A.J.C. DERBY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 14

A.J.C. DERBY

NEW ZEALAND BRED HORSES. GOLD ROD’S PROSPECTS. Horses either bred or owned in New Zealand have done well in the A.J.C. Derby, and it is possible something bred there will be successful this year, writes “Pilot” in tiie Sydney Referee. Notwithstanding the doubts thrown upon Gold Rod as a probable stayer, lie stmds out from the others of his age m Australia, up to the longest distance he baa raced. At present nothing can be selected to boat him, but as in many previous years, there may be developments between the autumn .. nd spring. Nordonfcldt was the earliest New Zea-land-bred A.J.C. Derby winner, and since him wo have had several. Of these Nociuiforni was one of the When he ran away with the Dn rby 30 vears ago lie recorded 2.32 b arid during' the intervening period that, lime has only twice licca improved upon, Saiitros doing 2.32 it'd Phnr Lap 2.31 b It is unnecessary to write anything about the greatness of the latter. Now Zealand ‘ad three w'ns in succession with ICilboy, Biplane, and Gloaming, but the last-mentioned two were bred in Australia. Since then there have been Cuoidm, Ballymena, Prince Humphrey, Piiiir Lap, Ammon Ra, and Homer, who shared the last Derby with Allunga. Prince Humphrey was bred in Australia. [n addition to New Zealand-bred horses owned and trained in Australia, Gustos, Gallio, Mala, Bengal Lancer, and St.retto are among those engaged in the coming Derby. Consecpiently Dominion-bred horses stand an oxcellint chance of getting another advertisement from our principal classic.