TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22503, 22 February 1935, Page 4

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel.

Favourites for New Brighton \ Bingen Palm and Racketeer; are pronounced, favourites for their respective races at New Brighton to-morrow. In Saddle 'j Iraq is expected: to make his appearance as a saddle horse at New Brighton, an'd.his displays in work with, the weight on, top have been most encouraging) .pis form has been good, and-he will claim a great amount of attention' in hie next race. .;,.•:' ■•.'.--- "■; ■ V • ■'' : ■ A Likely Sort Blue Spark, who is one of B. Jarden's team on the southern circuit, is a four-year-old roan gelding by" Matchlight from Dusky Maid, and was educated and developed by J. D. Smith at New Brighton. Blue Spark has good action,, and, provided he races solidly, he should prove a profitable investment for his. 0wner,..... ; Still in Maiden Classes <- v* «.•..■ Tinokaha has been in work for several" years now; and he je still .in the maiden classes. Latest reports from Epsom state that he is now shaping up well,, and he, is being selected as likely to pay his way. A horse who has taken as long as he .has done to show encouraging track work does'not appeal o, • . ' .... i . Bred on Same Lines , :V f~;'£\y. Golden Eagle, a winner at the Auckland meeting, is one of the niost consistent trotters in commission. ■ She and Te Kahu are bred on exactly the sanie lines. Golden Eagle is/by Nelson Bingen from Great Eyre, by Great Audubon from Eyrechild, by Rothschild, while Te. Kahu is by Nelson Bingen from Lettie Audubon, by Great Audubon from Silverene, by Rothschild. • ':''.'.': Arethusa for the Stud The pacing mare, Arethusa, has been retired to the stud. Her career as a brpod mare • will . create much interest among; breeders, who have closely .followed the'successful results of American stud farms which have adopted the-policy of breeding futurity winners: to futurity wjnners. No fewer than :15-:of the best. two-year-olds of recent" years in America are sons or daughters of sires and.mares successful in two-year-old and three-year-old events. ■■ Arethusa is a daughter of successful American' horses, and she won the New Zealand Sapling Stakes in 1930, and in the next-season she was the champion three-year-old. Since th e n, she has annexed, several handicap events. The fact of Arethusa being by Wrack will cause her owners to select an outside sire as her consort,' and they may. have some difficulty in picking n horse with suitable blood lines to nick with here. '" Impromptu's Record Impromptu, seems to win when least expected. He won the Bledisloe Handicap •at .the Auckland. Trotting Club's meeting, yesterday, and it would seem that he is partial to the Epsom course. During this season he has won one race, ,:but has been placed on l several occasions,.his.'record .being one second, and three thirds. During his. racing career he has won 17 races, has been, second on seven occasions, and third ,in six events. He was bought at a low figure by his. present owner; Mr C. Moran, from his breeder, J. J. Kerinerley. Impromptu was foaled in 1926, and is by the Australian pacer Pedro Pronto from Petroya, 2min 20 4-ssec, a. daughter of Petereta, and a mare by General Lincoln, her dam being a daughter of Young- Irvington. Impromptu has a mile record, of 2min 4 I-ssec, and is a half-brother to Asset, Pet Locanda, May Chenault, Llewellyn's Pet, and Handicapper.