BREEDERS' PLATE WINNER

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 87, 9 October 1935, Page 8

BREEDERS' PLATE WINNER

Gold Rod, winner of the A.J.C. Breeders' Plate on Monday, adds to the number of Dominion-bred victors of this valuable two-year-old race, but though a New Zealander by birttt he is now. owned in Australia by Mr. E. J. Watt! also formerly of the Dominion. Mr. Watt had won the event previously, before it was restricted to colts only, with Ventura in 1911 and Del- Monte in 1914. two fillies whom he acquired in Australia and afterwards brought over to the Dominion, -Ventura winning the C.J.C. Great Easter and the A.R.C. Easter Handicap here in successive years.

-Gold Rod was one of the yearlings sent up by Mr. T. H. Lowry to the last January sales, and he was bought by Mr. Watt for 350gs. He was left at Trehtham to be;broken in and put through his early -preparation by H. jTelfbrd-. who serit'him over to Sydneywith the other youngsters left behind last May. . It has been the custom during- recent years for the Randwick trainer G.- Price to hand the New Zea14in'd;.;yearling6 he, has purchased on behalf of his-patrons at the National Sales-'t6 v^elfofd; :to N break in; and the ! results' haye.jalways Jbeen satisfactory. GoldiEdd is bred'forfspeed. He'is a. chestnut"..c'dltsby' Ghief Ruler from !Desert -Gold's -King;--John v- daughter Oreuin. Oreum did not do much racing herself, but she won middle-distance handicaps at Woodyille and Napiei\ Though'she went Ab,,the, stud- in 1927, Gold Rod Is-her, first, progeny to be trained. At the'jrecent;: Sydney lavo-year-olcl trials' Gold Rodi';wHp has always •beenhighlyrregarded^'byJhis connections, was successfuliri:his:heati