RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22258, 10 May 1934, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. Nominations for South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting close at 9 p.m. ou Monday. It is reported that a substantial offer for Silver King is under consideration. Southdown has rejoined A. M’Auley’s team at lliccarton and bears an improved appearance as far as robustness is concerned aa the resudt of .a spell. Hational II is showing promise of developing into a cross-country horse by attractive schooling at lliccarton. He is, however, not seen at his best in soft going. The New Zealand-owned sire Day Comet will this year figure in the winning sires’ list in Australia. His six-year-old son Our Comet won the Khartoum Hurdle Race at Caulfield and followed by scoring in a flat race. 10J furlongs, at Mentone. Our Comet is regarded ns a most promising candidate for honours in the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race, to be run at - Flemington early in July. D. J. Price, the trainer, has forwarded a notice of appeal to the Northern District Racing Association against the decision of the stewards at Woodend to disqualify him for two years for alleged improper practices over the running o i Dandalla in the Novice Handicap. S. Tomison, who rode Dandalla, was included in the disqualification and he. too, intends to appeal. If the appeals of Price and Tomison are not upheld by the N.D.R.A. they have the right of further appeal to the committee of the V.R.C. The death is reported from Sydney of Mr James Brennan. He was widely known in turf circles, both as an owner and an importer of racing and breeding stock, for he made many trips to England and Ireland, where he attended sales on his own account and to execute commissions for others. Mr Brennan was a member of the Australian Jockey Club and of Tattersall’s Club, and many years ago

was interested in the opening of the National Sporting Chib. lie raced many horses, among the early ones to carry his colours being Pendant, whom he secured] as a four-year-old, and who won among many races .the Newmarket Handicap. At a recent meeting of the committee of the Australian Jockey Club it was resolved that at all race meeting within a radius of 65 miles from the General Post Office, Sydney, the owner or trainer of any horse entered for a race which has been shod or plated off the course shall notify the stewards of that fact at least one hour before the time of starting such race. The regulation removes any likelihood of malpractice in shoeing. The plating of horses bv' farriers on the course is under control, and the horses are examined by an inspector. However, it, was realised by the A.J.C. that to detect loaded shoes which may have been put on in the stables prior to coming to the course was extremely difficult. The present regulations, while still giving trainers the right to shoe their own horses, places them under the same control as the farriers on the course. Under the heading "Optimists Who Get the Yearling Bargains,’’ “Pilot,” writing in the Sydney Referee, says:— “ It is the optimist who makes a success of the racing game, and the place where optimism finds its greatest expression is at the yearling sales. Phar Lap, who won E 66.758 in prize-miney, cost a paltry 160 guineas as a yearling. Gloaming changed hands at 230 guineas, Eurythmic at 310 guineas, Windbag at 150 guineas, and David at 40 guineas. Optimism that panned out most successfully was exemplified by Mr G., D. Greenwood’s racing venture. At 230 guineas he secured. Gloaming, and he secured Biplane for 375 guineas. The whole of the racing game is built on the taking of chances, and undoubtedly the greatest gamble of all is the yearling market. Mr D. J. Davis lad no idea what sort of a pig in a poke he was buying when he gave Telford permission to bid for a Night Raid—Entreaty yearling early in 1928. Phar Lap was the great prize.