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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11784, 21 March 1924, Page 8

At the sale of the Chatsworth Stud the Traquair horse Woorak figured on the catalogue, but, as the bidding for his possession -was below the reserve, he was passed in, to he subsequently sold privately for, it is said, 3000 guineas, and he is now stationed at Werribee. The man who invested his money in Woorak has good reason to rejoice over his speculation, for Woorak is likely to prove a bit of a goldmine in horseflesh, and ho now stands out as the most noteworthy Australian-bred stallion in the list of present-day sires. Last season descendants of Woorak won stakes to the value of JE21.876, which is certainly an attractive record, for he was not very extensively represented. The fact of Woorak’s progeny having achieved fame in the face of English stallions being so largely patronised invests his record with repecie.l interest, and the lines of his breeding furnish much thought for those who study the thoroughbred family. The leading lines in the pedigree of Woorak read as follow :—Sire: Traquair, by Ayrshire fson of Hampton and grandson of Lord Clifden) from Chelandry, by Goldfinch (son of Ormond?) from Hluminata, bv Rosicmciin (son of Beadsman). Dam t Madam, by Pilgrim’s Progress (son of Isonomy and grandson of Sterling) from Madcap, by Robinson Crusoe (son of Angler) from Giovanni, by Yattendon (son of Sir Hercules). During his racing career Woorak won a good place among the most, noteworthy milers that have figured on the Australian Turf, and that he fhould now figure as a sire of stayers is the interesting study.