RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22787, 24 January 1936, Page 6

RACING NEWS

"■By SektmheiReshuffle of Dates The change in the date of the Sovereign's birthday will cause a ehufiie ot winter dates. King Edward VIII was born on June 23, and it is certain th£t clubs which have been racing on June * will desire to shift to the later date. Applying For Trainer's licence A. E. Ellis intends to apply for a. trainer's licence in addition to his riders ticket If the application succeeds there will be four brothers in the trainers ranks—F. W. at Invercargill, „E.J. at Washdyke, and A. S. and A. E. at Riccarton.

Germany's Richest Race Germany's "Brown Ribbon," the principal race in that country, will be run at Munich on July 26 Of this year, its value being £BOOO. To the end of -.November there were 57 entries, but these are bound to be increased, the closing date for foreign horses being March 3. ;

Gay Egypt The best that Gay Egypt seems to be . able to do is to'fill minor DUt he ran two - solid races at Thames on Saturday and was unlucky not to have won. Gay Egypt is at his best when the 'wound i 8 yielding, but he is in great nick at present, and should have good prospects of accounting-, for a stake on, the country circuit.

A Promising Hurdler Although his jumping is not yet by any means good, British Columbia displayed promise in bis two rates over hurdles at Thames, and with a little more experience he should be capable of winning in better oompany than ha defeated last Saturday. A horse with his brilliancy should prove a good hurdler once he gains confidence in his fencing. Steady Improvement The four-year-old Professional opened his winning account • when he won the Trial Handicap on the first day at Thames, and he was unlucky that he did not score again in the Farewell Handicap on Saturday, when he had.none the best of the running. Professional, has made steady improvement since joining R. W. M'Tavish'e stable at lllerslie, find he should win more races among the hack sprinters at the coming meetings. Bloodstock for Japan Statesman (Blandford—Dail), who ran third to Hyperion and Salmon King in the 1933 English Derby, waß recently purchased for stud purposes in Japan. The 1933 Cambridgeshire Winner, Raymond (Gainsborough—Nipisiquit) is among the Wllions already in Japan, and it is reported the price paid for him: was 7000 guineas. At one time Australia had a fair thoroughbred trade with Japan, but nowadays that country looks elsewhere. New Irish Classic There is to be an addition to Ireland's valuable races. It has been decided by the-Down Royal Corporation of Horse Breeders that Ulster is to have a Derby. The first will be run on June 18 at Maze Course, Lisburn, first prize: being £750, second £l5O, and third £IOO. It is open to geldings, as/well as colts and fillies. Lord Derby purposes being represented. Victorian Jockey Premiership With K. Voitre and H. Skidmore head ' ■ and head, the finish to Melbourne jockey's premiership promises to be desperate. Each of the leaders up to January 10 had 27 wins since August 1. Voitre had 147 mounts and Skidmore 135. Horses ridden by Voitre earned £23,801 in stakes. Those ridden by Skidmore have a grand total -of £10,090. These figures are § purely Victorian. Voitre has ridden with success in Sydney this season, one of his wins being the Epsom on Synagogue. Winning Mares The Apremont mare Cynisca won the Wellington Cup three times,. in IS9O, 1891 and 1592, but no other horse has won more than one race. Mares have an excellent record, the table of mares including Maritana, Hilda, Mischief, Dudu, Cynisca (three times), Retina, Brooklet, Blue Ribbon, Crucinella, Miss Mischief, Pavlova, Bee, Red Ribbon, Oratress and Enthusiasm. The last-named won 10 years ago. " The Black Demon " Machine Gun, the greatest weightcarrier among New Zealand's crack sprinters, was broken-winded. This did not stop, him from winning at five furlongs with 11.4 in 58see. or from winning over six furlongs under huge weights, and a similar affection does not prevent . a horse from running well up to that" distance, It has been alleged that Advance was "touched" when the ".Black Demon" won the Wellington Cup with 10.4, but this is not easy to believe. I Late King as Owner The late King George maintained a stud and racing stable, but to the profound regret of his subjects he never achieved the success on the turf that fell to the lot of his father. King Edward, VII as Prince of Wales, or after attaining the Throne, captured the Derby three times and won other classics on several occasions, but the One Thousand Guineas with Scuttle was the nearest King George got" to classic success. His best performer was probably Friar Marcus, and in recent years Limelight was about his biggest winner. \ Radiant Star The four-year-old Radiant Star, by Hunting Song from Spotlight, let his admirers down in a race in Melbourne this month. There was, however, an excuse for his failure, as he was very lame when he pulled up and he will require a long spell. x The Melbourne owner Mr G. L. Scott paid a big price for him in the hope of getting a horse approaching weight-for-age class, but he did not quite realise expectations. He had great speed, but he was a wayward customer, while his unsoundness will make him an uncertain proposition in future.