GUINEAS WINNER

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 300, 15 September 1936, Page 15

GUINEAS WINNER

Deficit’s Family Lines NOTES AND COMMENTS Foalings at Koatanui

(By

The Watcher.)

Deficit, the winner of the Wanganui Guineas, is a bay colt by Lackham from Passbook. . Both he and' his dam were bred by Mr. W. Higgins, and she is by Paper Money from Password, by Martian —Secret Link, the Bezonian mare who was the dam of Silver Link. Deficit thus comes of a very good family, and although there is possibly more speed than stamina in his pedigree, Martian and Bezonian are sufficiently close up to suggest Deficit will at least run the Derby distance. , His finishing run at the end of Saturday’s mile was very solid, and bar Brazen King he was travelling better than any of the others. Deficit as a two-year-old improved with a race, a feature which was in evidence last week, for his connections thought considerably more of his chanee on Thursday than was the case on Saturday. Passbook cost Mr. Higgins 1300 guineas, but was a racing failure. According to the stud book Deficit is her second foal, the first having been a filly by Whirlwind. Koatanui Foalings. The following foalings have occurred at Mr. G. M. Currie’s Koatanui Stud:— Midinette, b. colt by Posterity; Solange, ch. colt by Pombal; Lovers’ Lane. b. colt by Myosotis (Mr. H. P. Toose) ; Drawl, b. colt by Posterity; Waterwings, ch. edit by Limond; Variable, b. filly by Limond; Homage, b. filly by Limond. Otaki Maiden. The Puhi Maiden Plate at the Otaki meeting is a five-furlong event, not six, as advertised. It is open to two-year-olds, and the rules of racing prohibit youngsters raciqg beyond five furlongs before December 1. Entries for the | meeting will close on Monday at 8 p.m. Foxton Race Tinies. The following is the timeable for the Foxton meeting next Saturday:—Noop Trial Stakes ; 12.40, Paiaki Hurdles ; 1.20, Motuiti Haek; 2.0. Carnarvon Gold Cup: 2.45, Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase; 3.30, Awahou Hack; 4.15, Robinson Handicap ; 4.55, Moutoa Hack. Bad Luck. Form in the Wanganui Guineas emphasised Sir Charles Clifford’s bad luck in not being able to run Wild Chase. Short of Fast Work. Had the weather been more«,favourable in connection with training operations out at Trentham during the past few weeks it is highly probable that Mr. Higgins would have won the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday as well as the Guineas. Sigurd . was only just beaten and he had not really had any extensive galloping prior to leaving Trentham. Sigurd is by Siegfried from All Bright, an English mare imported by Mr. E. L. Riddiford. She is by Grund Parade from Bright Folly, by Black Jester—Bright, by Sundridge—Doris, by Loved One. It is a wonderful pedigree, though Ail Bright's progeny so far have not made history. A Promising Sort. Mandamus enters the ranks of the pro-mising-three-year-olds by his success at Wanganui on Saturday, although it was only moderate trial company that he beat. He gave every evidence of being a solid sticker. Mandamus cost Mr. W. H. Gaisford 600 guineas as a yearling, and he is a brother to Severe and a close relative to Spit-al. He bears very little resemblance to either of those gallopers. Spiral, in fact, puts him well in the shade on looks, but Mandamus, while a lighter-built gelding, gives the impression of galloping power and stamina. Enthcos. The Wanganui track did not suit Entheos. who has to take time to settle down. He ran creditably and will be more at home when fewer turns are encountered. Stays Well. The longer the journey the more will be seen of Wotan at the finish of his races. j Improving. Sir Chjtrles Clifford's Polazel three-year-old Recollection is improving with racing, and will be more prominent on a roomy track. Training Interrupted. Ben Braggie, who won so stylishly at Trentham in July, has since been suffering from a severe eold, and J. H. Jefferd has been able to do very little with him in view of spring racing. An Australian Family. The Wanganui double winner, Royal Secret, is by the Lueullus horse King Lu, who will be remembered as a good performer in winter conditions. Her dam Elope was bred in Australia, and is by Chrysolaus (by Roi Herode) from Secret Wedding, by William the Silent—Wedding Present, by Trenlow. The Doncaster Handicap winner Wedding Day was out of Wedding Present. Blenheim. Blenheim was taken to America on the big passenger steamer Berengaria. After his arrival in New York he was conveyed by a special barge to the railway station, en route for Mr. A. B. Hancock’s stud farm at Paris (Kentucky). It was considered too risky for him to be transported through the city streets. Costing £50,000. Blenheim was entitled to all the care possible.