CLASSIC RACES
SHOULD GELDINGS BE ELIGIBLE ?
(UHITfcD PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPTftlcnT.t
(Received 3rd October, 11 ,a.m.)
SYDNEY, This Day."
The Herald, commenting on the Derby, says: "Many racing men contend that geldings should be ineligible for derbies, and there is good ground for such an Argument. The derby race is to decide the best three-year-olds of the year, and should, be fought out amongst colts and .fillies of the time, if an owner considered a colt first-class, he would not geld. him. The best three-year-olds should be capable of reproduction, thus maintaining certain okaine."
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 81, 3 October 1921, Page 7
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93CLASSIC RACES Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 81, 3 October 1921, Page 7
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