Another U.S. race for Balmerino

Press, 10 June 1977, Page 15

Another U.S. race for Balmerino

NZPA Washington. The New Zealand thorough-; bred, Balmerlno, will have an-J other race in the United States after all. His Cambridge owner Ralph Stuart told N'ZPA last week! that the horse would be flown | to Europe without running In: America again. This was after the horse, one I of the best bred in New Zealand for years, ran seventh in the > Hollywood Invitational Turfi' Handicap on May 30. But Mr Stuart told NZPAI' from the West Coast on Wednes-i day that the horse will have one more start at Hollywood Park!before being flown to England, probably on June 25. Bal merino is entered for the 1 '>250,000 Hollywood Gold Cup! (one mile and a quarter) and a >30,000 Invitation race mine fur-1 longs) on the same day, June 18 I The cup, the richest throughbred race in the United States, < I is run on dirt. The invitation, event is on grass. A decision on which race! Bal merino will contest hns not 1 ben made yet but Mr Stuart said he favours the shorter

event. i Balmerlno’s owner added he ! and the horse’s trainer, Brian ■Smith had changed their minds about giving the horse another; I run here because he had done so well after the May 30 race “We now believe another) jstart here won’t impinge on tils (chances in France, 6 Mr Stuart said. Balmerlno’s main European mission is France’s fabled Prix, de I’Arc de Triomphe in early! i October. Balmerlno will be flown from the United States to England, where he will be stabled for a time on the Duke of Norfolk's estate In Sussex. After acclimatising Balmerlno will be raced several times as a lead up to tiu_* Arc, probably in France, where there are more suitable weight for age races than in England Mr Stuart and Smith will goj with him but his rider, Maurice! Campbell, IS returning to N*W Zealand, where he U establish* I ling a stud. However, Mr Stuart said Campbell can have the rides on| Balmerlno in Europe later if he ( wishes.