Honkin Del wins stakes
By
JEFF SCOTT
Honkin Del, the former South Island juvenile pacer, won her second race from as many starts in Australia after leading all the way in the $20,000 Waratah Stakes at Harold Park, Sydney, on Friday evening. The brilliant Honkin Andy filly, starting 9-to-4 on favourite returned a mile rate of 2min 6.3 s for the 1960 m in beating Rolean Impa byseven metres, with a further nine metres back to Great Ambition third.
Honkin Del, which in her race debut at Ashburton in February won by eight lengths oyer a mile in a swift 2min 2.7 s then was •placed twice from standing
■starts before being sold to New South Wales interests, won her Australian debut in the Pink Bonnet Mile at Harold Park in May in a smart 2min 2.35. The other New Zealand filly in Friday night’s race, Our Teena Lobell, finished well back.
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