Mister Hanover sold to U.S.

Press, 8 February 1985, Page 18

Mister Hanover sold to U.S.

special correspondent Dunedin Mister Hanover, the highly promising three-year-old pacer, has been sold to race in the United States. Mister Hanover has been bought by the Central Standardbred Agency from Leo Handerson, of Tuatapere, and Mrs Pat Muldrew, of Piko Piko. Trained at Tomahawk by Ali Malcolmson, Mister Hanover won a double at Forbury Park last month. He won first-up at Omakau on January 2 after qualifying at Forbury Park in midDecember. He finished fourth in his other start. Doug McNaught, the agency’s representative, was most impressed with Mister Hanover when he drove the gelding in a trial. The son of Mister Hillas

and Star Tempest is booked to leave New Zealand at the end of the month. He will join the Meadowlands stable of Jim Doherty. Brian Meale, a. principal of C.S.A., has just returned to Auckland after spending two weeks in the United States. Horses sold by CSA continue to race well in the United States. Fawlty Towers, a C 3 pacer in New Zealand has won at his only three starts at the Meadowlands with a best time of Imin 57.85. Tucker’s Ruler, a C 8 pacer in New Zealand, won at his first start there in Imin 57.85. Both are trained by Jack Friedhof, who visited to New Zealand in November. Friedhof has met with considerable success with the New Zealand pacers, Quiet Win, Allan Bell and Watbro Mist.