Retirement of The Vision may be delayed

Press, 28 May 1984, Page 28

Retirement of The Vision may be delayed

Special correspondent Dunedin The Dennis brothers are considering delaying the retirement of The Vision after her win in the Norwood Handicap at the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday.

“She could come back here (Oamaru) in three weeks. I missed the nominations for. the Otago meeting,” said Tony Dennis, who is in charge of training The Vision. “We had intended to put her out after this race as she is going to stud next season.” Tony is bound for Queensland with The Dimple and The Wink. He will travel by air from Auckland to Brisbane on Wednesday. He will be based at Southport on the Gold Coast He will be joined by his

brother, Joe, who will assist with the training. It will be the first trip to Australia for the Dennis brothers. “They haven’t galloped since Easter so it might be three weeks before they race,” said Tony, who could be away from the home base at Woodlands, Southland, for three months. The brothers are hopeful that the stable rider, Ali Robinson, of Wingatui, will make the trip to Queensland to ride The Dimple and The Wink. The vision has won 10

races and gained 13 placings in 36 starts. Her programme has been restricted because of arthritis in the knees and she did not begin racing until she was four. A rising seven-year-old by Noble Bijou from The Pixie (joint brood mare of the year in 1981), The Vision is a sister to The Wink, the winner of seven races, including the Wairio Cup and two others from eight starts this seasoa The Dimple has won 16 races including the U.D.C. Finance handicap at Trentham in March and been 21 times placed in 48 starts for $137,930. She has not raced since finishing fourth in the The Plaza Purse at the Riverton Easter meeting. A stallion has not been decided for The Vision, but the Dennis brothers have a booking for a mare to Three Legs, which has made a big impression with this

season’s New Zealand One Thousand Guineas winner, Burletta, and with the top South Island three-year-old filly, Hint, among his progeny. Three Legs stands at the Okawa Stud at Hastings. The Vision came from three back on the inner on Saturday and held on by half a length from Super Comet, which improved wide out entering the straight and sustained a good finish. Four years ago the Dennis brothers retired the grand mare The Twinkle, after she had won the corresponding race at Oamaru. McLean was the most impressive of four novice winners at Oamaru on Saturday. McLean led throughout 1200 m and drew out to score by three and a half lengths. He is a three-year-old colt by the now defunct Realistic, an English horse

which stood in North Canterbury. McLean is half brother to the useful winners Jane Again and Roseama. The last two were trained at Balcairn by John Parsons, who prepares McLean. He races McLean with Ron Smith, a Rangiora stock agent Another three-year-old, Boron, came with a determined finish to win a 1600 m maiden. He brought a change of fortune to the apprentice, Robin Montgomery, who was dislodged from Amber Crest at the 1200 m in the Richmond Maiden. His mount clipped the heels of another runner. . Silver Guard gained a dashing win over hurdles and Lord Venture had too much pace for the others in a depleted field for the Anderton Steeplechase.