NEARLY A COUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 49, 26 August 1939, Page 22

NEARLY A COUP

THE DOZER'S FIRST RUN

When The Dozer beat everything except The Cardinal and Right Royai in the Auckland Handicap at the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting last Saturday he very nearly brought off what appears to have been a quietly-laid coup for his owner. Mr. J. J. Drozdowski, of Pukearuhe, North Taranaki, and nis trainer, H. Gray, row of Takanini.

The Dozer had never previouslystarted in a race and he was ridden py a stable apprentice, J. A. Logan, so tho pubiic had little inducement to support the horse. However, in the field of sixteen he was backed down '.o 5-10 favouritism, and he was beaten only three parts of a length and a neck. It would look as if most of the money entrusted to him was lodged on the win machine, but his connections nevertheless probably securer" some of this good place dividend. There was also very little in the breeding of this horse to attract notice, other than that his sire was a strange name, and he is also said to be a very plain cut of a gelding. Now three years old, he is by the Valkyrian— Fraisette horse Valette. who never raced. Fraisette, by Valais. was imported from England by Dr. W. C. Ring, and the only horse of any account she left at the stud in the Dominion was Potent, who has been a fairly useful performer in the South Island. The dam of The Dozer is a mare named Kukuriki. who also never raced, and she was by the Sylvia Park horse Chaminade out of an unnamed mare by St. Paul, a son of St. Leger. The Dozer, who was bred by Mr. Drozdowski. very nearly caught the public asleep last week, but they will be more awake next time he is produced.