NOT THE BEST OF LUCK!
Wonderful as was the triumph of L. Robertson at. the spring meetings in Victoria, in winning the Victoria Derby, Melbourne- Cup, Oaks, and Williamstovyn Clip,, as well as other events earlier in the season, it should have been greater, according to the reckoning of .the trainer himself. • : .. >
In a recent discussion of the' perform-: ahces of his horses, Robertson-declared that-Feldspar wpiild 'have 'won' the Australian-. Jockey. .Club's Derby but forI'being ; ;almdst knocked- down;- that Garrib should riot'haye;lo'st' a" race this season; and that this-colt .might have beaten Feldspar in the Victoria Derby but for a cut .from the whip .of the j clerk of the'course at the ;start of the race; Robertson also asserted that Marabou should have won the Caulfield Cup, in addition to the' Melbourne Cup. In the opinion of Robertson, the Caulfield Cup was not* run to suit Marabou.
Robertson was asked what he really thought of the horses who brought him fame and riches during the spring. "Marabou is, of course, a great horse," he replied, "but Feldspar and Garrio, in my opinion, are only fair three-year-olds. If you were to ask me. which was the best horse I have ever had I would undoubtedly give the honour to Gothic. He was a great horse. Top Gallant was the fastest I have ever trained."
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 142, 12 December 1935, Page 9
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