smith, can pass Gunsynd s Australia stakes record of $280,435.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 9
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