RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22835, 20 March 1936, Page 13

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

Senior ■ genior waa j one of the best-looking horses .seen at Trentham, but he ran like d real commoner. Big ,Dook , Big Book was got by Colossus from Queens Up, and is an improved horse likely to go on showing winning form, Rereatu „ i Rereatu is a brother •to Gold Tinge, who won the A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate for Mr G. J. Barton. Cuatoa Gustos was under offer at 2000 guineas prior to Mr C. N. Draper’s departure for England. The option was cancelled. Place Transactions It is understood that there will be no alternation in the rules of local starting price betting, and that place transactions will still be recognised. j Onewhetu Onewhetu, who shaped 'well at Trenthara, is a four-year-old gelding by Sandstar from Kilcoo, by Kilbroney I ark Tide, by Sylvia. Park Drink Up Drink Up has been added to the list of geldings. He always showed pace on the track, but never raced up to his gallops. Lobengula The Night Raid—Zany gelding Lobengula was sold at 200 guineas at the Melbourne bloodstock sales held during the V.R.C. autumn meeting. Le Grand Le Grand has improved considerably since being added to the list of geldings, and when he won at Trentham stayed on well at the right end of his race. The Labour Party When settled down into its stride, the Labour Government is said to be sure to have something to • say about the Gamim? Act that will make chibs sit up and take notice. Variant Variant had every chance in the Rongotai Handicap, but Big Dock beat; her comfortably. Big Dook would have been very dangerous if he had escaped the trouble in the Presidents Handicap. Queen of Song Queen of Song did not look quite at her best when produced at Trentham. pile was a bit sore on the first day and springing a winter coat detracted from her appearance. Light and Lean Lordly Knight was as light as the proverbial feather in condition when produced at Trentham, and despite the fact ran a really good race when Rereatu beat hiip in the Suburban Handicap, The Oamaru Meeting More than' usual interest is being taken in the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting, which is to take place to-morrow and on Monday, satisfactory fields are engaged in the various events and should provide some interesting sport. , Shy The Valkyrian gelding Shy did not shape up to expectations on the final day at Tftentham. His dam, Stage Fright, wag got by Limoml from Tivoli, by Absurd. and so should produce something nut of the ordinary. After Money t After Money, who beat a weak field in the Hutt Handicap, is a beautifullybred mare by Paper Money from Afterglow, by Demosthenes—Sunglow, by Multiform—Otterden. She should be more valuable at the stud. Dungarvan Diin<*aivan is bred on lines that should find him continuing to show good form. He was got by Colossus from Tikima. by Demosthenes—Sylvan Maid, by Svlvanite --Jeanne d’Arc. bv St. Andrew—and goes back to the’ Manto taproot. Taumau The three-year-old gelding Taumau shapes like a stayer. He got badly placed in the early part of the Champion Hack Handicap, but wa s making up ground towards the finish-. He did well to finish close to the placed lot. Main* Maine, the winner of the Champion Hack Cup, gave evidence of stamina by staying on in her previous races at the meeting. She is a five-year-old mare got ],v Arausio from Hoy. the dam of Anomaly. King’s Folly. Shirley, and other more than useful performers. Hoy was "ot bv Birkenhead from Links, by St. Andrew, a brother to Clanranald. Links the dam of Lady Links, who produced Kinnoull.

Argentic Argentic is slow on his legs in the early part of a race and requires a big track to show his best form. He struck trouble in the President’s Handicap run on the final clay at Trentham. and so lost a good chance of a win.

Spiral Spiral, who won the principal handicap at Trentham. has disappointed on previous occasions when expected to make good. He was got by Limond from Drax, by Spearmint—Suncroft, by Sunstar Miramonde, by Desmond, and on breeding should be a good staver An Old Lin*

The Grand Knight gelding Alloa, who made a bold bid in the Totara Maiden Stakes, is one' worthy of note.. His, dam, Tetranella, was got by Chief Ruler Penella, by Penury, and goes back to the taproot of Lady Gertrude, the dam of Euroclydon. Enthcos

It need occasion no surprise if Entheos wins a good race in better company than he beat at Trentham. He is a foui-year-old gelding by Gainscourt from Enthusiasm. a winner of the New ZealaniJ Derbv, who was got by Panraure—Martia, by Martian—Perolma. by Persimmon. Improvement

An interesting feature of the betting on the Champion Hack Handicap run at Trentham consisted in the fact that some horses were expected to do rather better than they did during the earlier part ot the meeting. They were apparently expected to improve with a race and go better than previous form suggested. Rice for Racehorses

It is mentioned by a London writer that M. D. Blair, who has a fairly large team in England, is a great believer in boiled rice in feeding his horses. He says that, when added to other cereals in proportion, he has found it most efficacious. In plating his jumpers for racing, Blair does not go beyond the forefe'et. Touching on this he said: All ray horses run barefooted behind, as I rely on Nature. The frog of the horse s foot enables him to get all the necessary purchase of the ground that he requires. Attention to Track# During the Trentham meetings a motor with wide wheels serving the purpose ot rollers pushes levelling boards in front, and so turns back the hoof holes made during the running of a race. Inis keeps the track with a good surface tor each race, whereas the majority of tracks can be chopped about but receive no attention until the conclusion of a card. A hole half an inch deep can unbalance or break down a horse, and perhaps create no end of trouble. It seems to be overlooked that during a stride a horses front leg sustains the full weight oi body and rider, and if the edge ot a hole is struck a breakdown occurs. Yet the fact remains that some tracks are used without anything like adequate attention.