Racing and trotting The Anderton influence should be evident at Trentham today

Press, 9 May 1979, Page 26

Racing and trotting The Anderton influence should be evident at Trentham today

fhc Exans Handicap, first leg of the Wellington Racing Club’s T.A.B. double today, holds more than ordinary interest for the Otago studmaster. Mr Brian Anderton.

Brian, in partnership with hu wife, bred the top-weight Prince Trelay at his White Rohe Lodge Stud. His second interest will be Oscar's Choice, the winner of his last three races, and a three-vear-old also closely linked with White Robe Lodge Stud. Prince Trelay is by Trelay from a daughter of Ruddington. and Oscar’s Choice is by the Anderton-owned Causeur from a mare by .Mellav, which became champion stallion during his reign at' White Robe Lodge.

i Both three-year-olds are t trained at Awapuni, Prince Trelay by Garth Ivil, Oscar’s Choice by Eric Temperton. ? Prince Trelay ran Tui’s r Lass to half a length in his

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J. J. BOYLE

most recent race at Tren-jii tham "the New Zealand Stif Leger. • , It Since then Mr Jack McG.I c Inglis's colour-bearer has| 1 also been runner-up in the | <

e Awapuni Gold Cup am e fourth in the Avondal $ Championship Stakes. Brutus, the runner-up i s the Avondale Championshii ? Stakes, lends South Islam

interest ot the Adventure Handicap, second leg o today’s T.A.B. double. He i coming back from 2000 t> 1400 m, but is tough and ver satile, with enough earl

id | speed to capitalise on a le'good barrier position. : Mun Lee will probably oe in:a dominating favourite for ipithe final race in the D. B. id Galaxy series today. She won the correspond- — ing race at Ellerslie at Eastei, and in her only start since was a good second ” best to La Mer in the Ormond Gold Cup. re The D. B. Galaxy Stakes of is the first leg of today’s isjT.A.B. treble. The other to races of this treble are the :r- Resolution and Houghton ly Handicaps.