RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24836, 9 February 1942, Page 3

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel FIXTURES Februarys 14.—Egmont R.C. February 14.—Otaki Maori R.C. February 14.—Rotorua R.C. February 14.—Gore R.C. February 21.—Waikato R.C. February 21.—Westland R.C. February 21.—Woodville J.C. February 28.—D.J.C. Cup meeting. February 28.—Taranaki J.C. February 28.—Greymouth J.C. February 28.—Te Arolia J.C. March 7.—Taranaki J.C. Gore Meeting.—Acceptances for the Gore meeting are due to-day. Dunedin Cup.—Nominations for the Dunedin Cup meeting are due to-mor-row. : Champagne Stakes.—Horses remaining in the Dunedin Champagne Stakes after February 10 become liable for the fuH subscription of £5. ■... Unwieldy Fields.—As a result of the cut in racing dates in Victoria no fewer than 156 horses were nominated for a trial handicap to be run at Ascot. Objection Dismissed.—The objection lodged by the >Waimate Racing' Club against the Gore Racing Club racing on March 28 has been dismissed. Trial Stakes.—The Trial Stakes to be run at the Oamaru meeting will be open to two-year-olds and upwards that have not won a race of the value of £SO to the winner. . Palfrey.—The Midsummer Handicap winner; Palfrey came back to something like his' spring form. He was got by Man's, Pal from Vennachar by Martian— Samiesen by Birkenhead—Guitar by Dreadnought. Abandoned.—The committee of the Amberley Racing Club has decided, owing to the war and the petrol restrictions, to abandon- this year's . race meeting set down for May 2. have been notified that their subscriptions for 1942 will be waived. • At Greymouth.—At « meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club's Committee the Racing Conference wrote, stating that in cases where accidents occurred at meetings, jockeys injured should be sent to the nearest public hospital, for observation and treatment; that no petrol would be made available for the transport of racehorses on account of the war situation; and that the club had been granted a permit for February 28, in lieu of the winter permit. ,

Declaration.—At one time if an owner started two horses in a race a declaration to win had to be made in connection with the; stable fancy. The bracket did away with the declaration, but it should be replaced by one about starting in connection with a horse engaged in two races on the same day. The declaration should be made 24 hours before the time of starting. Speed Limit.—Considering the great interests vat stake those in authority cannot be accused of exceeding,the speed limit in deciding the dates for the balance of the season. It should not be difficult to allot dates as far as possible in the best interests of racing and breeding and attendant industries.

Dominate.—lf Dominate trains on satisfactorily he will be sent over to run in the A.Jf.C. Derby. l Dominate has given indication of being . a stayer and he is bred on lines supporting that, opmion. His dam,,.Martial Lady, was got by Lord Quex from Dominate by Martian—Lovelore. Martial Lady is a half-sister to Beau Vite. Dominate is, however, a possibility to Join the list of geldings and so become ineligible for the A.J.C. Derby, •;■ Interesting Pedigree.—Both Cambria and Bronwen have rather interesting pedigrees and if the strains they inherit benefit like wine in travelling around the world "their winning form should not create surprise. Recipio, the dam' of Bronwen and got by Lucullus, a horse bred in Germany and got by the English" Derby winner Ard Patrick, who was sold after his classic victory. Recipio traces to the English mare Sister Agnes, who was bred to the Australian sire Nelson . and produced the granddam of Recipio. Kllbroney, the sire .of Cambria Park, was got, by ,The Wag, a son of Childwick from the French mare Plaisantene. • Childwick was the first yearling to make up to 6000 guineas as a yearling in England. Tact, the dam of Cambria Park, was got by Obligado, whose sire and dam were sold to the Argentine. Obligado was sold as a yearling in England and was bought by the late Mr G. G. Stead and brought to New Zealand 1 in company with Benzoni. Here w*' hive, stock .wi#■'■'strairis'r-- originaungv.fnr England, France,; Germany, , S6uth America and Australia. ■ Each line represented originated in England, and after spreading round the ;wdrld mingles in; New Zealand' and produces winners, \ "■■■

High Caste.-—" Darby Munro has been our * hoodoo,"' said Mr George Tancred, after Mlldura, ridden by Munro, had dead-heated with High Caste in the Australia Day Handicap at Randwick. Stakes total of races in which Munro has beaten High ; Caste amounts to just under £IO,OOO. But for Reading and Munro his earnings would be £44,800, and he would be Third on the list of Australia's greatest winners to Phar- Lap and Amounis. Mr Tancred said: that ever ; since High Caste was a two-year-old Munro had been liis "bogey." He pointed out that on Reading, Munro had beaten High Caste in the Sires' Produce Stakes at two years. At three years Munro had beaten High Caste once again on Reading in the 1 two Derbies and the Victorian Leger. He had beaten him in the Canterbury Stakes on Reading last September, and dead-heated him in the Australia Day Handicap £ 1000 race.. Before the race, the owner, Mr H.E. Tancred, said he would give the prize money, if High Caste won, to the Red Gross. Had High Caste won outright the Red Cross would have received £745. Because of Munro's dead-heat the Red Cross donation was cut down to £457 10s.