Victory No. 98 for Paleface Adios
Paleface Adios, starting i at 5-to-4 on, gained! his ninety-eighth win' when he held out Freedom Day by a neck in the Sullivans Handicap at Moonee Valley last Saturday. The 10-year-old received a| tumultuous reception, with! the crowd cramming the rails 12 deep to cheer him as he returned to the birdcage. Paleface Adios is to return ( to Temora this week and be prepared for another stud!
(season. Then, it is possible Ihe will be back to try and 'reach his century of wins. The stallion, already the : sire of a winner, has won '5482.000 in stakes. The (Western Australian horse, [Pure Steel, is the only pacer |to have won more in Australia. I Colin Pike, trainer-driver of Paleface Adios, had a (great night at Moonee Valley. winning also with the (chestnut’s brother, Jacraig I Hanover.
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