AUSTRALIAN TURF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22464, 7 July 1936, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN TURF

OMAfiERE WINS AGAIN

REMARKABLE FEAT OF CID

G. PRICE'S SPRING TEAM

[from our own correspondent]

SYDNEY, July 2 Racing at Rand wick for the 1935-36 season ended badly for most speculators. Tho .Tune meeting is usually difficult for them, and this year it provided few bright spots. The bookmakers, while admitting some good results, complained that the patronage was poor and money was not plentiful. Dominion interest was restricted to the success of Omarerc and tho defeats of Golden Chance, Golden Wings and Bengal Lancer. Golden Chance is now only of slender iutercst, but, like his former stable-mates, lie struck some trouble. It is doubtful if Golden Wings or Bengal Lancer could have won their races, but Golden Chance certainly was unlucky, and should have won tho Botany Handicap on June 23. Omarero won the first division of the Nursery Handicap like a good colt. Carrying 8.1, lie was not fast into his stride, but he was soon in tho load and, shaking off the top-weight, Earl Sun, at tho turn, he won running away. Met his Match Produced again on the Monday with 8.13, lie may have been placed again but for interference three furlongs from home. He probably would not have won apait from this, for Apollo, trained by P. Riddle, received the backwash of the interference to Omarere, and then come from further in the rear and won very easily. Apollo, who was a fast(inishing third on the opening day to Omarere, is a likely colt, by Constant Son from Lute String. Golden Wings and Bengal Lancer were both kept for tho second day. For Golden Wings, it must bo said that ho was much better-behaved at the barrier and, jumping out smartly, led the lield to the turn; this, despite his being bundled off on the extreme outside. Two furlongs from home his weight told, and lie finished well back. Bengal Lancer was slowly away and forced off the courso in his race. He will see a better day. Tho A.J.C. has revived a race for amateur riders, this providing ono of tho best finishes of tho meeting. It was won by a country mare, Vaalmoro. who would win any number of races if she stayed in Sydney. She is a good, solid four-year-old, by Friarsdalo from Exquisite Two Amazing Runs C'id undoubtedly was the best galloper of the meeting. On the opening day he won tho June Stakes with an amazing finishing run, boating Some Boy, who was so far in front at the turn and going so well half-way down tho straight that tho judge could havo been pardoned for having his number ready. Cid, with 7.7, then came out in tho Botany Handicap on tho second day, but although ho won at six furlongs on the Saturday, ho could not get closer than fifth. Produced again four races later with 9.9 in the Easter Handicap, one mile, he was last into the straight, but flew at the finish again, to win by half a Jiead. His trainer, F. McGrath, is away on holiday in Queensland, but his son and namesake proved a most efficient deputy. Cid carried some support, for lie had been galloping very well—as ho has always done, and on two of three occasions produced his best in public. On each winning occasion ho flew along, wido on tho outside. The A.J.C. Hurdle Race was disappointing, for tho veteran Sky Lad cleared out with such an advantage half-way through the race that not ono of his pursuers was capable of getting to him.

Tho .Inno Stakes saw the end of Thco as a racehorse. He was very laine afterwards, and lias never been tho same horse since his gruelling battle with Svlvandale, his stable-mate, to win tho Victoria Derby, and then to struggle through the heavy mud at Flemington three days later in Peter Pan's second Melbourne Cup. Gold Rod, Ilium, Loud Applause and Egmont are now regular workers on the track at liandwick. The Now Zealandbred quartette from G. Prico's stable not only present a handsome picture, but great possibilities for spring racing.

VAALS COLT BRABANT SOLD TO SOUTH AFRICA SIR J. ROBINSON NEW OWNER [BY TELKGBAPn —I'RKSS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Monday Tho rising tlirec-ycar-old colt, Brabant, by Vaals from Iloselove, who is trained at Trentham by H. Telford for Mr. A. G. Roberts, North Auckland, has been sold to Sir Joseph Robinson. South Africa, and ho will bo shipped from Wellington, on Friday. Brabant lias not done much racing, but he is a winner and he has developed into a fine colt with first-class prospects. BETTING IN ENGLAND LAST YEAR'S INVESTMENTS Off tho course betting in England last year showed a considerable increase, tbe amount passed to tho totalisator being £1,600,000, nearly 26 per cent of the aggregate pool of £6,149,253. The totalisator turnover for tho four days' meeting at Ascot amounted to £425,850, representing an increase of £85,834 on last year's figures. On tho final day £104,470 was invested, compared with £84,499 on tho corresponding day last year.