Approval to stand at ChelandrY Stud

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34138, 27 April 1976, Page 8

Approval to stand at ChelandrY Stud

f.V Z. Pry.n Association) |! INVERCARGILL. [ The Southland thoroughbred breeding industry will be given one of its greatest boosts in years with the purchase last week of the English-bred horse, Ap- . proval. which is to join the top South Island sire, Lomond. at the Chelandry stud. A striking chestnut, foaled; in 1967. Approval won the , E.nglish mile classic, the Doncaster Gold Cup as a two-. - ear-old, at set weights of 8 12 when having only his second start. He was sub-j sequently rated only 21b in-i ferior to Nijinsky when he; was given second top-weight, of 9.5 tn the 1969 English two-vear-old Free Handicap.] As a three-year-old in 1970 s 1 Approval won the Dante. Stakes at York, England, by’ four lengths from Robot Prince in 2:11 8 for the mile and two furlongs and a half.! In all he had only seven starts, winning twice and being three times placed for; $46,000. Approval is a son of Alcide] from the Arctic Prince mare.: Success. Sons of Alcide have; distinguished themselves as sires the world over, and in.

New Zealand Oncidium has written a notable success] story. Approval was syndicated to Australia where he stood his first stud season in 1971. His | first crop of yearlings were ■sold at the 19'4 Adelaide, i Melbourne and Sydney yearl■mg 'ales. Seventeen were Isold for a total of $174,000, an average of .$10,125. An Approval filly out of 'Gay M’selle set a new Victorian fillies’ record of $31,000 —beating the previous record •of 517.000 by $14,000. Approval’s first crop raced lin Australia as three-year-lolds this season and include I such winners as By AH Means (five wins, including the Vic- ■ torian Gothic Stakes), Miss Glimmer (South Australian Greyville Stakes), Pumpernickle. Admirable, Approve, Alcida, and Chesval. “Since it has become known in Australia that Approval has been brought ; to come to New Zealand, substantial offers have been : made in an attempt to retain him in Australia. These have not been entertained, and he will stand at the Chelandry :Stud next spring,” Mr W. E. Hazlett, owner of the Chelandry Stud, said yesterday.