THE GRIGG STAKES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 60, 8 September 1938, Page 13

THE GRIGG STAKES

RICCARTON'S LIKELY TRIO

Although the field for the first two-year-old race in the South Island, the John Grigg Stakes, to be decided at Ashburton this month, will not be any larger than in previous years, quality is likely to be strongly represented. Riccarton stables will have a promising trio in Master Hotspur, Cyprine, and Winning Rival, and two of these, Master Hotspur and Winning Rival, will be the first representatives of their respective sires to race in New Zealand. Master Hotspur is a well-grown colt by Ringmaster from Impetuous, and, comments a southern writer, one could be well excused for taking him for a three-year-old. He cost Mr. E. Hay 850 guineas as a yearling at Trehtham, and since being broken in has attracted much attention. He was produced in public for the first time in the juvenile parade at the Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, and led his division home in a manner suggesting that he is one of the most natural young gallopers seen out for many years. Master Hotspur comes from the successful Eulogy family, his dam, 'Impetuous, being by Limohd from Pennon, anSEnglish-bred half-sister by Coriander to Humbug, Commendation, Esteem, Fulsome, Praise, Eulalie, and Homage. Impetuous's second foal was Elanage, who did well in Australia last season. . Cyprine is owned by her breeder, Miv H. D... Greenwood, and is a bay filly by Posterity, from Cymene, who is well known as the dam of Cylinder, a Derby winner.'.'. Cyprine is trained by jF. Roberts, and will be ridden by L. J. ElliS: ■ . . r ■■:;.:

Winning Rival; is one. of the three nominated for the race by Sir Charles Clifford, who won the first John Grigg Stakes with Wild Chase. She is a \brown filly by' Bulandshar from Rivalry, and in the'face of so many of j Winning Hit's progeny both at Riccarton and at Stonyhurst, her naming