Racing in brief

Press, 4 April 1989, Page 40

Racing in brief

Alba’s Reign injured Special correspondent Auckland Alba’s Reign, which had been off the winner’s list for two and a half years when winning at Alexandra Park last month, has broken down again and is out for at least three months. A bad injury in his off front leg has forced him out after he started to show a lot of his old talent for his new trainer, Peter Wolfenden, of Drury. Wolfenden said yesterday it was unfortunate that the gelding had gone amiss. He thinks that if Alba’s Reign’s enforced break does the trick he will be back for another go as a seven-year-old. “The vet says it’s not bad but he needs three months out,” he said. Suspension for Keenan Lester Keenan had his reinsman’s licence suspended until after April 22 for careless driving behind Publisher in the Grey Way Caterers Pace at the Waitaki Trotting Club’s on-course meeting at Timaru last Saturday. Kumeu-based campaign

Six members of Robert Dunn’s Broadfield team left for Kumeu on Sunday from where they will be campaigned at eight Auckland or Cambridge meetings over the next month. Heading the contingent are the Great Northern Derby hopefuls, National Glory and Defoe, supported by the two-year-olds, Head Above Water and Synchronicity, the three-year-old filly, Parker’s Folly, and the C2 pacer, Rule Du Jour.