RACING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25312, 20 September 1945, Page 7

RACING NEWS

SYDNEY CAMPAIGNPLANS FOR SLEEPY FOX (Reed. 7.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 19 The New Zealand horse Sleepy Fox, who has created such a favourable impression by his two successes in Sydney, may not go to Melbourne until next autumn. He has further spring weight-for-age engagements in Sydney, including the Clarendon Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Sleepy Fox won the Canterbury Stakes on September 1, and the following week scored decisively in the Chelmsford Stakes. He has been weighted at 9.1 in the Caulfield Cup, and is considered more favourably handicapped in that race than in any other spring event. A decision on whether he will miss the Caulfield Cup and Victorian weight-for-age races will be made after the spring racing in Sydney is finished. Mr 0. Triggs. who is managing Sleepy Fox's Australian programme, said that by the end of the spring racing in Sydney Sleepy Fox would have contested six weight-for-age races. "Horses are not machines, and. after a hard campaign in Sydney, it maiy not be advisable to subject Sleepy Fox immediately afterward to a severe programme in Melbourne."

Sleepy Fox was accepted for the Clarendon Stakes, weight-for-age. with allowances, at the Hawkesbury Race Club's meeting an Saturday, but has been withdrawn from the Arthur Dight Quality Handicap. Immediate, winner of the sensational Camellia Stakes last Saturday, has been scratched fur both the Clarendon Stakes and the Arthur Dight Quality Handicap. High Play remains in the Quality Handicap, in which he has 5.2. He is also in the "Welter Handicap, with 10.7..and has been drawn in the first division.

AWAPUNI ACTIVITIES SPECIALIST GOES NICELY,. (0.c.) PALMERSTON NTH., Wednesday Following heavy rain during the night, the going at Awapuni was surprisingly good yesterday. The flags were 30ft out and some sound gallops were recorded. Langue d'Or (Stevens), Kaitoa (Tattersall) and Alethea (Sellars) were associated over seven furlongs in 1.45 1-5. They ran the last three in 42 l-ss. which was good. Reversion went comfortably over seven furlongs in 1.-18, running the last three in 46s Theiolyn strode over seven furlongs in 1.50, coming home the last three in 475. Broifield and Bouton d'Or were timed to run the last six of seven furlongs in 1.31 Havildar :uid Greek Effort galloped seven furlongs, Gay Stroller joining in for the last five, which were run in 1.10.

Odtaa covered six furlongs in 1.32 3-o Insulate and Tid-apa took 1.33 3-5. Pete! Quex and Happy Climax ran 1.31 2-5. Thej worked attractively. Purple Dawn and Ob servatory were on terms after running sij furlongs in 1.33 1-5. Theolateral and Czarina covered six fur longs', the last three in 455. Theolateral appears to have made a good recovery from the injury which prevented him racing at Wanganui. Tremello went from the six-furlong barrier and Merger chased him from the five, the pair running home together the last three in 455. Renascor and Bay Robe worked easily over seven furlongs in 1.47. Solver was given a working gallop over seven furlongs. One of the best efforts over five furlongs was that of Specialist (Broughton) and Speed King (Sellars), who ran 1.13 3-5. Both were doing well at the finish. Bezany and Sailor Boy dashed over four furlongs in 57 l-ss. Tula (Saunders) and Persuade (Tatt-ersa.il) registered 59 3-os, running the last three in 435. Yalta, finishing strongly, covered three in 445. Kiwi Pai (Mldwood) and Red Rocket (Brady) were schooled over eight hurdles, giv. ing a splendid display. Another to jump was School Tie (N. Rouse). He, too, gave a good exhibition. v.

Among the horses exercised were Hadrian and Flahnluk.

Riding engagements for the Foxton Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Awapnni on Saturday include:—W. J. Broughton, Second Seal, Typhoon, Lord Coronach; G. R. Tattersall, Kaitoa, First Footing, Tremello; F. Buchanan, Spiro, Gayanne, Bay Robe; W. E. Carter, Peach King, Blackwater ; S. Waddell, Theolateral; .T. Garth, Flahuluk; V. j. Sellars, Tahli, Gyration, Lady Spiral; N. Rouse, School Tie.

Master Solway, 7.7, is an acceptor for th® Awahou Hack Handicap on Saturday.

WIDE DISTRIBUTION EXTRA TROTTING PERMITS (PA.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday In addition to the 15 permits restored to trotting clubs recently, three more have since been made available, and the 18 days have been allocated to the following trotting clubs; —Waikato-Thames-Cambridge combined (2); Taranaki, Wanganui, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury Park, Timaru, Westport, Reefton, Oamaru, Invercargill, Winton, Nelson, Marlborough, Kaikoura, New Zealand Metropolitan and Forbury Park. When the allocation of permits was made for the present season the Auckland Trotting Club was granted seven days and the Wai-kato-Thames-Cambridge combined clubs four days. The Auckland dates were fixed for September 15, October 20 and 22, February 2, May 11, and for the Combined Clubs, November 24, December 1, March 9 and May 4.