RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23016, 20 October 1936, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel it Trentliam The first race at Trentham on Thursday will start at 12.7. Retained R W Savage has been retained to ride Shy in the New Zealand Cup. Invoice Invoice was finishing on at Timaru, where he finished fourth. Epris Epris was priced a few days ago, and the 1200 guineas did not lead to business. An Offer It is understood that L. J. Ellis was offered the mount on Fersen the New Zealand Cup, but no', rung dennite transpired. A Race Record Palfresco, with 7.1, established a race record for the Caulfield Cup when he won last year in 2min 27ijsec. In 1933 Gaine Carrington (8.13) won in 2mm 28isec, and in 1934 Journal (7.13) In 2mln 29sec. . , Silver Bond •' Silver Bond, who showed pace in the Gwyn Nursery, run at Caulfield, is ' owned by Mr G. J. Barton, and got by Pink Coat from Victory Bond, by Paper Money. Victory Bond is also the dam of Fair Weather. Poniard Poniard was outclassed under 9.2 in a fast race when sent out for the Kerrytown Hack Handicap, in which he had- had enough a furlong from home, ' Rebel Chief There was good support for Rebel Chief at Timaru, where he was with the leaders until reaching the straight in a fast-run race. He faded in the run home. Francis Drake It is surmised in the north that Francis Drake will be improved by recent racing and consequently prove a tougher proposition in the Wellesley Stakes than when he won at Ellerslie. A Missed Opportunity Vitaphone pulled up lame after his race at Timaru. and the fact goes to show that a favourable handicap is not much good unless a horse starts in condition to take advantage of the opportunity. Patricia Holm Patricia Holm was racing beyond her present distance when sent out to win all the way'in the Kerrytown Hack Handicap She is a three-year-old filly by Nigger Minstrel from the Boniform mare Conchita. the dam of Bazaine Strong Support , v HidcartoUX stables ' will -‘ be strongly represented..at the Wellington Racing Club’s spring- meeting, the list being as follows: Redolent. Wexford Bridge Lazybones Counter Blast, Vintage Tunneller Wild Chase Roaming Impersonator, Mutunga. Argentic Davolo, Card Player Guinea Fowl, Atalanta . Lass. Screamer, Knockfin Paper Slipper, Dollar Bilk and Trench Flight, while Gustos will be on hand to race on the second and third days. Distinguished The Lackham gelding Distinguished, who won at Randwlck on Saturday last In Imin 23ijsec, was produced by Great Lady, by Bfsogne—Lady Elgwin, by Soult—Comsa, by Medallion Distinguished started once as a two-year-old without gaining a place, and in four starts last season won a fivefurlong race at Marton in Imin 1 3-ssec.. i, j. .. ,■ -... •. , • ; A Start G. Elliot, who rode his first winner ; when he got Joyous home to pay over two-thirds of a century in the Tycho Hack Handicap was first noticed as a Horseman when riding ponies on .the Timaru beach. He attracted the attention of Mr W Quirk who got him placed with F. D Jones at Riccarton Elliot got Joyous out to the front and did not allow her to hesitate on the way to the winning post. A Finch of Luck It would have required only a pinch of luck for The Surgeon and Stratosphere to win at Timaru. The inside rail on the straight at Timaru seems to cause Horses to bend out a bit and the opening thus left by The Surgeon gave L. J Ellis the opportunity for which he was waiting. The Surgehn appeared to hang out a bit and Ellis drove Queen Dorothy into the opening and won by a neck On the other hand. Stratosphere got shut out on the rails shortly after the start in his race, and this cost him a win A Warning Owners and trainers will require to use more care in nominating and accepting for horses. An unnamed filly that appeared amongst the acceptors for Masterton was ruled out as being ineligible owing to a breach of the rules According to the rules a horse cannot be accepted for or make the final payment or start in any race until it is registered. Any person starting an unregistered horse is liable to a fine of £5 North Wind North Wind, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, was foaled in 1931 and has been a winner but not in races of any note. He was got by Windbag from Miss Bon, by Boniform—Aloha, by Kilcheran—lshstar, by Haut BrianNinevah by Prince Rudolph Windbag was got by Magpie from the New Zealand-bred mare Charleville. by Charlemagne 11. Joyous

Joyous, who paid a big dividend at Timaru, is a half-sister to the Robespierre filly Luminere. They were produced by the Solferino mare Limelight, who won some good races Joyous was foaled in 1931 and in the Turf Register for last season is mis takenly put down as a six-year-old Joyous was unsuccessful in three starts as a two-year-old and scored her only win in six starts as a three-vear-old when she won the Yaldhurst Handicap Last season Joyous started in nine races without winning. Mutunga

The Cockpit gelding Mutunga will probably be improved by his race at Timaru, where he was haying on and overhauling Culotte at the finish Mutunga is a four-year-old gelding by Cockpit from Gold Bound, by Gold Reef from Edith Cureton, by Castoi from Frailty, the dam of Trenton There are possibilities about a pedigree as Gold Bound apart from otnei considerations. is also the dam of Duo a winner of the New Zealand Derby Canterbury Cun and Trentham Gold Cup Gold Bound is also the dam Oi. Ilka and Gold Pit The Poor Rich Owners A number oi Britain’s most famous racehorse owners are shortly to give up or to reduce their stables. They

find racehorse owning too expensive. Lord Glanely, owner of Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger winners, contemplates selling a large number of his horses Lord Lonsdale, who did not attend the St. Leger, because he “ could not afford it," is cutting down his stable Lord Howard de Walden has given up his racing stables. So has Viscount St. Davids, the Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, and Lord Beayerbrook. Lord Derby has reduced his racing commitments. Lord Lonsdale gave the explanation: “ Taxation is at present so high—l do not say unjustly so—that it is impossible to derive an m come large enough to continue with horses in training. Since the war the expenses of training and racing have increased to such an extraordinary extent that the position is rendered still more difficult" Lord Derby, as one of the few owners to run his own racing establishment, has relied a good deal on stud fees from his stallions to make his racing interest balance, but he says that out of every sovereign a stallion earns, the Government takes 12s fid. He could not possibly make ends meet. Lord Derby estimates that his horses cost him £650 each a year “Perhaps the only two owners who make ends meet,” said a Newmarket trainer, “ are the Aga Khan and Loro Astor For most of the others it is an expensive hobby. In Britain to day there are approximately 5000 racehorsds. The total prize money available in all flat race meetings is between £500,000 and £600,000. If this were equally divided, each horse would win roughly £IOO each year. However, the cost of running a horse of any character„works out at between £4OO and £SOO a year. Owning racehorses for profit iis a sheer gamble which rarely comes off.”