RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

Acceptances for the Auckland Cup meeting are due to-morrow. The nominations for the Marton meeting total 304, or 128 more than last year. Nominations are due to-morrow (Friday). at 5 p.m., for the Southland Racing Clubs New Year meeting. The first race to be run at the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting will start at 1 p.m. It is reported that Mr W. T. Hazlett has nine foals by Night Raid this season. Red Manfred and Pin Money have been doing well on the track, and are booked for the Auckland Cup meeting. A recent addition to G. Price’s stable at Randwick is Money Spider, a two-year-old by Paper Money from Esther, the dam of Gallantic. It is estimated that Simper, the flam of Rpling Light, Gold Light, Razzle Dazzle, and company, has produced winners of about £20,000. When Ruling Light won the Fund Handicap (her second win in Australia) she started at two points longer with the fielders than on the totalisator. At Newbury (England) on October 20 only one ticket was taken on the "daily double ” winning combination, and tbe lucky backer received £1606 for 10s. Fred Archer’s first win in an important handicap wag in the Cesarewitch, when his weight was about 5.6. In Harry Custance’s book he says George Fordham Was as good as Fred Archer, and, as he rode against both' for several years, his opinion should' count; Burnish, who won the two-year-old event at Woodville, is a sister to Epigram, by Pombal from Episode, a brilliant two-year-old, by Limond from Homage, by Absurd from Eulogy. Saturday’s race was her second start, her debut being delayed through a cold, and she may go.on to good class. The two-year-old Limond —Homage colt recently put into work by J. T Jamieson at Randwick will race as Deep Respect. He is the youngster for whom Mr C. B. Quin an gave 1175 guineas at the last yearling sales at Tfentham.

Mr T. H. N. Beasley, sporting editor of the Sydney Sun, is a New Zealander by birth, but he has not visited these parts since his return from the war in 1918. Advices have been received in Dunedin that he is returning for a holiday next month and. after a trio to Queenstown and Mount Cook, he will return to catch the Wellington Cup meeting and yearling sales at Tfentham. As was the case last year, the latter are likely to be well patronised by owners in New South Wales, as the lots purchased for these parts last year have done remarkably well. ; Two-year-olds are more difficult to handle than more seasoned horses, and require the most capable riders procurable. The Nursery Handicap, to be run at the Manawatu meeting, is started at 8.4 and finished at 7.3 to bring 19 youngsters together. This means that the majority of the field will be handled by more or less inexperienced riders. It is reported that C. T. Godby, who trained the winners of the Caulfield and Moonee Valley Cups, will very shortly leave on an extended tour of New Zealand. Godby has a large string of horses in work at present, but with the consequent. letting down of several preparatory to being treated to a spell, his ■ responsibility will be lessened' to such an extent that the trip was made possible. It was rumoured in October that therewould be no further sweepstakes in aid of the Irish hospitals. However, under a new Act by the Irish Government, the sweeps will be carried on independently. There may be many differences of opinion in Ireland, but on one point there is general agreement, and it is that the suppression of the sweeps would be a decided loss to that country.

The champion three-year-old of 1932-33. Peter Pan, has returned to work,at Randwick. He has filled out into a magnificent stamp of the thoroughbred, and has evidently benefited by his spell. He now has the crest and rounded barrel of a horse of the highest class, and should bo ready soon to measure strides with Hall Mark, <the crack colt of this season. Apparently Australian exporters of thoroughbreds are losing their hold .on tbe trade in the Straits Settlements, as, according to a recent letter received in Sydney from there, the importers have turned to the English market. The letter stated that 22 English horses, at £l2O each, were being despatched to Ipoli; another 22, at £lls each, to Penang; and 20 Irish' horses, at £125 each, to Singapore, because recent shipments from Australia were considered 6f little account. Twenty sires are represented in the entry of 80 yearlings for the Trentham sales next month. Iliad heads the list with 15, while Chief Ruler has 12. Then follow Limond 8, Captain Bunsby 0, Siegfried 6, Martarma 4, Posterity 4, Lord Warden 4, Grand Knight 3, Night Raid 3, Lord Quex 3, Lackham 3, Hunting Song 2, while Valkyrian, Paper Money, lea Tray, Nightmarch, Gascony, Gainscourt, and Pombal have one entry each. When on the way out to run in the Fund Handicap at Moonee Valley, Ruling Light’s rider, E. was ordered to lengthen his leathers by the stipendiary stewards. It is said that Ruling Light was materially assisted to win by the instructions, as she hung out and Preston experienced considerable difficulty in preventing her from going across to the outsi (Te rails. As it was, Ruling Light finished wide out. Ruling Light crossed the field sharply shortly after the start, and Preston was suspended for three months. Ruling Light opened at tens and finished fourth favourite in the betting. She carried 7.7 and won over a mile and a-quarter in 2min Ofsec. As Lord Glanely’s colt' Colombo has retained an unbeaten record at two years old and is credited with possessing essential qualities in the matter of physique, it comes as no surprise (says an exchange) that he stands out as a warm favourite for next year’s Derby. However, two-year-old performances do not always prove a reliable guide to Derby possibilities. Indeed, quite a number ol cases could be cited where the most brilliant juvenile performer has been a pronounced disappointment at three years old. Ormonde, who was unbeaten at two years, is a shining example of hopes realised, for he won the triple crown— Two Thousand Guinea’s. Derby, and St. T eger.