Rahman to stand at stud

Press, 9 April 1977, Page 21

Rahman to stand at stud

'Special correspondent Hastings; The Awapuni entire, Rahman. Will end his racing career at i Ellerslie on Monday according to his part-owner, the Hastings breeder, Mr Toby Simmons. i i Mr Simmons said on Thursday ! (that Rahman would be put to | stud whether he wins, loses or! ; draws in Monday's race. Rah- ■ man will be sent to the Thornton Park Stud, Masterton, where he will stand for one season. 1 ■ A four-vear-old by Pakistan 11. Rahman was bred in Hastings by I 1 Mrs J. N. Lowry. He is the third ! foal from the Agricola mare. Hops, which is out of the Aucki land Cup winner. Froth. ! Also from this family are i I Frivole, dam of Ultraviolet, Laelia, Swift General, Frill and Pedilum. Rahman has been raced from the Awapuni stable of Garth j I Ivil and has only had 14 starts! to date due to unsoundness. But ■ from these he has amassed if $11,455 in stake earnings from > l six wins. His biggest win was . in the $7500 Newmarket Handi- * leap (1200 m at Auckland on 1 1 December 27. Rahman will stand alongside a 1 son of Nyjinski, Super Grey, at .Thornton Park. Mr Simmons s i said Rahman’s stud fee will be ' $lOOO and he already has 18 1 mares booked to him. I • 1 r avourite < doubtful s iNZPA Sydney v Brian Mayfield-Smith will 1 permission to scratch Tiger Town,| the favourite, from the A.J.C. ir $lOl,OOO Doncaster Handicap at f Randwick today if the track is I heavy. s He said he was worried about J I the Sydney weather forecast, which predicted unsettled wea-j ther over Easter. “The horse is hopeless inc jheavy going,” he said. n I On Thursday night Sydney was ii |hit by a thunder storm and 411> points of rain fell on the track, t ibut the going should be perfect! I for today if no more rain falls I;