PRAIRIE MOON WINS THE OAKS

Evening Star, Issue 22798, 5 November 1937, Page 13

PRAIRIE MOON WINS THE OAKS

AJA* EQUALS THE KCOttD THIRD DAY OF V.R.C. MEETING MELBOURNE, November 4. The weather was warm and _ there was a large attendance at Flemington for the third day of the Victoria Racing Club’s Meeting;— St. Fox was prominent throughout and won the Hurdle Race comfortably. He is owned and trained in Adelaide. Pandava led always in the Byron Moore • Stakes. She ha* two wins in three .starts, and ■is brained by the New Zealander, George Price. Ajax Ud throughout in the Linlithgow Stakes. Young Idea boat King 7 * Head in tho last stride. Ajax is entitled to be rated as the best middle-distance performer soon in recent years. He equalled .the Australasian record. Sackville surprised by finishing strongly to win the Carnival Hanoicap. ft was his first success. Pantoon ran a good race and was beaten in the Jast few strides. Royal Order and Only One were never dangerous. Prairie Moon had a comfortable win in the Oaks. Ortelie’s Star ran a game race, and Ena finished well after interference near the mile. Prairie Moon is the fourth filly to win the Wakeful Stakes and Oaks double in six years. She is trained by a former jockey, P. Muschialli. Toung Crusader returned to his old '-style of racing when he went to the front -from the start in the Veteran Stakes and held off the fast-finishing Prince Quex for a comfortable victory. Red Manfred was never dangerous, and Gay Blonde broke down. HURDLE RACE, £7OO. About 21m. ST. FOX, Mr W. S. Kidman’s b g, by St. Spasa—Terabooka, 10.1 (T. Ryan) I Restford, 10.3 (H. Thompson) ... 2 Greylash, 10.3 (A. Fullarton) ... 3 Nine started. Won by ten lengths, with a head between second and third. Star Dennis was fourth. Time, 4min 35sec. BYRON MOORE STAKES, £7OO. sf. PANDAVA, Mr D. Smithden’s br c, by Brazen—Ring Again, 8.12 (T. Webster) 1 Sir Harold, 8.0 (H. Skidmore) ... 2 Larissa, 8.0 (A. Breasley) ... ... 3 Eleven started. Won by a neck, with half _ a neck between second and third. Atticus was fourth. Time, Imin Oisec. LINLITHGOW STAKES, £I,OOO. Im. AJAX, Messrs Baillieu, Thompson, and Constable’s ch c, by Heroic— Medmenham, 3yrs, 8.0 (H. Badger) j ..V 1 Young Idea. 9.2 (D. Munro) ... 2 King’s Head, 9.2 (E. Bartle) ... 3 Five staffed. Won by a, length and a-half, with a neck between second and third. Regular Bachelor., was .fourth. Pamelus was last. Time,-Imin 35}seo, which is a Flemington record, equalling the Australasian record. The sectional times were: First two furlongs last four 46|sec. CARNIVAL HANDICAP, £7OO. l*m. SACKVILLE, Mr J. S. Feehan’s b c, by Windbag—Golden Beauty, 3yrs, 7.4 (Cooper) ... ... 1 Pantoon. 8.3 (J. Barry) 2 Ronsardian, 9.0 (A. Reed) 3 Ten started. Won by half a neck, with half a head between second and third. Bellevue was fourth. Time, 2min 7ssec. OAKS STAKES, £2,000. l*m. PRAIRIE MOON, Mr N. P. Lynel’s br f, by Beau File—Medowra, 8.10 (R. Wilson) 1 Ortelle’s Star, 8.10 (A. Reed) ... 2 Ena, 8.10 (A, Breasley) 3 Nine started. Won by a length and a-half, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Princess Pam was fourth. Time, 2min 32sec—a race record. VETERAN STAKES, £7OO. IJm. YOUNG CRUSADER, Mr W. Biey’s ch h, by Caledon—Bonny Lady, syra, 7.9 (B. Preston) 1 Prince Quex, 9.0 (J. O’Brien) ... 2 Gay Knight, 7.9 (J. Finch) 3 Ten started. Won by two lengths and a-half, with a length between second and third. Highardo was fourth. Time, 2min 30|sec. WINNER'S RIDER SUSPENDED Wilson, the rider of Prairie Moon, was suspended for one month for causing interference with EnaNew Zealand acceptors for Saturday are:— Batman Stakes, £7OO. sf.—Fantoon, Silver Bond, Bellevue. Fisher Kate, £I,OOO. 14m.—Floodjtide, Prince Quex, Mala, Elanage. V.R.C. Handicap, £750. IJm. — Prince Quex, WiDie Win, International. Steeplechase, £7OO. About 2jm.— Midacre. ‘ Final Handicap, £7OO. IJm. Sir •Simper, Elanage.