Racing News and Notes

Northern Advocate, 6 September 1939, Page 11

Racing News and Notes

V Good Winner

During his career up to date. Catalogue has won £11.839 in stakes.

Named

The Gustavo —Traction filly engaged in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui has been named Lady Benso.

For The Stud

Mr J. S. McLeod has sold Happy Landing to Mr W. Torbelt. and the Siegfried horse will lake up stud duties.

Uncertain Times

Catalogue lias been accorded an entry for the New Zealand Cup,. in case his trip to Australia has to be cancelled.

Brazen King Retired. Brazen King, winner of last year's Wanganui Cup and other good handicaps, has been retired to the stud by his owner. Mr Duncan Lourio.

Noted Horses Dead

The death is reported from Sydney of the imported stallion El Cacique. Alwina, dam of the great performer Peter Pan. is also reported to have died.

Mounts at Wanganui

The Ellers!ic jockey R. W. McTavish lias been engaged to ride Eurotas, Nctium and Barry Boy at the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting tomorrow and Saturday.

A Strong Hand. M. C. McTigue has three prospective Trotting Cup candidates —King’s Play. Fine Art and Morello. It is understood that if all go to the ; post the trainer will handle Fine A.rt.

First of the Season

Gay Son, who failed to justify his favouritism, in the open sprint on the first day at Wanganui last September, is due to commence his present season’s racing in the same event tomorrow. Kena’s Prospects. Kena has been unlucky in the races he has had since his transfer to Trentham, but the field that will oppose him in the Marangai Handicap at Wanganui to-morrow is not so strong as those he has recently been facing.

A Likely Maiden. ( Malik Kafur, an Australian-bred son of Fox Earth, had only one race as a juvenile last season, but he then impressed as a colt who should make good, and it is interesting to note his entry in the maiden events at Wanganui this week.

A Stayer. It is the opinion of Beaulivre’s former trainer, H. A. Telford, that the colt is the best-winded horse he had ever had under his care, and he believes that he will go any distance on an easy preparation, because of his apparent inheritance of the best of the Son-in-Law stamina.

Much-Travelletl Jockey,

The jockey Ben Rosen, who had his first mount for 16 months when he finished third on Mustapha in the Moorefield Handicap on August 19. has ridden in more countries than any other jockey in Australia. Ho lias steered horses past the post in England, Africa, New Zealand, India, France, Czechoslovakia, Burma and Mauritius. Rosen was ill for many months after returning to Australia, and started track riding only six weeks ago.

Still Hoping. Nothing damps the ardour of Miss D. Paget. She has given wonderful prices for yearlings without getting anything approaching an adequate return. She keeps on buying in the hope that she will yet get hold of a Derby winner, even if she fails to breed one. At her stud she has a great collection of high-priced mares. At Newmarket: last month she outstayed everyone in bidding for the Solario—Panic yearling, but had.Ho go to 4500 guineas to get him.

By “AJAX.”